Test Review #3

Which of the following was a South African anti-apartheid leader and politician who served as president of South Africa from 1994-1999?

• Margaret Thatcher

• Fidel Castro

• Nelson Mandela

• Golda Meir

Based on the graph, which statement about the population of Africa is correct?

• Since 1950, the population of Africa is decreasing.

• No continent has a higher population than Africa

• Asia has a larger population than Africa

• Between 1950 and 2050, the population of Africa is expected to double.

The Bantu peoples exchanged ideas and information with new people and combined their cultures to create new customs and traditions.

The way that the Bantu-speaking peoples spread their culture throughout Africa is an example of...

• Cultural traits

• Cultural Borrowing

• Cultural Diffusion

• Cultural Diversity

In West Africa, salt was scarce and gold was plentiful. However in North Africa, salt was easy to mine and gold was scarce.

Why did trade thrive between West Africa and North Africa?

• The people of West Africa were curious about the customs of the north.

• Both regions were scarce in resources that the other had in abundance.

• Both regions needed salt in their diet

• North Africans forced West Africans to buy salt for inflated prices.

What type of ecosystem is shown in the photograph?

• Rain forest

• Wooded foothills

• Savanna

• Marshland

Why are the majority of languages in Southern and Eastern Africa from the Bantu language family?

• The Bantu people settled throughout the region

• Bantu languages are harder to learn

• Bantu languages are easy to learn

• Europeans forced people to adopt Bantu

Which climate zone covers the largest area of the region?

• Arid

• Semiarid

• Humid subtropical

• Tropical wet and dry

What would be the biggest challenge faced by people living in desert area of Sub-Sahara Africa?

• Corrupt governments

• Flooding

• The lack of usable land

• A lack of city buildings

Based on the graph, which country do people have the most access to clean water?

• Nigeria

• Angola

• Senegal

• Democratic Republic of Congo

Based on the graph, which country has the least access to clean water?

• Angola

• Democratic Republic of Congo

• Nigeria

• Senegal