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AFRICA: 3 UNIT REVIEW (Geography, Econ/Gov, & History)

Total questions: 41

Worksheet time: 27mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What environment is most of north Africa?
a)
Desert
b)
Rainforest
c)
Beach
d)
Savanah
2.
Where did Islam originate?
a)
Abrabian peninsula
b)
China
c)
North Africa
d)
India
3.

Where did Islam spread in Africa?

a)

all around the continent

b)

the entire continent of Europe

c)

throughout the north and along the east coast

d)

only the southern region and into Madagascar

4.
What country is highlighted?
a)
Uganda
b)
Tanzania
c)
Congo
d)
Kenya
5.
What country is highlighted?
a)
Zambia
b)
Cameroon
c)
Republic of the Congo
d)
Democratic Republic of Congo
6.
What country is highlighted?
a)
Liberia
b)
Egypt
c)
Morocco
d)
Botswana
7.
What physical feature is highlighted?
a)
Zambezi River
b)
Congo Basin
c)
Sahara Desert
d)
Nile River
8.
What physical feature is highlighted?
a)
Congo River
b)
Lake Chad
c)
Mt. Kilimanjaro
d)
Sahel
9.
What physical feature is highlighted?
a)
Ethiopian Highlands
b)
Mt. Kilimanjaro
c)
Niger River
d)
Atlas Mountains
10.
What physical feature is highlighted?
a)
Congo Basin
b)
Lake Chad
c)
Mt. Kilimanjaro
d)
Sahel
11.
What is a drought?
a)
Loss in vegetation
b)
Allowing animal herds to consume all vegetation
c)
A long period without rainfall
d)
When fertile soil turns barren
12.
In the Sahel, overgrazing and drought have resulted in a decrease in the grassland region. What is this process called?
a)
Deforestation
b)
Unequal distribution
c)
Desertification
d)
Environmental Pollution
13.
Which region in Africa is most vulnerable to deforestation?
a)
Sahel
b)
Sahara
c)
Savanna
d)
tropical rainforest
14.
What major issues threaten present day Africa?
a)
diseases
b)
famine
c)
civil unrest
d)
all of the above
15.
What effect does poor soil and deforestation have on land in Africa?
a)
provides more jobs
b)
increases poverty
c)
increases food productions
d)
has ended HIV/AIDS
16.
Explain why the population of the Sahara is low
a)
lack of water
b)
continual warfare
c)
too many polar bears living there
d)
frequent flooding
17.
Increasing desertification most likely causes
a)
an increase in farming
b)
a reduction in farm-able land
c)
an increase in standard of living
d)
an increase in infant mortality rate
18.
How do political conflicts (wars) sometimes lead to famine?
a)
they don't
b)
crops never seem to grow well in times of war
c)
  conflicts disrupt farming so little food is produced
d)
leaders order all farmers to stop farming and join the army
19.
This kind of farming provides for the basic needs of the farmer’s family, with little or nothing left over to sell-
a)
desertification
b)
deforestation
c)
subsistence 
d)
Irrigation
20.
When a country controls the lands of another to gain from their resources...
a)
imperialism/colonialism
b)
segregation
c)
enclave
d)
partition
21.
What role did African delegates have in the Berlin Conference?
a)
None, they weren't invited
b)
A strong & dominant role
c)
An equal role with the European powers
22.
The two most popular religions in Africa are . . .
a)
Buddhism and Islam
b)
Islam and Christianity
c)
Hiduism and Christianity
d)
Islam and Judaism
23.
If I give someone money to start a business, expecting that they will pay me back more than I gave them, this is called . . .
a)
investment
b)
entrepreneur
c)
division of labor
d)
labor costs
24.
The Swahili language is a mixture of Bantu and...
a)
Muslim
b)
Arabic
c)
Ashanti
d)
English
25.
What religion did the Arabs bring with them to Africa?
a)
Islam
b)
Animism
c)
Judaism
d)
Christianity
26.
What the belief that natural physical entities,
including animals, plants, and features of the earth, have a spiritual essence?
a)
Shintoism
b)
Animism
c)
confucianism
d)
Islam
27.
Where are the Swahili people found in Africa?
a)
Eastern Africa
b)
Northern Africa
c)
Southern Africa
d)
Western Africa
28.
Which ethnic group lives mainly in Central Africa?
a)
Arab
b)
Swahili
c)
Ashanti
d)
Bantu
29.
A religious group is____________.
a)
A group of people who believe in different religion
b)
A group of people who live in the same neighborhood.
c)
A group of people who share religion beliefs
30.
If you describe someone as a Christian, you are describing his ________.
a)
Ethnic Group
b)
Religious Group
c)
Language 
d)
Education
31.
Where do most Muslims live in Africa?
a)
Only in Sahel
b)
Near the Southern Tip of Africa
c)
In Northern and Eastern Africa
d)
Few Muslims live in Africa today
32.

Look at the information in the chart.

Based on the information in this chart, which conclusion can be drawn about the education of women in Sudan?

a)

Women are more likely to go to college than men are.

b)

Women are required by law to graduate from high school.

c)

Women are given limited access to educational opportunities.

d)

Women are more likely to go to school in another country than men are.

33.

Which of these is associated with the end of apartheid in South Africa?

a)

All nonwhites were treated unfairly.

b)

All South Africans were allowed to vote.

c)

People of different races attended different schools.

d)

Race determined where people in South Africa lived.

34.

What is desertification?

a)

the depletion of desert resources.

b)

the reduction of oases in the desert.

c)

the expansion of the desert into former grassland areas.

d)

the migration of people to the desert from the rainforests.

35.

Which of these is an example of a religious group?

a)

Zulu dancers practice with their troop.

b)

Ashanti weavers make kente cloth for festivals.

c)

Muslim men fast during the month of Ramadan.

d)

Swahili women teach their children to make traditional food.

36.

Look at the map.

Which of these is indicated by the red line on this map?

a)

Gaza Strip

b)

Jordan River

c)

Strait of Hormuz

d)

Suez Canal

37.

How has government instability affected the fight against AIDS in Africa?

a)

It has delayed research into development of an AIDS vaccine.

b)

It has made it more difficult to raise money to fight the disease.

c)

It has made it difficult to deliver medical assistance to the victims of the disease.

d)

It has prevented health workers from learning of the existence of AIDS on the continent.

38.

Which of these examples highlights the advantages of international currency?

a)

A loaf of bread costs the same in South Africa as it does in Nigeria.

b)

A tourist is charged the same amount of sales tax in Nigeria as in Kenya.

c)

An army in Sudan is less likely to declare war on a neighboring country such as Ethiopia.

d)

A Kenyan tradesperson knows how much money is needed to buy a product sold in South Africa.

39.

What was one of the effects of the European partitioning of Africa?

a)

It revived the slave trade in West Africa.

b)

It allowed the development of African resources.

c)

It ignored ethnic and religious boundaries, fueling conflicts.

d)

It separated religious groups, promoting stability across the continent.

40.

How did Nelson Mandela influence the end of apartheid in South Africa?

a)

He directed protests that forced the end of apartheid.

b)

He supported legislation that delayed the end of apartheid.

c)

He served as the last president of South Africa under apartheid and helped bring it to an end.

d)

He spoke publicly of his fears that the end of apartheid would bring civil war in South Africa.

41.

Which environmental problem has been caused by deforestation in Africa?

a)

lack of clean air

b)

lack of fertile soil

c)

lack of fresh water

d)

lack of warm water