Africa Unit 8 Test Review

When Europeans drew colonial boundaries for Africa at the Berlin Conference –

• they established Liberia as an independent state

• they divided territory according to the dominant religious faith of a region

• they established the Congo as an independent state

• they mostly ignored existing African ethnic boundaries

Another term for conflict diamonds is ________ diamonds

• war

• rebel

• strife

• blood

The year 1960 is known across the region as –

• The year of death,” because of a severe drought and disease outbreak

• “The year of independence,” because every country in the region ended colonial rule

• The year of aggression,” because ethnic strife caused numerous groups to clash over territory

• The year of progress,” because trade restrictions on manufacturing equipment were lifted and the region could finally begin its industrial development

Why was Nelson Mandela jailed for many years?

• Running an illegal presidential campaign

• Poaching

• Corruption

• Planning acts of sabotage against the South African state

Africa is bordered by all of the following bodies of water except?

• Atlantic Ocean

• Indian Ocean

• Pacific Ocean

• Mediterranean Sea

Which African country still has many of the cultural traits of the British from their colonial period?

• Zimbabwe

• Botswana

• South Africa

• Namibia

What has caused most African economies to remain in the primary and secondary stages?

• The development of computers and technology

• A dependence on subsistence agriculture and the development of factories

• The heavy presence of service industry businesses

• An increasing amount of teachers, lawyers and doctors

The deserts of the Middle East and North Africa are characterized by populations that-

• move to find resources that are thinly dispersed across a vast area

• work primarily in small cottage industries

• are nonviolent and practice ancient polytheistic religions

• organize their society around a matriarch

The frequent changes in the political organization of Africa from the early 16^th century to the late 19^th century reflected by:

• attempts by European countries to establish colonies and gain control of certain regions

• an economic shift away from primarily agrarian activities towards primarily industrial ones

• the replacement of European trading partners with Asian ones

• efforts by territories to unite against potential colonizers

Why do South Africans speak with an English accent?

• Many South Africans have traveled to England

• The British settled mostly in southern Africa

• The British settled mostly in northern Africa

• Many South Africans watch English television