WC Africa Test Review

The longest river in Africa is the

• Nile.

• Congo.

• Niger.

• Zambezi.

The Great Rift Valley runs

• along the western coast of Africa.

• along the northern coast of Africa.

• along the Congo River.

• from the Red Sea to the Zambezi River.

Africa’s earliest civilization was located in

• the Congo.

• the Sahara.

• Ethiopia.

• the Nile Valley.

Which of the following bodies of water does not form a border of Africa?

• Indian Ocean

• Pacific Ocean

• Atlantic Ocean

• Mediterranean Sea

A negative effect of Africa’s tropical climate is that

• most of the continent is located south of the equator.

• there are few major rivers.

• disease carrying insects breed easily.

• few people can live at the southern edge of the continent.

Which word accurately describes ancient Egyptian society?

• democratic

• monotheistic

• nomadic

• Polytheistic

Africa’s rainforest is located in which climate region?

• tropical wet

• desert

• tropical wet and dry

• Mediterranean

European demand for African slaves increased in the 1600s because of

• the demand for labor in Europe.

• the growth of the plantation system in the Americas.

• the spread of Islam in West Africa.

• the start of the Industrial Revolution.

Which of the following was a direct effect of European imperialism in Africa?

• the spread of Islam

• the introduction of the money economy

• the peaceful exchange of ideas between Africa and Europe

• the spread of African culture in Europe

“Middle Passage” is a term used to describe the journey

• from the African interior to the coast.

• of slaves on ships across the Atlantic Ocean to the Americas.

• from the Americas across the sea to Europe.

• of slave traders to the African coast.