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WorksheetsSub Saharan Africa Review
Total questions: 27
Worksheet time: 14mins
Why is Swahili so widely spoken as a second language?
It is an easy language to learn
It was the official language used to govern colonies in Africa
It is descended from Bantu languages
it was used as a trade language so people from different cultures found it useful to know
What was the reason behind the African slave trade?
Plantation owners beleive slaves were harder workers
Slaves were better at growing tobacco, sugar, and cotton
Plantation owners could use slave labor and make more money
It was easy to bring large numbers of slaves safely across the ocean
What was one of the main problems with the borders that Europeans established in Africa?
They crossed too many rivers and lakes
They grouped some rivals together and divided some cultural groups
They blocked British colonies from the ocean
They made it very difficult for French colonies to transport resources
Why did the government of Kenya establish national parks and reserves?
The army uses them for training grounds
Industry needs to mine the mineral resources there
Officials rent the land to poor farmers
the wildlife attract tourists and scenic beauty
Why haven't African nations benefited more from their mineral wealth?
they did not discover the minerals until recently
governments were corrupt and took much of the profits from mining
people with traditional beliefs oppose digging the land
What did South Africa experience for the time in 1994?
a system separated people by race
protests against racism by a black political group
all races could vote
the elimination of the economic gap between races
What did many Europeans believe was true of African cultures during colonial times?
they were worth imitating
they had much to offer other culture
were just like European cultures
not as good as European cultures
How did Europeans decide where to put the borders of their colonies?
used Africa's natural features such as rivers
divided Africa to meet their own resource needs
they asked Africans to identify their cultural borders
they researched the borders of ancient African empires
Why are drug companies interested in traditional healers?
their knowledge of medicinal plants
their skill at low cost treatments
their influence over village doctors
their lists of patient names
The illegal takeover of a government by force is
war
coup
poaching
infection
According to World Rank, which African country exports the most oil?
Equatorial Guinea
Democratic Republic of Congo
Angola
Nigeria
According to World Rank, which African country exports the most diamonds?
South Africa
Botswana
Angola
Namibia
Which countries export both oil and diamonds?
(Choose all the correct answers.)
Democratic Republic of Congo
Botswana
Equatorial Guinea
Nigeria
Angola
For which country does oil make up the smallest percentage of exports?
Democratic Republic of Congo
Equatorial Guinea
Nigeria
Sudan
The Sub-Sarahan Africa Unit test if the FIRST grade of 4th quarter.
TRUE
FALSE
The review game stays open until
2am the morning of the test
never closes
7:45am on the day of the test
2:26pm the day before the test
