Sub-Sahara Africa

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Which of the following is a major natural resource found in Sub-Saharan Africa?

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is a major natural resource found in Sub-Saharan Africa?

• Oil

• Diamonds

• Gold

• All of the above

Multiple Choice

What are some of the challenges faced by Sub-Saharan Africa as mentioned in the text?

• Poverty

• Civil wars

• Agrarian lifestyle

• Globalization

Multiple Choice

What are the main climatic types found in the African Transition Zone?

• Tropical

• Arid

• Temperate

• Polar

Multiple Choice

What are the main features of the Kalahari and Namib Deserts as shown in the images?

• Sand dunes

• Oceans

• Mountains

• Forests

Multiple Choice

What are the main rivers of Africa mentioned in the text?

• Nile, Niger, Congo, Zambezi

• Amazon, Mississippi, Yangtze, Nile

• Ganges, Thames, Danube, Nile

• Nile, Amazon, Congo, Mississippi

Multiple Choice

Which physical feature is number 3?

• Lake Victoria

• Nile River

• Niger River

• Congo River

Multiple Choice

Which body of water is indicated by the red star?

• Nile River

• Tigris River

• Congo River

• Niger River

Multiple Choice

Which river is located nearest number 7?

• Volta
• Niger
• Zambezi
• Nile

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What significant event occurs around September each year related to the Nile River?

Multiple Choice

What are the main characteristics of the savanna regions in Sub-Saharan Africa?

• They have constant rainfall

• They are usually grasslands or scrub forests

• They are highly productive for agriculture

• They have no seasonal rains

Multiple Choice

Controlling trade of which of the following two items made Mali very wealthy?

• Copper and Silver

• Gold and Silver

• Gold and Salt

• Silver and Salt

Multiple Choice

The image above highlight many paths of trade, but the specific leg transferring slaves from Africa to America is called...

• Triangular Trade.

• the Middle Passage.

• captured Africans sent to America.

• Cultural Diffusion.

Multiple Choice

The major issue with the Berlin Conference was...

• it was held in Germany and all Europeans and African leaders were present.

• there was a plan to create a developed Africa after Europeans helped the inhabitants learn how to use their resources more wisely.

• that no African leaders were present to provide their opinions on how creating new borders would negatively impact the people living in those areas.

• no one would officially become rich after colonizing Africa.

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What was the purpose of creating the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) in 1975?

• To promote trade and security

• To increase military cooperation

• To establish a single currency

• To create a common language