Unit 7: Sub-Saharan Africa Review

Why were Nelson Mandel and Bishop Tutu important in South Africa that made them recipients of the Peace Prize?

• Provided water for the people

• Helped end racial injustice in South Africa

• Built schools for the children

• Spread Christianity

This type of European occupation ended in Africa in 1914, which was_____________

• Imperialism

• Industrialization

• Extended flooding

• Human migration

Why were mining operations so common and prosperous in South Africa?

• Large deserts

• Two oceans

• Enormous natural resources

• Because of trading partners

What did African slaves desired mostly as they traveled in ships to the Americas?

• Love

• Freedom

• Happiness

• Food

South African students studied hard but weren't able to become accountants, engineers, and doctors because____________

• Fighting between them

• Apartheid racial policies

• Lack of money

• Immigration

From what you learned from the different tribes, what kept language from spreading in Africa?

• Infighting prevented the spread of language

• The eruptions of volcanos prevented the spread of language

• Mountains and rainforests prevented the spread of language

• The deserts and oceans prevented the spread of language

Early African civilizations were able to locate and use waterways to gain power and wealth by _____________

• Using religion

• Trading

• Hunting

• Fishing

Where is Nigeria located in Africa?

• Northeast

• By Kenya

• Northwest

• Southeast

Due to the Greenhouse Affect, experts predict that the sea levels will rise in the coastal regions of Africa. Which part of Africa is at-risk of flooding?

• Northern Africa

• Western Africa

• Eastern Africa

• Southern Africa