Africa Test Review

TRUE OR FALSE:

European colonizers listened to ethnic groups and tribal leaders within Africa before drawing borders to their colonies.

• True

• False

What is the area of land that stretches along the bottom of the Sahara that is most affected by desertification?

• North Africa

• Sahel

• Atlas Mountains

• Great Rift Valley

What is the name of the major line of Latitude that runs through the middle of Africa and mirrors the climate zones?

• Equator

• Prime Meridian

• International Date Line

• Tropic of Cancer

TRUE OR FALSE:

European imperialism in Africa increased cultural unity.

• True

• False

How many African countries are still European Colonies?

• 0

• 3

• 4

• 13

What is the name of the tribal religions that used to be found across the entirety of Africa that worships spirits and animals?

• Judaism

• Christianity

• Hinduism

• Animism

Refugees (people who are forced to escape their homes because of conflict or disaster) from the Darfur region of Sudan escaped to what neighboring country?

• South Africa

• Somalia

• Chad

• Nigeria

The most common type of farming in Africa is...

• Commercial Farming

• Cash Crops

• Subsistence Farming

• None of these

What happened at the Berlin Conference?

• European countries divided up Africa.

• The Berlin Wall was made.

• European countries brought tribal leaders to Berlin to discuss the colonization of Africa.

• European countries provided help to tribal communities.

In South Africa, segregation was strictly enforced and black people were denied political influence and little access to economic opportunities. What was this called?

• Desertification

• Apartheid

• Genocide

• Colonialism