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Worksheets6th Grade SS Africa Unit Test REVIEW
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 10mins
What is the name of the government run system used in South Africa that segregated black South Africans from their white counterparts?
Segregation
Martin Luther King Jr.
Civil Rights Movement
Apartheid
Which of the following is the most important reason for limiting the power of government?
So those in power can pass the laws they feel are important
So the people have some say in the laws by which they are governed
So there can be elections
So the government can have full power to make decisions without the consent of the people
Which of the following geographic features of Africa is most likely a result of the earth’s movement?
Great Rift Valley
Sahara Desert
Rainforest
Climate Change
Which country has the highest population in Africa?
Egypt
Ethiopia
Nigeria
South Africa
If two countries have similar literacy rates and life expediencies, they are similar in ________________________.
development
natural resources
underdevelopment
none of these
Which of the following was a South African anti-apartheid leader and politician who served as president of South Africa from 1994 to 1999?
Nelson Mandela
Margaret Thatcher
Fidel Castro
Mahatma Gandhi
Based on the map, what can be said about the population of Southern Africa?
The population is more dense in the western half than the northern half of the region.
The population is less dense in the eastern half of the region.
The population is more dense in the western half of the region.
The population is more dense in the eastern half of the region.
"The empire of Mali reached its height under the emperor Mansa Musa. Arab writers report that Mansa Musa went on a historic pilgrimage to Makkah (Mecca). By the time Mansa Musa returned home, the Islamic world knew there was a new and powerful Islamic kingdom south of the Sahara. Mali's capital city of Timbuktu, which was already a major trading center, became a center for Islamic culture. There, Mansa Musa encouraged Muslim scholars to teach at his court. He also hired architects to build mosques, palaces, and other public buildings." -from World Cultures & Geography
Based on the excerpt, how did Mansa Musa impact the culture of Mali?
Mansa Musa started trading with Muslim countries in North Africa.
Mansa Musa was the first African to make a pilgrimage to Makkah.
Mansa Musa encouraged education and changed the architecture of Timbuktu.
Mansa Musa was the first West African ruler who was Muslim.
About 4 million Africans were enslaved and brought to Brazil by the 1800s. Which of the following shows the influence of this history in Brazil today?
Close family ties and reunions
Popular music and dance
Farming methods
Houses of stone or adobe
Which of the following is NOT an impact that decolonization had on African countries?
There were many economic problems associated with debt and rapid industrialization.
Cultural changes were also impactful as newly independent countries formed their own identity.
African countries were left stable and self-sufficient.
Forming an independent government was a challenge for many countries.
This is a policy or system of segregation or discrimination on grounds of race in South Africa
Apartheid
nomad
refugee
discrimination
This means originating or occurring naturally in a particular place; native
savanna
indigenous
nomad
refugee
This is a farming system in which the farmers focus on growing enough food to feed themselves and their entire families
apartheid
commercial farming
discrimination
subsistence farming
This is the forced separation of different ethnic groups in the United States.
segregation
apartheid
indigenous
discrimination
This is the unjust or prejudicial treatment of different categories of people or things, especially on the grounds of race, age, or sex.
indigenous
apartheid
discrimination
savanna
