Africa Quiz Review - 7th

Excessive wood consumption, slash and burn farming techniques, and commercial logging have negatively affected which region of Africa the most?

• the Sahel

• the savanna

• the rain forest

• the Sahara

Water is an important resource and although it is renewable it is still in high demand. What happens to a water supply when there is a population boom occurs near it?

• The water supply will increase to accommodate the population size

• The water supply will become polluted when people dump harmful waste materials into it

• The water supply will be used for trade routes

• The water supply will decrease as more people drink and use the water

What is the "scramble for Africa"?

• It was an effort by European people to learn more about Islamic Africa

• African leaders were trying to industrialize southern Africa

• Religious groups sought peace and unity across Africa

• European nations colonized African countries to find wealth, resources and create influence

Why was Nelson Mandela's presidency such a significant event in South Africa's history?

• He won the election with the full support of the British

• He became the first black president in South Africa

• He freed 90% of prisoners

• He fought to reinforce apartheid policies

Europeans drew national borders that ignored ethnic and religious boundaries. What impact has this had on Africa?

• African nations have had years of civil wars and genocides

• Ethnic groups were forced to get along with each other

• Most countries now have only one ethnic or religious group

• All African ethnic groups converted to Christianity

• All African ethnic groups converted to Islam

How was the Kenyan independence movement like the US independence movement?

• There are no similarities between the two independence movements

• They both negotiated independence with Great Britain

• They both fought violently against the British to gain independence

This movement had 2 primary goals:

1. To unite people of African descent (still in Africa and around the world), reminding them that they have a common culture and history, so they should work to the same goals.

2. To end European Colonization in Africa (get all African nations their own political freedom.)

• Pan-Africanism

• Slavery

• Nationalism

• Apartheid

When a country claims “colonies” outside of its borders

• Conflict

• Partition

• Nationalism

• Colonization

What did Africa have that Europeans wanted? This is why the partitioning of Africa occurred

• Land

• Natural Resources

• Slavery

• All of the above

How did Europeans "partition" Africa?

• At the Paris Conference in 1886 the European countries divided Africa

• At the Berlin Conference in 1884 the European countries divided Africa

• European countries just showed up with their military and took over

• Europe never took anything from Africa