Africa Quiz Year 7 | Baamboozle - Baamboozle | The Most Fun Classroom Games!

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Give me a definition of rural to urban migration

when people move from the countryside (rural areas) to towns and cities (urban areas)

Which is the biggest city in Nigeria?

Lagos

Give me a definition of population distribution

how people are spread out across a country or the world

What is independence?

When a country stops being a colony and governs itself.

Give me one social reason why European countries wanted to colonise Africa

spread Christianity, racism, superiority

Give me one technological reason why European countries wanted to colonise Africa?

African resources, raw materials, goods sold back to Africa, etc.

What are the five most populated countries in Africa?

Nigeria, Ethiopia, Egypt, the Democratic Republic or Congo and Tanzania.

Give me one knowledge/ exploratory reason why European countries wanted to colonise Africa?

create maps, new rivers and resources, etc.

Give me a definition of population density

how many people live in a certain area, usually measured as people per square kilometre

What is a colony?

A country controlled by another country, which has sent settlers there.

What happened at the Berlin Conference?

European powers got together to divide up Africa.

What is the capital of Kenya?

Nairobi

Why did African countries want independence?

To take control of their own destiny, because they were enslaved, etc.

How many megacities are there on Earth currently?

33

What is a megacity?

a very large city with a population of over 10 million people

What is a coloniser?

A country that takes control of another country for its own benefit, and sends people to live there (settlers)

Give me three impacts of rapid urbanisation.

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What is an empire?

A group of countries ruled over by a single monarch or ruler.

Give me one political reason why European countries wanted to colonise Africa?

show strength, get there first, take slaves back, wanted large empires, etc.