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6th Grade SS Africa Unit Test REVIEW

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the name of the government run system used in South Africa that segregated black South Africans from their white counterparts?

a)

Segregation

b)

Martin Luther King Jr.

c)

Civil Rights Movement

d)

Apartheid

2.

Which of the following is the most important reason for limiting the power of government?

a)

So those in power can pass the laws they feel are important

b)

So the people have some say in the laws by which they are governed

c)

So there can be elections

d)

So the government can have full power to make decisions without the consent of the people

3.

Which of the following geographic features of Africa is most likely a result of the earth’s movement?

a)

Great Rift Valley

b)

Sahara Desert

c)

Rainforest

d)

Climate Change

4.

Which country has the highest population in Africa?

a)

Egypt

b)

Ethiopia

c)

Nigeria

d)

South Africa

5.

If two countries have similar literacy rates and life expediencies, they are similar in ________________________.

a)

development

b)

natural resources

c)

underdevelopment

d)

none of these

6.

Which of the following was a South African anti-apartheid leader and politician who served as president of South Africa from 1994 to 1999?

a)

Nelson Mandela

b)

Margaret Thatcher

c)

Fidel Castro

d)

Mahatma Gandhi

7.

Based on the map, what can be said about the population of Southern Africa?

a)

The population is more dense in the western half than the northern half of the region.

b)

The population is less dense in the eastern half of the region.

c)

The population is more dense in the western half of the region.

d)

The population is more dense in the eastern half of the region.

8.

"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?

a)

Mansa Musa started trading with Muslim countries in North Africa.

b)

Mansa Musa was the first African to make a pilgrimage to Makkah.

c)

Mansa Musa encouraged education and changed the architecture of Timbuktu.

d)

Mansa Musa was the first West African ruler who was Muslim.

9.

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?

a)

Close family ties and reunions

b)

Popular music and dance

c)

Farming methods

d)

Houses of stone or adobe

10.

Which of the following is NOT an impact that decolonization had on African countries?

a)

There were many economic problems associated with debt and rapid industrialization.

b)

Cultural changes were also impactful as newly independent countries formed their own identity.

c)

African countries were left stable and self-sufficient.

d)

Forming an independent government was a challenge for many countries.

11.

This is a policy or system of segregation or discrimination on grounds of race in South Africa

a)

Apartheid

b)

nomad

c)

refugee

d)

discrimination

12.

This means originating or occurring naturally in a particular place; native

a)

savanna

b)

indigenous

c)

nomad

d)

refugee

13.

This is a farming system in which the farmers focus on growing enough food to feed themselves and their entire families

a)

apartheid

b)

commercial farming

c)

discrimination

d)

subsistence farming

14.

This is the forced separation of different ethnic groups in the United States.

a)

segregation

b)

apartheid

c)

indigenous

d)

discrimination

15.

This is the unjust or prejudicial treatment of different categories of people or things, especially on the grounds of race, age, or sex.

a)

indigenous

b)

apartheid

c)

discrimination

d)

savanna