HFT2716 Exam III Notes Study Guide 1 Africa 2nd largest continent a North Sahara Desert b Falls in all 4 hemispheres c Atlantic Ocean to the West d Mediterranean Sea to the North e Indian Ocean to the East 2 Middle East 3 Africa Israel Syria Lebanon Jordan a b Falls in Northern and Eastern hemispheres a Nile River worlds longest flows North b Mt Kilimanjaro in Tanzania tallest mountain c Great Rift Valley begins in Middle East in Syria and extends South to Mozembique d Birthplace of human race e Egyptian civilization was very dominant f Bushmen g Zulus h Berber i Tuareg j Mandinka k 1884 European powers met in Berlin to draw the boundaries of their i The Berlin Conference created African nations without native l 1918 end of WWI League of Nations divided Arab lands between colonies consideration Britain and France m 1948 Israel became independent from Britain 4 Morocco strategic location at the entrance of the Mediterranean 5 Egypt Gift of the Nile a South of Cairo is Upper Egypt b Nile flows North from Sudan c Lower Nile lies in the North of Cairo d Cairo capital i Tourism and Egyptian museum ii Giza is a suburb of Cairo on the Nile site of The Great Pyramid of Cheops 1 The Great Pyramid is the worlds largest single building 2 Sphinx is also located in Giza f Alexandria 2nd largest city and principal port Beach resort today e Memphis southwest of Cairo i First capital of Egypt i Intellectual Old library burnt g Luxor most important destination i Site of Thebes Egypt s imperial capital and the Temple of Luxor considered most important site in country The Valley of the Kings tombs across the river from Luxor ii 6 The Safari Lands a Safari means journey in Kiswahili i 2types 1 Land safari mini buses 2 Wing safari plane 7 Morocco 8 Kenya 9 Tanzania b Kenya Tanzania Zambia Namibia Botswana South Africa a Rabat French architectural capital b Marrakesh Red City color of the walls of the buildings c Meknes built to rival Paris after Louis XIV built Versailles d Fez most ancient of the imperial cities a Tourist industry suffering since 2004 terrorists launched missile at commercial aircraft b Nairobi capital and one of Africa s largest cities i Nairobi National Park one of many parks in Nairobi a Largest country in East Africa b Home to 125 tribal groups c Mount Kilimajaro tallest mountain d Ngorongoro Crater volcano crater to the West of Kilimanjaro i Animals trapped and inbreed small gene pool ii Scientists love this site because of its sustainability e Serengeti National Park zebras antelopes lions f Selous Game Preserve one of the biggest parks in the world 10 Zambia 11 Botswana a Landlocked in South Central Africa b Lusaka capital c Victoria Falls Northern boarder d Mixture of woodland and savanna 12 Namibia a Landlocked b Gabrone capital and largest city c Kalahari Desert central part of country d Bushmen one of the last hunter gatherer societies e Chobe National Park highest elephant population a Windhoek capital b German architecture c Namib Desert one of the worlds oldest and driest d To the North along the West coast is the Skeleton Coast i Ship graveyard due to the amount of fog 13 South Africa a 3 capitals i Cape Town legislative capital ii Pretoria administrative capital iii Bloemfontein judicial capital b Mines produce 28 of the worlds gold c Kruger National Park important tourist attraction 14 Middle East a Israel i Est by the UN in 1948 ii Occupies a narrow stretch of land along the Mediterranean iii South is mostly desert Negev Desert iv North are the Golan Heights and the Sea of Galilee v Tel Aviv modern and considered Israel s cultural capital and economic center also known for its beach front and high rise hotels Jerusalem the old city is the historic heart of town Owes its character to many ethnic groups vi vii Bethlehem small town The church of nativity is located here Shared by Greeks Orthodox Catholics and Armenian churches viii Galilee Sea of Galilee site to many Christian pilgrims Nazareth is located here ix Dead Sea Asia s lowest point 1299ft below sea level Its visited by many tourists because of its salt formations 1 Not much life in the Dead Sea cuz its too salty x Masada The Cliff of Masada A fortress built in 73AD Over 900 Jews took their lives before surrendering to the Romans xi Eilat once a military base now an international beach resort underwater activities xii Holy Cities Jerusalem Hebron Safed and Tiberias 15 Turkey a Connects Europe and Asia Bosporous Strait seperates the two b Also called Asia Minor c Istanbul largest city Only city in the world to span 2 continents Asia and Europe side i Topkapi Palace is its most popular attraction d Ankara is the capital new capital e Aegean Coast top attraction is Ephesus Best preserved and most visited ancient city f Turquoise Coast along the Mediterranean coast g Cappadocia in center of Turkey Soft rock formations called Tufa transformed into cones by erosion The Valley of the Fairy Chimneys is here i Carved homes and cities in the 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