Africa test review

Which of the following is an example of deforestation?

• Overpopulation in an area

• Eliminating species of animals

• Creating nature preserves to protect forest

• Cutting down and clearing trees from an area

A _______ is an example of this type of land form with rolling grasslands with a few scattered trees.

• Savanna

• Sahel

• Delta

• Basin

Explain the major problem facing those who depend on the Nile River for their water.

• It's too shallow for transportation

• It no longer has fish in it

• It always dries up during the summer months.

• It is heavily contaminated by human and industrial wastes.

Which answer best explains why farming is so difficult in the Sahel?

• Government programs have moved too many people to the area.

• Little rain falls in the region.

• Too much rain falls in the region

• Tall grasses make farming difficult.

Since the late 1900s, the Sahel region of Africa has faced problems resulting from:

• increasing desertification

• the lack of rainfall from the monsoons

• the effects of acid rain

• water pollution

Which of the following explains why Islam spread to Northern Africa?

• Armies moving into the areas and trade routes

• Islam began in southern Africa and spread upwards.

• The Pharaohs commanded people to adopt Islam

• none of these answers are correct

People in the same ethnic group always share the same religion as well.

• True

• False

Bantu, Arab, Swahili, and Ashanti are examples of

• Religious groups in Africa

• Ethnic groups in Africa

• Language groups in Africa

• all of the answers are correct

How did the Apartheid laws impact lives?

• They restricted where Africans could live

• They restricted travel of Africans

• They banned Africans from participating in government.

• All of the answers are correct.

Which answer describes what life is like for Africans who are forced to leave their farms for major cities?

• It is easy to find work so many people are happier.

• There are not many people in the cities, so it is comfortable.

• Difficult, people live in extreme poverty.

• Safe, there is very little crime in cities.