Benchmark 3 S.S. Study Guide

What effect did the policy of apartheid have on South Africa?

• It made South Africa the most prosperous country in Africa.

• It deprived black South Africans of basic human rights.

• It provided jobs for migrant workers from other parts of Africa.

• It encouraged black South Africans to participate in the government.

Why did they set up the system of apartheid in South Africa in 1948?

• to give all people of South Africa the right to vote

• to create industrial jobs for rural South Africans

• to separate the races and discriminate against non-whites

• to create an education system that would modernize the country

Who was the first black person to be elected president of South Africa?

• Desmond Tutu.

• Josia Thugwana

• Nelson Mandela

• Mohandas Gandhi.

Why was the end of the 19th century know as the "Age of Imperialism"?

• African countries aggressively expanded their empires in United States

• European countries aggressively expanded their empires in Asia and Europe

• African countries aggressively expanded their empires in Asia and Africa

• European countries aggressively expanded their empires in Asia and Africa

Identify the physical feature on the map

• the Congo River Basin

• the Great Rift Valley

• the Great Dividing Range

• the Nile River Valley

Which of these areas of Africa has experienced a decline of population in recent years due to increasing droughts?

• Sahara

• Sahel

• Tropical Rain Forest

• Savanna

Water pollution in Africa contributes to

• the spread of disease.

• high levels of acid rain

• major changes in climate

• the loss of timber resources

Which factor contributes the MOST to deforestation in Africa?

• improper waste disposal

• automobile emissions

• population growth

• strip mining

Which country is Egypt?

• W

• X

• Y

• Z

Which country is Sudan?

• W

• X

• Y

• Z