WORLD CULTURES Grade 6 Unit 4 Africa and the Middle East CA

Which meeting established the ground rules for trade and territorial claims in Africa?

• Berlin Conference

• Pan-African Congress

• African National Congress

• National Party

DESCRIBE what happened at the Berlin Conference.

• The rules for colonizing Europe were made.

• The rules for colonizing China were made.

• The rules for colonizing India were made.

• The rules for colonizing Africa were made.

Many countries in Northern Africa and the Middle East rely heavily on oil. Many nations benefit economically from the exportation of oil. Access to oil has many economic implications in the regions. Oil would best represent which of the factors of production?

• Capital

• Entrepreneurship

• Land / Natural Resources

• Labor

The Arab Spring refers to a wave of protests that occurred in North Africa and the Middle East in 2010 and 2011. What was a result of these protests?

• Some gains in democratic governments and civil wars in the Middle East and North Africa.

• The fall of every monarchy in the area.

• A decrease in the number of citizens who live in poverty.

• An increase in unlimited governments with strict control over the government.

Which of the following best defines Institutions in societies?

• A place for people to be incarcerated

• Longstanding tradition that carries on the values of a society.

• Businesses and economic partners

• Democratic organization.

The political cartoon above best represents which event in African history?

• Apartheid in South Africa

• Sudan gaining their Independence

• The Berlin Conference held in Germany

• Desertification of the Sahara Desert

Africa is a continent rich in natural resources. Which of the following descriptions best describes why Africans experience such extreme poverty despite living on a continent rich in natural resources?

• The people of Africa are unable to use technology to make a profit from their natural resources.

• European colonization led to the exploitation of African resources and left the people of Africa in poverty.

• Traditional villages in Africa did not realize they had access to natural resources that could make them rich.

• Ethnic groups were divided into countries and continued to fight over the resources instead of cooperating to use them efficiently.

Based on the chart above, which of the following statements is true regarding the population in Egypt?

• Egypt is a country low in population, so there are few cities with high population density.

• Egypt is a country of rich farmland, so most of the population is spread out along arable lands.

• Egypt is located in the Sahara Desert, so most areas of high population are located along the Nile River.

• Egypt is a country of majority nomadic tribes who travel through the major rainforests

Based on the chart above, which Middle Eastern country has the highest level of economic development. (the country with the highest GDP and literacy rate)

• Syria

• Iran

• Egypt

• Africa

If a country has access to HIGH QUALITY MEDICAL CARE, the life expectancy (amount of time they are expected to live) is often ____

• long (or high)

• short (or low).

• a teenager

• 21 years old