UNIT 8 - AFRICA TEST REVIEW

How does a history of colonization in Sub-Saharan Africa influence sustainable economic development in the region today?

• Economies based on the exploitations of raw materials were established in Sub-Saharan Africa.

• Africans maintained a well kept economy with the collection of diamonds.

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

• Tropical Rainforest

• Grasslands

Highest standard of living:

• The HIGHEST per Capita GDP in U.S dollars ($)

• The country with the most televisions and cars.

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

• Sahara Desert

• Congo River

The Great Rift Valley is home to many villages and settlements in Africa because —

• Volcanic activity in the area has produced fertile soil.

• The Great Rift Valley is very dry.

Which physical geographic feature has created a north/south division in the settlement pattern of Africa?

• Sahara Desert

• Atlantic Ocean

Overgrazing in the Sahel is limiting sustainable development in Africa because —

• Areas of savanna are turning into desert.

• Overgrazing is helping the fertility of the soil.

The environment of the Congo River Basis is most favorable for the development of which industry?

• Timber

• Diamonds

After years of a north-south civil war in Sudan, South Sudan formed as a separate nation in 2011 after a majority of the people living there —

• Voted in a referendum for independence.

• Voted to stay united.

Women living in rural areas of Africa are generally involved in the economic activity of —

• Subsistence farming

• Weaving clothes