WorksheetsUnit 3- Sub Saharan Africa
Total questions: 45
Worksheet time: 23mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The ____ is the border region between the Sahara and the savanna areas to the south.
a)
Savannah
b)
Kalahari
c)
Serengeti
d)
Sahel
2.
The 3,500 mile long trench located in East Africa is called the ____________.
a)
Great Rift Valley
b)
Great Barrier Reef
c)
Mariana Trench
d)
Serengeti Plains
3.
Which of these was NOT an effect of the slave trade on African society?
a)
European colonies were established in Africa
b)
African countries set up democratic governments
c)
African society was disrupted
d)
Millions of Africans died
4.
Which of these is NOT a religion typically found in Sub Saharan Africa?
a)
Christianity
b)
Islam
c)
Judaism
d)
Traditional/Tribal
5.
The tsetse fly causes
a)
African Sleeping Sickness
b)
Ebola
c)
Guinea Worm
d)
Malaria
6.
Gabon and Nigeria in western Africa have significant amounts of
a)
diamonds
b)
oil
c)
rubber
d)
cotton
7.
Giant cliffs found throughout Africa due to the continent being a plateau are called _____.
a)
escarpments
b)
velds
c)
savannas
d)
plains
8.
The ______ river basin can be found in central Africa.
a)
Congo
b)
Nile
c)
Niger
d)
Zambezi
9.
The highest mountain in Africa is _______.
a)
Zambezi
b)
Kilamanjaro
c)
Serengeti
d)
Everest
10.
A genocide (mass intentional killing) in 1994 occurred in
a)
Nigeria
b)
Rwanda
c)
Uganda
d)
Congo
11.
The largest lake in Africa is Lake __________.
a)
Elizabeth
b)
Albert
c)
Victoria
d)
Carmichael
12.
The spread of desert areas to non-desert is called
a)
deforestation
b)
desertification
c)
recertification
d)
erosion
13.
The lingua franca of trade and communication in East Africa is
a)
English
b)
Afrikaans
c)
Swahili
d)
French
14.
Farming for the needs of your family is called _____ agriculture.
a)
subsistence
b)
commerical
c)
basic
d)
hydro
15.
A high diversity of plant and animal life is called
a)
biodiversity
b)
ecosystems
c)
biology
d)
terrestrial
16.
________ are carriers and transmitters of Malaria.
a)
mosquitoes
b)
deer ticks
c)
black flies
d)
dirty water parasites
17.
Open grasslands found in savanna areas are called _________.
a)
plains
b)
velds
c)
escarpments
d)
valleys
18.
The river basin located in the central part of Africa is the _______.
a)
Nile
b)
Congo
c)
Niger
d)
Zambezi
19.
The highest waterfall in Africa is _____ Falls and is created by the _____ River.
a)
Victoria/ Zambezi
b)
Victoria/ Congo
c)
Kilimanjaro/ Niger
d)
Ruby/ Nile
20.
Blood diamonds are used to fund civil conflicts and are mined using ______________.
a)
slave labor
b)
European technology
c)
immigrants
d)
migrant workers
21.
Europeans originally began exploring the west coast of Africa
a)
to capture slaves
b)
to find a sea route to Asia
c)
to find the source of the Nile
d)
to look for diamonds
22.
Ethnic conflict in Rwanda was between which two ethnic groups?
a)
Hutu and Tutsi
b)
Kush and Mali
c)
Swahili and Senegalese
d)
Tutu and Hutsi
23.
Guinea worm is caused by a parasite found in __________.
a)
mosquitoes
b)
bats
c)
dirty water
d)
deer ticks
24.
The ____ was created by movement of tectonic plates.
a)
Great Rift Valley
b)
Serengeti
c)
Sahara
d)
Cape of Good Hope
25.
What was the separation of races in South Africa called?
a)
segregation
b)
Jim Crow
c)
apartheid
d)
black codes
26.
Penalties that other countries placed on South Africa were called
a)
sanctions
b)
retribution
c)
foul
d)
legalities
27.
Which of these was created to protest and work towards an end of apartheid in South Africa?
a)
African National Congress
b)
Africans to End Apartheid
c)
Free Africa Coalition
d)
South Africa Democratic Party
28.
The two leading causes of death in Sub Saharan Africa are ____ and _____.
a)
AIDS / Malaria
b)
AIDS / Ebola
c)
Malaria / Yellow Fever
d)
Sleeping Sickness/ River Blindness
29.
Europeans living in South Africa who are of British, Dutch, and German descent are known as ______.
a)
Boers
b)
Afrikaneers
c)
Congolese
d)
Apartheids
30.
Two places in Sub Saharan Africa that were not colonized by European countries in the 1800s were ____ and _____.
a)
Liberia/ Ethiopia
b)
Congo/ South Africa
c)
Ethiopia/ Rhodesia
d)
Rwanda/ Kenya
31.
Over farming, over grazing, and deforestation are all causes of ______.
a)
desertification
b)
disease epidemics
c)
drought
d)
apartheid
32.
In Sub Saharan Africa, the majority of the population lives along
a)
waterways or coastlines
b)
desert areas
c)
the outskirts of forest
d)
the jungle
33.
The first black president of South Africa was
a)
Nelson Mandela
b)
Idi Amin
c)
Robert Mugabe
d)
Cecil Rhodes
34.
Poor farming conditions and economic opportunities are causing more people to
a)
move to cities
b)
mine for diamonds
c)
move to America
d)
poach animals
35.
Standard of Living typically does NOT include which of these statistics?
a)
infant survival rate
b)
life expectancy
c)
literacy rate
d)
atmospheric pressure
36.
Many children in Sub Saharan Africa are ill due to
a)
air pollution
b)
poor nutrition
c)
lack of exercise
d)
obesity
37.
European nations divided Africa among themselves in order to
a)
utilize raw materials
b)
set up factories
c)
export more slaves
d)
build the Suez Canal
38.
Extending a country's political or military power onto another country is known as
a)
diplomacy
b)
imperialism
c)
nationalism
d)
mercantilism
39.
Negative effects of Imperialism include all of the following EXCEPT
a)
poor economic growth
b)
political instability
c)
civil war
d)
improved sanitation in cities
40.
Which country is pictured on the map?
a)
DRC
b)
Namibia
c)
Angola
d)
Kenya
41.
This map most likely shows
a)
HIV prevalence
b)
Literacy rates
c)
per capita GNP
d)
rate of desertificat
42.
This political cartoon DOES NOT illustrate
a)
British dominance of Africa
b)
how big Cecil Rhodes is
c)
plans for a telegraph wire
d)
a subtle use of force
43.
This image illustrates
a)
lines of latitude
b)
lines of longitude
c)
meridians
d)
weather patterns
44.
The largest ethnic group in North Africa Southwest Asia are
a)
Arabs
b)
Kurds
c)
Palestinians
d)
Beodins
45.
The sacred journey that Muslims make to Mecca is called the
a)
hajj
b)
alms
c)
path of Ramadan
d)
pilgrimmage
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