Africa Unit Practice Test

Which physical feature is responsible for the low population density at point B?

• The Kalahari Desert

• The Saraha Desert

• The Ethiopian Highlands

• The Congo River Basin

True or False: Deserts are physical features that promote trade and interaction between groups

• True

• False

European Colonization of Africa has had the most lasting impact on the lack of stability in African:

• Governments

• Businesses

• Military

• Physical Environments

Which of the following are areas in which African countries are making progress in their overall development? (HDI)

• Equal rights for women

• lowering disease infection rate

• Education

• Increased Exports

What do all of these European ports in Africa have in common?

• They are in the same country

• They can all be found near mountains

• They can all be found near the coast

How do the boundaries of Native Ethnic groups (in red) compare to the boundaries of current African countries? (in white)

Which African region struggles the most with poverty?

• Northern Africa

• Southern Africa

• Central Africa

• Eastern Africa

Which Region within Africa is home to the most cities with fast growing economies?

• Northern Africa

• Southern Africa

• Central Africa

• Eastern Africa

Areas of high population density in Africa tend to be near what physical feature?

• Mountains

• Deserts

• Forests

• Bodies of water

When Europeans drew colonial boundaries for Africa at the Berlin Conference –

• they established Liberia as an independent state

• they divided territory according to the dominant religious faith of a region

• they established the Congo as an independent state

• they mostly ignored existing African ethnic boundaries