Africa Review

An African mask used in rituals and ceremonies to represent spirit animals of ancestors would be an example of

• cultural diffusion

• European colonization

• animistic traditions

• Muslim influences

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

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 did what?

• signed a new constitution for the country

• voted in a referendum for independence

• overthrew the ruling monarchy

• fled to refuge camps in Sudan

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 

In an autocracy, who makes most of the important governmental decisions?

• the courts
• the people 
• an individual ruler
• an elected legislature

Why do individual voters have more power in a democracy than they do in an autocracy or an oligarchy?

• kings are always cruel leaders
• the people play a role in deciding who rules
• all of the power stays in the hands of the local governments
• voters in democratic gov governments always choose qualified leaders

How do political conflicts sometimes lead to famine?

• crops never seem to grow well in times of war
• conflicts disrupts farming and little food is produced 
• political leaders order farmers to stop work in times of conflict
• political conflicts rarely have any significant effect on food supply