World Regions: Sub-Saharan Africa

The Great Rift Valley lies along the ...

• Eastern coast of Africa

• Southern border of Africa

• Northern coast of Africa

• Atlantic Coast

What is desertification?

• when a desert takes over the rainforest

• the process by which fertile land becomes desert due to human impacts

• eating as much dessert as you want

• lack of rainfall for a long period

What is a reason that many African countries have struggled to form effective and stable governments?

• World War II devastated the continent

• Colonization and economic control by European countries

• Lack of foreign support

• Many of these countries were previously uninhabited

What was the Apartheid system?

• a system of religious prejudice

• religious conflict in Sudan

• a system of racial segregation in the United States

• a system of racial segregation in South Africa

A long period of time without rain.

• Apartheid
• Drought
• Savanna
• Arid

People fleeing their country to another due to war, persecution, or poverty are referred as .....

• Refugees

• Migrants

• Immigrants

• Visitors

Which one of the following letters represents the Niger River?

• A
• B
• C
• D

Which one of the following letters represents the Sahara Desert?

• A
• B
• C
• D

This river is the longest river in the world which begins in Uganda, runs north, and drains into the Mediterranean Sea from Egypt.

• Nile

• Ganges

• Sudan

• Congo

___ 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