Sub-Saharan Africa Review 2018

South Africa's official policy of racial segregation was known as

• Racism

• Apartheid

• Diversity

• Segregation

Which of the following is not a desert found in Africa?

• Sahara Desert

• Gobi Desert

• Kalahari Desert

• Namib Desert

Who improved the Mali Empire by bringing scholars and artisans back from his pilgrimage to Mecca?

• Nelson Mandela

• Shaka Zulu

• Willem de Klerk

• Mansa Musa

Based on the map, which city was located in the Kingdom of Mali?

• Timbuktu

• Taodenni

• Benin

• Bilma

Which of the following is not a climate region found in Sub-Sahara Africa?

• Desert

• Semiarid

• Tropical

• Arctic

The English language was spread to African nations as a result of

• European colonization of Africa

• Tourist business along the Gold Coast

• Military invasion by Australia

• Trade with the United States

Who became South Africa’s first black president after his release from prison for opposing apartheid?

• Willem de Klerk

• Nelson Mandela

• Martin Luther King, Jr.

• Mansa Musa

The highest mountain in Africa is located in Tanzania. What is its name?

• Mount Kilimanjaro

• Mount Kenya

• Mount Everest

• Mount St. Helen’s

How did some countries place pressure on South Africa over the issue of apartheid?

• They began a campaign of civil disobedience.

• They placed economic sanctions, or trade bans, on South Africa.

• They gave black South Africans money and arms.

• They lowered the prices they offered for South African minerals

Based on the map, which Central African country was once a colonial possession of Spain?

• Central African Republic

• Equatorial Guinea

• Cameroon

• São Tomé and Príncipe