Unit 7 Review Exploring Sub-Saran Africa

Unit 7 Review
Exploring Sub-Saharan Africa

Labelling

Label the map

Drag labels to their correct position on the image

Sudan

Democratic Republic of the Congo

Kenya

South Africa

Match

Match the terms

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  somewhat dry

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  protected area for wildlife

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  created when two tectonic plates move apart from each other

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  mountainous areas with high elevation

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  grasslands with scattered trees

semiarid

nature reserve

rift valley

highlands

savanna

• 
  semiarid

• 
  nature reserve

• 
  rift valley

• highlands

• 
  savanna

Hotspot

Which area is the location of the Sahel?

Multiple Choice

The Chukwu family lives in a rural place and grows just enough food to feed the family. What term describes the family's work?

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  commercial farming

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  subsistence farming

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  inland farming

Multiple Choice

Which of the following factors contributes to desertification?

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  littering

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  global climate change

• 
  construction of buildings

Multiple Choice

Lake Tanganyika and Lake Malawi are two very deep lakes in East Africa. Which process was part of how they formed?

• separation of tectonic plates

• construction of dams

• erosion

Multiple Choice

Shadia works as a farmer and depends on silt for her farming. What physical feature does she live near?

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  a sea

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  a canal

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  a river

Multiple Choice

Why is the Serengeti important for the economies of Kenya and Tanzania?

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  It attracts tourists who come to see the wildlife.

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  It is the main place of the countries' farmland.

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  It is a major trade route.

Multiple Choice

Which human activity is the largest threat to wildlife in the Congo Basin?

• mining

• overfishing

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  cutting down trees

Multiple Choice

The Ghana, Mali, and Songhai Empires grew wealthy due to the trade of which two resources?

• sugar and coffee

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  gold and salt

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  salt and copper

Multiple Choice

Which of the following was NOT an effect of the transatlantic trade of enslaved people?

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  Warfare increased among African groups.

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  African economies became focused on welding.

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  Many members of African communities were taken away.

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  Enslaved Africans were separated from their families.

Multiple Choice

Examine the map below.

Which continent did humans reach last?

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  Asia

• 
  North America

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  Africa

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  South America

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is an effect of frequent coups in Sub-Saharan Africa?

• Leaders come to power without being elected.

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  Governments do not have militaries.

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  The countries now have stable democracies.

Multiple Choice

What trend is occurring in Sub-Saharan Africa's human geography?

• The number of languages is increasing.

• More people are moving to cities.

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  Animism is becoming the most widespread religion.

Multiple Choice

Which statement is the best summary of why Sub-Saharan Africa is culturally diverse?

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  Dance is a major part of culture for many Sub-Saharan African societies.

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  Sub-Saharan Africa has many different ethnic groups.

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  Enslaved people from Sub-Saharan Africa brought their cultures to the Americas.

Multiple Choice

What is a griot?

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  a storyteller and historian who performs stories, often using musical instruments

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  a low lying coastal plain

• a language spoken in Sub-Saharan Africa

Open Ended

What is one environmental challenge in Sub-Saharan Africa?

Open Ended

How are people responding to that challenge that you just responded with?