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If your not sure what answer should be entered, press the space bar and the next missing letter will be displayed. When you are all done, you should look back over all your answers and review the ones in red. These ones in red are the ones which you needed help on. Question: Mozambique Answer: End of civil war in 1992. 250,000 left suddenly in 1975. Question: Namibia Answer: Africa’s last colony; independent in 1990. Formerly called South West . Question: Answer: Small country Gulf of Aden and Red Sea. Capital City Djibouti, serves as a port for Addis Ababa. Lake Assal, one of the lowest places below sea level. Question: Tanzania Answer: Zanzibar- group of islands off the coast of this . Mt. Kilimanjaro, Lake Victoria are located in this country. Question: Answer: Strategic Location along coast of Red Sea. For it was part of Ethiopia. Became independent in 1993. The capital is Asmara. Question: Democratic Rep. of the Answer: When this country overthrew their corrupt dictator in 1997, their name changed from Zaire. Joseph Conrad wrote his chilling short story “Heart of Darkness” about his experience as a riverboat captain . Question: Burundi Answer: 85% of the people are Hutu Farmers, but have been ruled by the Tutsi cattle herders. Capital is . Question: Cameroon Answer: Over 200 ethnic tribes, but unusually stable government. Ruled by Germany, then , then France. Active volcano here is named after the country’s name. Question: Rwanda Answer: Genocide in 1994. one million people killed in 100 days. Question: Answer: Civilization of Aksum. Arch of the Addis Ababa Question: Answer: Victoria Falls, Dr. Livingston 3rd largest producer of copper. Formerly Rhodesia. Question: Answer: “Pearl of Africa” General Idi Amin. Question: Answer: Atacama . Owns Easter Island Question: Rica Answer: Has the region’s highest literacy rate, standard of living, and is the only Latin American without a standing army. Question: Answer: country in Central America. 3 regions: Mosquito coast, Central highlands, Pacific region. Question: Answer: Axebreaker tree used for railroad ties and construction. Gran Chaco to the west of the main . Landlocked. Question: Answer: This country has a capital city which is the largest city in Central America. Ruins of Tikal. Largest percentage of pure-blooded in the area. Question: Answer: The poorest country in the Central American region: a true Republic.” Question: Answer: Owns the Galapagos Islands. Charles Darwin visited the and formulated his theory of evolution. Question: El Answer: Smallest and most densely populated country in the region. Coffee, and cotton. 12 year civil war ended in 1992 Question: Answer: Large exporter of chicle- chewing gum and sisal- hemp fiber used in rope. Large Mestizo population, Home to Mayan and Toltec civilizations. Mexico City, huge, 21m people Built on Aztec Capital. Most of population is the age of 20. Question: Peru Answer: Heart of Incan Civilizations, Cuzco, Machu Picchu discovered in Question: Suriname Answer: Made awful land swap while controlled by the Dutch Question: Panama Answer: The U.S. to overthrow its tyrant, General Manuel Noriega, in the late 1980’s Question: French Answer: 100 years ago this country was used as a brutal penal colony, the most notorious known as Devil’s Island. Only foreign possession left on the and still depends on France. Question: Venezuela Answer: The name of this country little Venice in Spanihs; was the wealthiest country in South America due to oil, but is now saddled with a huge national debt. Question: Colombia Answer: The eastern 2/3 of this country is sparsely populated; largest cash crops are cocaine and , but coffee is the nation’s real treasure. 90% of world’s emeralds are exported. Question: Answer: the 1950’s, this country was a model society that was known as the “Switzerland of South America”; when world commodity prices declined, political unrest and an urban guerrilla movement. resulted; it has Question: Answer: This country is the world’s exporter of beef; Patagonia is located here. Capital is Buenos Aires. Auge Question: Brazil Answer: Superpower of Latin America; Portuguese is the language; fifth largest nation in the world Question: BelizeAnswer: Formerly British . Mahogany and rosewood are important exports. Question: Bolivia Answer: This landlocked country is South poorest nation; named after the man who helped bring an end to 300 years of Spanish rule. Question: Guyana Answer: This country has an majority. Jonestown massacre occurred here. Formerly a British colony. |
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