Sub-Saharan Africa Quiz

What is the tallest mountain in the world that is located in Africa?  

• Mt. Yamaha
• Rocky Mountains
• Mt. Appalachian
• Mt. Kilimanjaro

The Great Rift Valley lies along the ...

• Eastern side of Africa
• Southern border of Africa
  Southern border of Africa
• Northeast corner of Africa
• Atlantic Ocean

What cultural trait led to the split of Sudan? 

• Clothing
• Lack of food
• Religious conflict
• Limited government

What is the island on the southeast coast of Africa?  

• New Zealand
• Madagascar
• Greenland
• Hawaii 

What is desertification?

• when a desert takes over the rainforest
• the process by which fertile land becomes desert
• eating as much dessert as you want
• lack of rainfall

What is a reason that many African countries have struggled to form effective and stable governments? 

• World War II devastated the continent
• Decolonization by European countries
• Lack of foreign support
• Many of these countries were previously uninhabited

What is apartheid?

• a system of religious prejudice
• religious conflict in Sudan
• a system of racial segregation in the United States
• a system of racial segregation in South Africa

Farmers who practice subsistence farming farm:

• for profit
• for commercial sale
• to provide for a village
• to provide for their basic needs

What is the definition of literacy rate? 

• The percentage of households with wifi
• The percentage of adults in a country that can read and write
• How many books the country has access to
• Percentage of kindergarteners that know how to read 

What was responsible for the formation of Africa's major valleys, lakes, and volcanoes?

• climate change

• desertfication

• erosion

• plate tectonics