Sub-Saharan Africa Review

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

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 was responsible for the formation of Africa's major valleys, lakes, and volcanoes?

• climate change

• desertfication

• erosion

• plate tectonics

What is the greatest challenge to farmers in Sub-Saharan Africa?

• too much rainfall

• lack of technology

• scarcity of fresh water

• land at high elevations

Which countries in the region have the greatest economic wealth?

• those in the north

• those with natural resources

• those in the interior

• those with deepwater lakes

What did South Africa experience for the first time in 1994?

• a system that separated people by race

• protests against racism by a black political group

• an election in which all races could vote

• the elimination of the economic gap between races

The race for colonization of African countries by major European powers was...

• Apartheid 
• African Establishment Movement
• New World Race
• Scramble for Africa 

What is colonization?

• to occupy another area or territory for its resources or land
• to be forced into slavery
• legal racial separation

Who never gave up the fight for equal rights and was elected president after decades of imprisonment and struggle?

• President Obama
• Nelson Mandela
• Rosa Parks 
• Abraham Lincoln 

4. Why did European countries colonize in Africa?

• they do not have any resources in their countries
• traditional tribes asked for help
• Africa was never colonized
• land, power, and natural resources