Africa Test Review

Desertification can be found in...

• arid areas

• semi-arid areas

• deserts

• at the equator

With every drought there...

• is less grazing land

• are fewer crops

• are more people born

• is more rainfall

When there is a lot of rain in the Sahel...

• the soil takes it all in

• the water is lost through surface runoff

• it mostly is acidic rain

Deforestation is caused by

• agriculture activities
• snakes
• banks
• schools

what is the leading cause of deforestation?

• Diseases 
• Housing market
• Agriculture and Farming
• Paper mill

What are the effects of deforestation ?

• loss of habitat
• increased green house gasses 
• soil erosion and flooding
• all of the above

Which of these was NOT a reason for European colonization of Africa?

• Need for raw materials
• Need for human laborers
• Desire to control trade routes
• Desire to spread Christianity

Which of the reasons that Europeans had for colonizing Africa was the MAIN reason?

• Need for raw materials
• Need for human laborers
• Desire to control trade routes
• Desire to spread Christianity

What was "apartheid" ?    

• Nelson Mandela's middle name
• An african country
• a fatal disease
• Racial segregation

What was one of the reasons that Mandela was put into jail?

• Sitting in a whites only seat 
• Burning his passport
• Sabatoge
• Poaching