Africa Review

Which North African ethnic group continues to maintain many of its nomadic and semi-nomadic cultural traditions?

• Moroccans

• Libyans

• Egyptians

• Berbers

Women living in rural areas of Africa are generally involved in which economic activity?

• subsistence farming

• transportation

• retail sales

• mining

What environmental change has resulted from increasing population pressures and overgrazing in the Sahel?

• pollution

• famine

• drought

• desertification

Which physical factor is most responsible for the settlement pattern in Egypt where the population is concentrated onto three percent of the land area?

• Mediterranean Sea

• Sahara Desert

• Red Sea

• Himalayas

Which biome is characteristic of central Sub-Saharan Africa nearest the equator?

• Tropical Rainforest

• Savannas

• Desert

• Taiga

European countries cut up almost the entire ________________________ into a collection of colonies. This has led to the diversa cultural landscape of modern day.

• world

• country of India

• continent of Africa

• continent of South America

Which factor most accounts for the creation of the political borders in Africa?

• Colonial territory claims

• Physical boundaries

• Climate conditions

• Ethnic divisions

Which would be an example of an ethnic group? 

• people who grow similar food
• people who share a religion or language 
• people who share a belief in God or Gods
• people who like to read the same literature

What religion did the Arabs bring with them  to Africa? 

• Islam
• Judaism 
• Shintoism
• Christianity 

Which statement accurately describes the rate of HIV/AIDS infection in Sub-Saharan Africa?

• Infection rates are very low
• it is among the highest in the world 
• it is not a real concern for most people
• information is not available on infection rates