Sub-Saharan Africa Review

This river is the longest river in the world and runs through Egypt in North Africa. 

• Nile 
• Ganges
• Sudan
• Congo  

The _____ Desert is the largest in the world. 

• Namib 
• Sahara 
• Nile 
• Mediterranean 

___ the practice of acquiring full or partial political control over another country, occupying it with settlers, and exploiting its resources for economic gain. 

• White Man's Burden 
• Divide and Conquer 
• Autocracy 
• Colonialism 

Practiced most notably in South Africa, ___ was the institutionalized discrimination (of blacks) and segregation between blacks and whites. 

• Divide and Rule
• Imperialism 
• Apartheid 
• White Man's Burden 

An official language of South Africa, _____ derived from the form of Dutch brought to the Cape by Dutch settlers in the 17th century. 

• Arabic 
• Hebrew 
• Afrikaans 
• German 

A person from _____ is most likely to speak Arabic and identify as Arab? 

• Egypt
• Tanzania
• South Africa 
• Ghana

The Sahara Desert... 

• has no effect on the distribution of languages and cultures in Africa. 
• Keeps most of the Hindus to the East and the Arabs to the Western regions of Africa. 
• creates a barrier between the Arab cultures of the north and the rest of Sub-Saharan Africa. 

Generally speaking, all of the following occurred after the colonial power withdrew from Africa EXCEPT... 

• economic prosperity
• ethnic genocides 
• Failed democracies or Dictatorships 
• Racial segregation and religious violence

Name this region of semi-arid grasslands that can be found south of the Sahara Desert. 

• Sahara Desert 
• Sahel 
• Ethiopian Plateau 
• Congo Rainforest

The British were the most successful at maintaining control over its colonies by creating divisions between the many ethnic groups within. This is known as... 

• Divide and Rule/Divide and Conquer
• White Man's Burden 
• Desertification 
• Apartheid