Ch 21 & 22 West & South Africa

What is one of the most important regions in West Africa?

• Nile Rilver

• Amazon River

• Niger River

• Mississippi River

What are the winds that blow across West Africa causing desertification?

• Harmattan winds

• West winds

• North Winds

• Lonely winds

Most of South Africa is what kind of physical feature?

• Mountains

• Plateaus

• Desert

• Valleys

Which of the following are natural resources found in South Africa?

• platinum, chromium, gold, and diamonds

• natural gas, petroleum, silver

• sand, water, natural gas

• cryptonite, chromium, petroleum, and diamonds

What lake in South Africa is one of the deepest lakes in the world?

• Lake Tahoe

• Lake Erie

• Lake Ontario

• Lake Malawi

What group of people crossed the Sahara to establish trade routes and spread the religion of Islam into West Africa?

• Christians

• Jews

• Hindus

• Arab Muslims

The Berlin Conference in 1884-85 divided Africa into European empires under a policy of what?

• fair trade

• imperialism

• colonialism

• independence

When did most West African countries start to get their independence from European nations?

• 1880s

• 1940s

• 1950s

• 1960s

Cape Colony was founded by which group of Europeans?

• Dutch

• British

• Spanish

• Germans

Who was the first black African president of the country of South Africa?

• Barack Obama

• Muhumad Ali

• Nelson Mandela

• Black Panther