Sub Saharan Africa

Name that country!

• South Africa

• Tanzania

• Zambia

• Zimbabwe

In what way did European colonization of Sub-Saharan Africa affect this region?

• It caused conflict between ethnic groups

• It made local people wealthy

• Europeans brought only positive changes

Which is a characteristic of North Africa?

• The Apache Mountains

• The Amazon

• Yellowstone Park

• The Nile River and the Sahara Desert

Population density is higher near water sources.

• TRUE

• FALSE

English and French have become common languages spoken in Sub Saharan Africa.

• True

• False

What ocean is to the east of Africa?

• Indian Ocean

• Pacific Ocean

• Atlantic Ocean

• Arctic Ocean

While there are long coastlines in Sub Saharan Africa, there are few natural harbors that support

• people

• trade

• rivers

• oceans

What natural resource is found in Lake Assal?

• fire

• oxygen

• trade

• salt

The literacy rate on average is about 66%, which is lower than the United States

• True

• False

______________ fought for equal rights, spent 27 years in prison, and became South Africa’s first black president.

• Obama

• Martin Luther King

• Nelson Mandela

• Rosa Parks