Sub-Saharan Africa Test Review

The race for European countries to claim land in Africa was called the _________.

• Scramble for Africa
• African Marathon
• Great Competition
• Monopoly

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CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Why were European countries interested in colonizing Africa during the Age of Imperialism?

• They wanted Africa's natural resources
• They wanted land to develop new types of ships
• They wanted to create a perfect society
• They wanted to learn new languages

The domestication of the camel....

• increased trade across the Sahara desert
• decreased trade across the Sahara desert
• provided a source of protein in the African diet
• gave horses a vacation

The two major deserts of Africa are the Sahara and the Kalihari.

• True
• False

What is the largest lake in East Africa?

• Lake Victoria
• Lake Edward
• Lake Albert
• Lake Tanganyika

What is the Great Rift Valley?

• a huge crack in the earth’s surface with fertile farmland
• a huge crack in the earth’s surface with a desert in the middle
• a huge crack in the earth’s surface with  the Nile river in the middle
• a huge crack in the earth’s surface where nobody has ever visited

Where is Darfur located?

• West Sudan
• East Sudan
• South Africa
• North Somalia

Sudan is primarily made up of by Arab and Muslim people, whereas South Sudan is made up of by...

• African and Muslim people
• Arab and Muslim people
• Arab and Christian people
• African and Christian people

What is genocide?

• acts committed with intent to destroy African peoples only
• acts committed with intent to destroy a national, ethnic, racial or religious group
• none of the following
• acts committed with intent to help a national, ethnic, racial or religious group

Nelson Mandela was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his work in fighting to end which form of government in South Africa?

• democracy
• apartheid
• socialism
• monarch