Most of African countries are divided into provinces or states? What is the difference between the two?

4. What is the lowest point in Africa? The highest point?

5. What is the most commonly spoken language in Africa?
6. What is the largest desert in the world, bigger than the United States? Tell me two more interesting facts about this desert.

7. Who is Africa’s largest trading partner?

8. What is the largest lake in the world?

9. There has been much genocide in Africa, some of which has been in Rwanda, Central African Republic, South Africa, Uganda and Sudan. What is genocide? Choose one country of Africa and explain the reason behind the genocide.

10. Visit http://www. bbc. com/news online or read a magazine or newspaper and find one political issue Africa is currently facing. Use at least two sentences to tell me about this issue, and provide a link to the source of your information.

11. Step One: Nelson Mandela is known as one of the world’s freedom fighters. Watch a video on the life of Nelson Mandela. Suggestions would be as follows:
Biography: Nelson Mandela or Nelson Mandela: Activist, President Or choose your own educational video.

Step Two: Using the table on page 4, give examples of the life of Nelson Mandela and how his life was significant in changing lives for others in the country.

12. Name three government systems in Africa. Who holds the power in each of these government systems?

13. What is cash cropping? Where in Africa is it mostly found?

14. What foods are typically eaten in Africa?

15. What is the main religion practiced in Northern Africa? Southern region of Africa?

16. What other cultures have had a great influence on Africa? Name one way this other culture has influenced Africa.

17. Which country has the rand as its currency? If you traded in/converted one U. S. dollar to rand, what would you receive? Use an online currency converter.

18. What is the most developed country in Africa? What does this mean for this country?

19. Who are South Africa’s major trading partners? In other words, what countries does Africa trade with more often?

20. Overall, would you consider Africa a developed or developing continent? Why?

21. What is deforestation and where is deforestation occurring in Africa?