Sub-Saharan Africa Review

The Great Rift Valley lies along the ...

• Eastern side of Africa
• Southern border of Africa
  Southern border of Africa
• Northeast corner of Africa
• Atlantic Ocean

What cultural trait led to the split of Sudan? 

• Clothing
• Lack of food
• Religious conflict
• Limited government

What is desertification?

• when a desert takes over the rainforest
• the process by which fertile land becomes desert
• eating as much dessert as you want
• lack of rainfall

What is a reason that many African countries have struggled to form effective and stable governments? 

• World War II devastated the continent
• Decolonization by European countries
• Lack of foreign support
• Many of these countries were previously uninhabited

What is apartheid?

• a system of religious prejudice
• religious conflict in Sudan
• a system of racial segregation in the United States
• a system of racial segregation in South Africa

What is a reason that many African countries have struggled to form effective and stable governments? 

• World War II devastated the continent
• Decolonization by European countries
• Lack of foreign support
• Many of these countries were previously uninhabited

Farmers who practice subsistence farming farm:

• for profit
• for commercial sale
• to provide for a village
• to provide for their basic needs

Why do many countries still struggle economically even though they have a wide variety of natural resources?

• The end of European colonization left their economies unstable 
• The supply of petroleum is decreasing
• Demand for diamonds is low
• The slave trade ended

What is true about a less developed country?

• High infant mortality rate
• High GDP per capita
• High literacy rate
• High population density

Why is Nelson Mandela significant?

• An anti-apartheid activist that became president
• He promoted the World Cup
• He ended slavery in America
• He gave the "I Have a Dream" speech