Unit #7 Africa exam review

What two bodies of water are connected by the Suez Canal?

• Red Sea

• Black Sea

• Gulf of Aden

• Mediterranean sea

All of the following facts are true about Lake Victoria except.....

• It is on the Great rift Valley

• It is located in North Africa.

• It is the largest lake in Africa

• It is the longest freshwater lake in the world.

What is the fault that begins in Southeastern Africa and stretches 3000 miles to Southwestern Asia?

• Congo Rift valley

• Victoria Rift

• The Great Rift Valley

• East African Rift

How did civil war in Somalia affect the countries around them?

• People that fled from war were returned

• U.S troops recued people from other countries

• People from Somalia entered them in search of safety

• People from Kenya flooded into Somalia

Why were there fights between Somalia and Ethiopia?

• They fought over water rights

• They fought over who can host U.S troops

• They were divided over ethnic tensions

• They couldn't agree on borders

What made geographical feature made North Africa develop differently than the rest of Africa?

• Sahara desert

• Nile River

• Congo River Basin

• Great Rift Valley

How can farmers benefit from the Aswan High Dam?

• They can expand on the size of their farms

• They can set up farmers markets during the rainy season

• They can get a variety of different crops

• They can get water for their farms year round

What is the city that is located in the Kingdom of Mali?

• Taodenin

• Bilma

• Timbuktu

• Benin

Based on the map ,What is the biggest difference in the Kingdoms of Mali and Ghana?

• The Mali empire is bigger than Ghana empire

• Ghana lasts longer than Mali

• Ghana empire extends to the Atlantic ocean

• Mail extends to south western part of Africa

What is a reason that South Sudan went independent from Sudan in 2011?

• failure of the Sudan government to protect the rights of non-Muslims

• decision to impose Christianity as the national religion of Sudan

• dominance of Arabic-speaking Muslims in the southern part of Sudan

• tensions between north and south over the country’s gold deposits