AFRICA IN MODERN TIMES

1. Northern Africa

1.1. 1. At the time of European colonial rule in africa, What two nations remained independent?

1.1.1. Ethiopia and Liberia

1.2. 2. What large mountain range is located in northwest Africa?

1.2.1. Atlas Mountains

1.3. 3. The area of northern Africa known for its fierce pirates was called?

1.3.1. Barbary Coast

1.4. 1. Cairo and Khartoum are the capitals of which two African countries?

1.4.1. Cairo is Egypts capital and Khartoum is Sudans capital.

1.5. 2. What was built in Egypt in 1970 that controlled the flooding of the Nile River and provided power for the peoples use?

1.5.1. Aswan high Dam

1.6. 3. What two bodies of water does the suez canal connect?

1.6.1. The Mediterranean Sea and the Red sea

1.7. 4. What is unique about Egypts relationship with the nation of Israel?

1.7.1. Egypt the first arab nation to make peace with israel.

1.8. 5. What is the largest African country?

1.8.1. Sudan

1.9. 6. What is the worlds largest swamp called? In which African country is it located?

1.9.1. Sudd is located in south Sudan

2. Tropical Africa

2.1. 1. What are the two large lakes located in Eastern Africa?

2.1.1. Victoria and Tanganyika

2.2. 2. What are these two lakes know for ?

2.2.1. for being freshwater lakes

2.3. 3. What dictator took over the country of congo and renamed it Zaire?

2.3.1. Joseph Mobutu

2.4. 4. After that dictator lost control, what was the country renamed?

2.4.1. Democratic Republic of Congo

2.5. 5. What are the short descendants of the original inhabitants of this country called?

2.5.1. Pygmies

2.6. 6. What is the Capital of this country?

2.6.1. Kinshasa