3rd Nine Weeks Test Review

What river is the Nile River compared to?

• Amazon River

• Mississippi River

• Yangtze River

• Danube River

What are the major landforms in Africa?

• Mt Everest

• Arabian Desert

• Forests, Hills, and Valleys

• Great Rift Valley, Mt. Kilimanjaro and the Sahara Desert

What is the apartheid?

• A system of institutionalized racial segregation and discrimination in South Africa between 1948 and 1994

• A peace treaty signed in the late 20th century

• A type of South African music

• A traditional South African cuisine

Who was the first black president of South Africa?

Which are the top two languages in South Africa?

• English and Afrikaans

• English and French

• English and Zulu

• Afrikaans and Xhosa

What does Sub-Saharan mean?

• A region in Africa south of the Sahara Desert

• A specific dialect spoken in Africa

• A historical period in African history

• A climate zone found in Africa

What is the most scarce resource in Central Asia, The Middle East and North Africa?

• Oil

• Natural Gas

• Water

• Coal

Why did many early conquerors want control of the silk road?

• To gain wealth through trade

• To spread their religious beliefs

• To explore new lands

• To establish diplomatic relations

Who is the current president of Russia? Who stepped down before him?

• Vladimir Putin and Boris Yeltsin

• Dmitry Medvedev and Vladimir Putin

• Vladimir Putin and Boris Yeltsin

• Boris Yeltsin and Dmitry Medvedev

What did Catherine The Great support in Russia?

• The establishment of the first Russian newspaper

• The expansion of serfdom

• The Education. labor, health care and the arts

• The construction of the Great Wall of Russia