Southern and Eastern Africa Today

Where in the region is the majority of the population Christian?

• the north

• the east

• the west

• the south

What is one major obstacle to development in some African countries?

• Lack of stable governments.

• An overabundance of resources.

• The effectiveness of peacekeeping troops.

• The presence of NGOs.

The ethnic conflicts in Darfur have led to an attempt to destroy a whole people, also known as

• apartheid.

• NGOs.

• genocide.

• nationalism.

Early trade between Eastern Africa and Arab countries helped create what language, which combines Arabic words and Bantu words?

• Berber

• Swahili

• Hindi

• Zulu

Why did Britain try to separate Sudan into regions?

• to limit Muslim influence

• to train Sudanese leaders in how to govern

• to build up the country’s infrastructure

• to gain the important resources of the country

What would be a benefit of a “common language” in a region with different languages spoken?

• a “common language” would help trade

• a “common language” would help to unite the people

• a “common language” would help communication among the people

• all of the above

Transvaal, Orange Free State, and Cape Colony all became part of

• Kenya.

• Zimbabwe.

• South Africa.

• Tanzania.

More than one million people in the region die each year from what disease that attacks the immune system?

• malaria

• river blindness

• sleeping sickness

• AIDS

Which of the following was spread across western Africa as a result of the Bantu migration?

• trading methods

• knowledge of iron tools

• religious ideas

• the Bantu law structure

Which ethnic group was responsible for the Rwandan genocide?

• the Hulu

• the Tutsi

• the Kikuyu

• the Zulu