Africa Test Review

Aside from traditional religion, what two other religions do the African people practice?

• Judaism, Christianity
• Christianity, Buddhism
• Islam, Judaism
• Christianity, Islam

The grasslands that cover about 40 percent of Africa’s land area 

• Sahara
• Swahili
• savanna
• plateau

Which of the following religions originated in Africa

• Christianity
• Judaism
• Shinto
• Animism

The geographic features of the African continent are partly responsible for the

• use of French and English as the official language of many African Nations.
• diversity of the cultures found in Africa.
• .  decline of the slave trade in the 19^th century.
• recent advance in technology in African nations

Animism in Africa can best be described as —

• a belief in idols or images and practiced primarily in North Africa
• a belief in an assured afterlife and practiced primarily in South Africa
•  a belief in physical features around a culture and practiced primarily in the Sahel
• a worship of animals and environmental features and practiced primarily in Central Africa

How has the history of Sub-Saharan Africa contributed to political problems in the region?

• WWII left many nations recovering from damage.
• The UN is no longer providing aid to the region.
• The end of European colonization left many nations struggling to form governments of their own.
• Migration has caused conflicts in the region.

What was the name of the conference where European countries decided how to split up Africa?

• Wansee Conference
• Berlin Conference
• Dachau Conference
• Auschwitz Conference

Why were Tutsi put in roles of responsibility by the Germans?

• They looked less European
• They had more money
• They looked more European
• They took over the govenrment

What caused the genocide?

• Hatred between groups
• Overthrow of the government
• Money
• Imperialism

Which environmental problem faces many African nations today?

• apartheid
• desertification
• desegregation
• debt