Unit 7 Review - Sub-Saharan Africa, Day 1

How has physical geography affected the language patterns of Sub-Saharan Africa?

• Deserts and oceans served as barriers to stop the spread of languages.

• Languages spread from islands in the Indian Ocean to Mainland Africa

• Mountain ranges stopped the spread of languages across Africa.

• River systems helped spread languages from South Africa to Northern Africa.

The conditions described in the excerpt are most likely a result of the legacy of —

• racial policies in South Africa

• tribal divisions in South Africa

• government corruption in South Africa

• poor economic decisions in South Africa

Which economic indicator is the best evidence that South Africa's economic development is not at a level that is considered "more developed"?

• GDP

• Literacy rates

• Urban population

• Population below poverty line

The conflict in Rwanda between the Hutu and the Tutsi in the 1990’s was mostly a/an __________ conflict.

• ethnic

• political

• religious

• economic

According to the chart, which country has the highest number of unskilled workers?

• Ethiopia

• Kenya

• Nigeria

• South America

According to the chart, South Africa is the most highly developed of the African countries listed. Which listed country is second?

• Ethiopia

• Kenya

• Nigeria

• Rwanda

Which of the following terms best completes the list of characteristics?

• Factories

• Languages

• Christianity

• Democracy

If literacy rate is high, It probably means your country values ---

• education

• entertainment

• the environment

• the government

Which of the following might be inferred from a country's life expectancy rate?

• The health of the country

• The wealth of the country

• The availability of healthcare in a country

• All of the above

Which geographic factor is MOST responsible for the prosperous mining operations in South Africa?

• mountainous countryside

• plentiful natural resources

• semi-arid climate

• ocean trade routes