Africa Quizizz

What was apartheid?

• the repressive and racist South African policy that limited the rights of black South Africans

• The South African policy that worked to address HIV/AIDS in the region

• The South African policy instituted by tribal leaders that would enslave peasants

• The South African policy that removed land from white landowners

IDENTIFY THE COUNTRY:

This country is the location of a genocide carried out on the Tutsi people by the Hutu people.

• RWANDA

• SUDAN

• DARFUR

• BURUNDI

IDENTIFY THE COUNTRY:

Country has the natural resource cobalt - and cobalt mining is dangerous and many times children work the mines.

• Democratic Republic of the Congo

• Somalia

• Ethiopia

• Burundi

• South Sudan

IDENTIFY THE COUNTRY:

* History of instability in government

*Has a territory that operates as a independent country and desires independence

* Has been a constant target for terror and violence from militant groups (like Al-Shabaab)

• Rwanda

• Somalia

• Ethiopia

• Sudan

• South Sudan

IDENTIFY THE COUNTRY:

This country held a referendum over the summer to vote about removing the presidential term limits so that the president could serve indefinitely?

• Somalia

• Sudan

• South Sudan

• Guinea

• Central African Republic

Identify the positive impacts of the Great Green Wall to the region.

• climate change has been fully reversed

• tree roots hold water which has helped to fill up underground wells

• trees provide shade which has resulted in a reduced use for watering crops

• the canopy of the trees has reduced the humidity in the region.

What factor in the geography of Africa has brought disunity among the continent?

• It is more long than it is tall - which means it has a variety of climates.

• lack of freshwater has resulted in countries turning on one another

• the many desert regions have resulted in food security issues and countries fighting for aid.

• the harsh climate throughout has made travel difficult

Identify the NUMBER of the country is was never colonized and is believed to be a inspiration for the Black Panther movie?

• #5

• #13

• #8

• #1

IDENTIFY THE COUNTRY:

This country is the location of the Darfur genocide. This country also had a coup in which the dictator was overthrown. The military participated in the coup and leader of the military has seized power.

• RWANDA

• SUDAN

• DARFUR

• BURUNDI

• ETHIOPIA

IDENTIFY THE COUNTRY:

This country is the world's largest exporter of cocoa beans. However, there are challenges in the industry as children work on the cocoa farms and farmers are paid very little for the hard work that is involved.

• Cote d' Ivoire

• Democratic Republic of the Congo

• Sierra Leone

• Ethiopia

• South Africa