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Africa
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- 1Berlin ConferenceA meeting of European powers was held between 1884-1885 to regulate European colonization of Africa.
- 2oral traditionthe practice of passing down stories and history by word of mouth. It is evident in folktales, myths, and proverbs.
- 3Subsistence farmingmost common, where the farmer and family consume most of what is produced, leaving little to sell at market.
- 4David LivingstoneA famous European explorer was a British doctor and missionary. He wanted to end the slave trade, but also spread European civilization throughout Africa.
- 5lingua francaEnglish and French serve as the common language in many East African countries
- 6AIDSacquired immunodeficiency syndrome), a disease caused by a virus known as HIV (Human immunodeficiency virus) has become an epidemic.
- 7Poaching,illegal hunting is a major environmental issue
- 8infrastructurethe physical systems that affect the organization and operation of a place (transportation systems, phone lines, roads, sewer, electricity, etc.)
- 9Subsistence farmingMany people are self-sufficient and don’t rely on pay from a formal job.
- 10King Leopold II of Belgiumbegan establishing trade posts along the Congo River. He treated the people terribly, millions dying at his hand in the production and trade of rubber.
- 11pidgina simplified speech used among people who speak different languages.
- 12AfrikaansIn order to communicate, the Afrikaners and the Africans developed a pidgin dialect that eventually evolved into a new language.
- 13apartheidan Afrikaans word meaning “separateness.”
- 14Nelson MandelaSouth Africa's first black president.
- 15locate Nigeria
- 16locate Kenya
- 17locate South Africa
- 18locate Congo
- 19locate the Congo Basin
- 20locate Lake Victoria
- 21locate the Niger River
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- Fichas sobre Africa, creado por Cassandra Baca el 27/01/2025.
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