Unit 6: Subsaharan Africa Test

It was illegal for a black person not to carry a passbook. Black people could not marry white people. They could not set up businesses in white areas. Everywhere from hospitals to beaches was segregated. Education was restricted.

What event is being described?

• Apartheid

• Kente

• Assal

• Kraal

What is being described in the excerpt above?

• The Holocaust

• Hotel Rwanda

• Apartheid

• The Lost Boys of Sudan

Which of the following represents South Africa?

• A

• B

• C

• D

Which important historical figure is being described?

• Malcolm X

• Nelson Mandela

• John Lewis

• Martin Luther King Jr.

How has the history of Sub-Saharan Africa contributed to political instability in some nations of the region?

• The devastation of the Second World War has left some nations struggling to recover.

• The end of foreign aid to the region is leaving many without proper food and medicine.

• The end of European colonization left some nations struggling to form effective governments.

• The migration of the Bantu-speaking people across national boundaries has caused a clash of cultures.

70% of this is provided by the continent of Africa

• Lumbering

• Fishing

• Diamonds

• Textiles

Sub-Saharan Africa lies south of the __________________.

• Sahara Desert.

• Egypt

• Amazon River

• Nigeria

The ancient and powerful Ghana Empire adapted to their environment by -

• using camels to transport goods across the Sahara

• building homes higher off the ground to avoid flooding

• creating and using the first sunscreen lotions building irrigation systems throughout the Sahel

• building irrigation systems throughout the Sahel

The economy of many rural areas of Sub Saharan Africa rely heavily on -

• banking

• retail

• health care

• agriculture

Feature #3

• Atlantic Ocean
• Indian Ocean
• Southern Ocean
• Pacific Ocean