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Africa Part 2

Total questions: 32

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What one factor could be the most productive in changing Africa's fight against HIV/AIDs?

a)

better food production

b)

more laws

c)

more hospitals

d)

improved education

2.

Which of the following countries has a Parliamentary Democracy?

a)

Nigeria

b)

Kenya

c)

Sudan

d)

South Africal

3.

What is the main reason that citizens can be active participants and have a strong voice in the governments of South Africa, Kenya, and Nigeria?

a)

all three struggle with corruption

b)

all three are democracies

c)

all three are in Africa

d)

all three have parliaments

4.

What is the primary focus of most governments in African countries where the political system is unstable?

a)

eliminating poverty and hunger

b)

protecting citizens' rights

c)

fighting to gain and hold power

d)

attracting businesses to grow the economy

5.

Nigeria's president is both Head of State and Head of Government, true or false?

a)

True

b)

False

6.

Nigeria has what form of government?

a)

Presidential Democracy

b)

Parliamentary Democracy

c)

Theocracy

d)

Oligarchy

7.

Which Sub-Saharan country has the strongest economy?

a)

South Africa

b)

Egypt

c)

Nigeria

d)

Kenya

8.

Nigeria's economic system is based on which natural resource?

a)

marble

b)

iron

c)

timber

d)

oil

9.

Which of the following BEST describes the economic system in South Africa?

a)

Market

b)

Administrative

c)

Command

d)

Traditional

10.

The inability to transport goods out of your country due to a lack of transportation resources is an example of a(n)

a)

embargo

b)

trade barrier

c)

quota

d)

tariff

11.

What would you call a tax added to all automobiles imported from other countries into South Africa?

a)

trade barrier

b)

quota

c)

tariff

d)

embargo

12.

If Sudan only allows a "certain amount" of oil to be imported into its country, the economic term used to describe this is

a)

embargo

b)

quota

c)

trade barrier

d)

tariff

13.

If the country of Nigeria is "blocked" from sending any petroleum to other countries, this is known as a(n)

a)

trade barrier

b)

tariff

c)

quota

d)

embargo

14.

Why might a country's economy NOT be prosperous even though it is rich in natural resources?

a)

it has modern infrastructure

b)

the government is stable

c)

its government is not stable

d)

its communications systems are up-to-date

15.

Which of the following resources has allowed South Africa to modernize its infrastructure, transportation system, and communications networks?

a)

natural gas

b)

iron

c)

gold

d)

oil

16.

How has Nigeria's decision about investing in capital goods affected many of those who live in Nigeria?

a)

most people in Nigeria are prosperous because of oil wealth

b)

Nigerians have had to go back to the gold and salt trade to make a living

c)

concentrations on the oil industry has left Nigerians without proper food and housing

d)

all Nigerian children can have a free high school education

17.

In the early 1900's the strong desire in Kenya to be free of foreign rule was known as

a)

nationalism

b)

colonization

c)

apartheid

d)

Pan-Africanism

18.

Put the following events in the correct order:

1) Africans gained their independence

2) Africa was partitioned

3) Conflict and war happened

a)

1, 2, 3

b)

3, 2, 1

c)

2, 1, 3

d)

2, 3, 1

19.

A civil war was fought in the Democratic Republic of the Congo over this valuable resource?

a)

gold

b)

uranium

c)

oil

d)

diamonds

20.

Which European country took control of Kenya in the early 1900s?

a)

Germany

b)

France

c)

Italy

d)

Britain

21.

The slave trade in West Africa was used to provide American colonies with

a)

slave owners

b)

farm labor

c)

ship builders

d)

shop owners

22.

In 1948, the country of South Africa was separated by law into white and non-white. What was this policy known as?

a)

colonialism

b)

apartheid

c)

racism

d)

division

23.

Why did the Europeans divide Africa with artificial boundaries without input by any African group?

a)

to start civil riots

b)

to control the governments

c)

so Africans would trade with them

d)

to control the resources

24.

Who was instrumental in the release of Nelson Mandela and in repealing Apartheid within South Africa?

a)

The United States

b)

Nelson Mandela

c)

The British

d)

F.W. de Klerk

25.

The Pan-African movement is supposed to ________ all Africans.

a)

pay

b)

divide

c)

inspire

d)

unite

26.

The main goal, when partitioning Africa, was for European countries...

a)

to profit from Africa's resources

b)

to expand democracy abroad

c)

to rob Africa of its identity

d)

to start a war

27.

The European countries cared about maintaining African societies and cultures

a)

True

b)

False

28.

If the governments of African countries do not fund education properly, what would most likely be the result?

a)

The United Nations would intervene

b)

people would move away

c)

the work force would be unskilled

d)

resources would increase

29.

Which two countries/groups of people colonized South Africa in the 17th century?

a)

Italy and Germany

b)

France and the Dutch

c)

British and the Dutch

d)

France and Portugal

30.

Which major health problem in Africa causes two-thirds (2/3) of all the cases worldwide?

a)

Ebola

b)

HIV/AIDS

c)

Diabetes

d)

Sleeping Sickness

31.

One-half of the world's ______ and _________ are located on the continent of Africa.

a)

Diamonds and gold

b)

uranium and oil

c)

diamonds and oil

d)

oil and gold

32.

What effect did the artificial boundaries set by the Europeans have one Africans?

a)

Communism

b)

strong economies

c)

no effects

d)

civil wars