Unit 6 Exam Review Africa

BIAS

What is bias?

Having a preference for one thing, idea, person, etc. over another.

Famine

What is famine?

An extreme scarcity of food.

Killing of a specific group (usually ethnic or religious group) of people who cannot defend themselves.

Genocide

Multiple Choice

The word “genocide” means—

• Taking over territories

• The route taking through the Atlantic Ocean to the Americas.

• Citizens who are allies

• killing of a specific group (usually ethnic or religious group) of people who cannot defend themselves.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is the best definition of “bias.”

• Lies that a reporter or writer tells to try to convince people to believe something. 

• Having a preference for one thing, idea, person, etc. over another. 

• A primary source

• Propaganda

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is the best definition of famine?

• An extreme scarcity of food.

• Someone who experienced an event first-hand.

• A secondary source.

• A city in South Africa.

Human
Population Density

​Number of people living in one area

• Geography, landforms, and natural resources impact the human population and those living in an area.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following region has the LOWEST population density?

• savanna

• mountains

• rainforests

• deserts

Open Ended

Why does that region have the lowest population density?

Open Ended

What is a Primary Source? Give me TWO EXAMPLES of a Primary Source.

Open Ended

What is a Secondary Source? Give me TWO EXAMPLES of a Secondary Source.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is not a primary source?

• diary

• dictionary

• interview

• autobiography

The Middle Passage

The route traveled by slave ships from Africa to the Americas.

UNSTABLE Goverment

Fall victims to terrorists groups. MORE VIOLENCE!

Open Ended

List THREE THINGS found in an Unstable Government:

Multiple Choice

Having an unstable government makes a country more likely to

• provide healthcare and education to its citizens.

• fall victim to terrorist groups.

• develop a successful economy.

• invest heavily in agriculture and business.

​South Africa

European Colonization

Negative Effects in Africa TODAY

• Invasion and control of white Europeans

• Poverty and bad health conditions

• Low GDP/Poverty

• Racism

• Lesser living conditions for black South Africans.

European Colonization

Negative Effects in Africa PAST

1. Slave trade

2. Genocide

3. Famine disease

4. Ethnic Conflict

5. Stolen rich natural resources

Nelson Mandela

Ways he fought against apartheid

1. Leader of the ANC

2. Accused of treason (going against the goverment)

3. Organized civil disobience and peaceful protests

4. Studied law in prison to fight against apartheid

5. He made South Africa a democracy

6. Became South African's first black president!

Multiple Choice

What was Nelson Mandela accused of when he got arrested?

• He was accused of wanting to overthrow the government.

• He was accused of spreading apartheid.

• He never got arrested.

Open Ended

What is Apartheid?

Multiple Choice

What did Nelson Mandela study in prison?

• Engineer

• Doctor

• Law

• Teacher

Open Ended

How did Europe colonizing Africa affect Africa negatively IN THE PAST? Explain your example.

Open Ended

How did Europe colonizing Africa affect Africa negatively NOW? Explain your example.

Open Ended

How did Nelson Mandela fight to end Apartheid in South Africa? (HINT: Look at Ch. 3-6 of “Who Was Nelson Mandela?”)