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SW Asia & Africa Review

Total questions: 118

Worksheet time: 2hrs 39mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Libya's literacy rate is 91.4%. Ethiopia's literacy rate is 49.1%. Which statement can be inferred from these literacy rates?

a)

More children are attending school in Ethiopia than in Libya.

b)

More children are attending school in Libya than in Ethiopia.

c)

Libya has a higher death rate than Ethiopia.

d)

Ethiopia has less schools than Libya does.

2.

The death rate in Chad is 12.40. The death rate in The United States is 8.38. Which of these factors contribute to Chad's death rate being higher?

a)

Higher levels of poverty and disease in Chad

b)

Lower levels of education in the United States

c)

Higher levels of poverty and disease in the United States

d)

Higher levels of life expectancy in Chad.

3.

The average income in the United States is $54,941. The average income in South Sudan is $963. Which statement can be inferred from the difference in income?

a)

The quality of life is higher in South Sudan.

b)

The literacy rate is higher in South Sudan.

c)

The quality of life is higher in the United States.

d)

The birth rate is higher in the United States.

4.

Urbanization is the...

a)

Increase in the population of cities

b)

Decrease in the population of cities

c)

The decrease in agriculture areas

d)

The increase in agriculture areas

5.
According to the population pyramid of this country, its population is most likely...
a)
growing slowly.
b)
growing rapidly.
c)
decreasing.
d)
not changing.
6.
The average number of years members of a population are going to live
a)
Life Expectancy
b)
Fertility Rate
c)
Infant Mortality Rate
d)
Survivorship
7.

___________________ is a major concern since the average life expectancy in Sub-Saharan Africa is 46 primarily due to the spread of life-threatening diseases such as AIDS and Malaria.

a)

Health Care

b)

Education

c)

War

d)

Migration

8.

The infrastructure that most of the world takes for granted is missing or severely limited in Africa: 589 million sub-Saharan Africans live without _____________ and cook by burning whatever they can find.

a)

electricity

b)

heating and air conditioning

c)

shelter

d)

governance

9.

Sub-Sahara's ______________________ is projected to double by 2050 and possibly triple by 2100 exacerbating the problems the region already experiences.

a)

population growth

b)

military death toll

c)

export economy

d)

industrial capacity

10.

Nearly half of the Sub-Saharan population is living on less than $1.25 per day, and over two-thirds on less than $2.00 per day meaning nearly 637 million Africans live below the ________________.

a)

poverty line

b)

equator

c)

economic threshold

d)

taxable income level

11.

__________________________ issues cost these countries more than the total economic aid they receive. Of all of the people in the world without access to safe water, almost 40% live in Africa.

a)

Sanitation

b)

Food Security

c)

Desertification

d)

Disease

12.

__________________ caused by human expansion and global warming is a major environmental concern in Africa and has lead to significant food security issues.

a)

Desertification

b)

Deforestation

c)

Hurricanes

d)

Flooding

13.
Which of the following is a cause of desertification? 
a)
Endangered Animals
b)
Low birth rate
c)
Drought
d)
Global Interdependence
14.
Which of the following is an effect of overgrazing? 
a)
Erosion 
b)
Arable land
c)
Cattle Ranching
d)
Large water supply
15.
What are the three causes of desertification? 
a)
High birth rate, low education, High GDP
b)
Drought, Overgrazing, and Deforestation
c)
High standard of living, Urban community, High gross domestic product
d)
Drought, Famine, Monsoon
16.
When people run out of food and their families are starving they have no options but to - 
a)
Try and farm anyway
b)
Continue to starve
c)
Flee to large cities
d)
Gather water
17.
Rebel groups use the profits from poaching to buy? 
a)
Weapons
b)
More diamonds
c)
More livestock
d)
Nothing
18.
Poachers kill endangered animals for their? 
a)
Fur, heart, and eyes
b)
Horns, hides, and tusk
c)
Feet, tail, and skull 
d)
None of the above
19.
What is a famine? 
a)
A family
b)
When someone becomes famous
c)
Animals being killed for food
d)
A widespread shortage of food
20.
If a famine is going on in your country people are dying of - 
a)
Starvation
b)
Desertification
c)
Endangered Animals
d)
Illness
21.
Which of the following is not a reason people are starving in Africa? 
a)
Debt and War
b)
Subsistence Farming
c)
Rising Population
d)
High standard of living
22.
Which of the following is a disease spread by mosquitoes? 
a)
Malaria
b)
Parasites
c)
Hepatitis B 
d)
The Flu
23.
Which is a disease spread by blood contact? 
a)
The Flu
b)
Sleeping sickness
c)
Cholera
d)
HIV/AIDS
24.
Why are so many people sick in Africa? 
a)
Limited or no access to medical care
b)
There are plenty of doctors in Africa
c)
People have too much money
d)
Not many people are sick
25.
Does Africa have a high or low literacy rate? Think about their educational system. 
a)
High
b)
Low
26.
What causes desertification?
a)
Overfarming
b)
deforestation
c)
Overgrazing
d)
All of these options
27.
What term describes the loss of vegetation and trees?
a)
deforestation
b)
desertification
c)
desalinization
d)
physical scarcity
28.
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
29.
Which region in Africa is most vulnerable to deforestation?
a)
Sahel
b)
Sahara
c)
Savanna
d)
tropical rainforest
30.
True or false: Deforestation can lead to desertification.
a)
True
b)
False
31.
The Sahel's climate can best be described as:
a)
Arid
b)
Semi-Arid (semi-dry)
c)
Tropical
d)
Grassy and mild
32.
In many places in Africa, drinking water is so far away from people's homes that they have to walk for hours every day to get water. Because of this,
a)
Rainforests are in danger
b)
Girls don't get to go to school
c)
Unstable governments can't fight terrorism
d)
Desertification threatens crop land
33.
What could the government do to help prevent desertification?
a)
End the droughts so there would be enough water
b)
Teach farmers better farming techniques
c)
Move farmers to farming camps with better land
d)
Build a wall to keep the sand from blowing on their land.
34.
How does industry hurt African nations?
a)
Industry causes the GDP to go up
b)
Industry causes the GDP to go down.
c)
Water is polluted by industrial run-off
d)
Lots of people move to areas with factories
35.
Which of the following is NOT a cause of desertification? 
a)
Clearing of trees
b)
drought
c)
Overgrazing of animals
d)
Overuse of the rivers
36.
Which statement about desertification is true?
a)
Desertification maintains the balance of nature as moist and dry areas shift.
b)
Desertification is an increasing problem caused by wind, farming, overgrazing, and loss of vegetation.
c)
Desertification affects a few subregions of North Africa, but is not yet a significant problem throughout the region.
d)
Desertification has declined following the construction of the Aswan High Dam.
37.
What is the word that means too many animals living and eating grass in too small an area
a)
overgrazing
b)
deforestation
c)
desertification
d)
drought
38.
What is an effect of deforestation?
a)
an increased number of animal species due to the land that has been cleared
b)
a decrease in the number of floods since there are less trees to trap rainfall
c)
a larger variety of agricultural products since there are less trees to take nutrients out of the soil
d)
an increased amount of soil erosion and poor soil quality due to a lack of roots and nutrients
39.
Which African region has been negatively affected by commercial logging, excessive fuel wood consumption, and slash and burn farming techniques?
a)
the Sahel
b)
the savanna
c)
the Sahara
d)
the rain forest
40.
True or False: Africa has many areas with poor soil that make growing crops difficult.
a)
True
b)
False
41.

The problem explained in the passage is that cocoa farmers worked in poor conditions for very low pay. What was the solution?

a)

Cocoa farmers stopped harvesting cocoa until their wages were raised.

b)

Cocoa became a fair trade product, which helped farmers to be paid more.

c)

Cocoa farmers formed a union to petition their governments for better pay.

d)

Cocoa farmers got used to the poor working conditions and accepted them.

42.

Which ingredient makes a chocolate bar taste chocolaty?

a)

sugar

b)

butter

c)

cocoa

d)

milk

43.

Some cocoa farms use unethical methods to harvest cocoa. What evidence from the passage best supports this conclusion?

a)

“Chocolate farming may sound like a dream job, but unfortunately, the reality of life on a cocoa farm is less than idyllic.”

b)

“Cocoa farms are usually located in small villages in remote areas of countries that are still developing a lot of the luxuries taken for granted by people who live in first world countries.”

c)

“Some cocoa farms use slave labor, buying and selling people as young as children to work long days in dangerous conditions.”

d)

“The average workday hours an American may be used to do not apply on these farms—workers don’t get scheduled breaks or eight-hour shifts.”

44.

Read the following sentences: “As people involved in the global trade of cocoa began to find out about the slavery, child exploitation, and unsafe conditions on cocoa farms, they started to demand change.” Based on this information, what conclusion can you make?

a)

People in the cocoa trade already knew about the use of slavery on cocoa farms.

b)

People did not agree with the use of slavery or child labor on cocoa farms.

c)

People wanted to change the unsafe conditions on cocoa farms, but didn’t care about slavery.

d)

People wanted to end child exploitation on cocoa farms, but not unsafe conditions.

45.

What does the fair trade movement aim to fix?

a)

to fix poor working conditions on farms, including lots of hard work, no access to medicine, not enough food, and unfair pay.

b)

to make a lot more money to share it with people of developing countries

c)

to change the economic system of Africa to save the people who are in trouble with diseases

d)

to warn the whole countries to recognize the seriousness of global issues for sustainable development

46.

What is Fairtrade all about?

a)

better prices and better working conditions

b)

more trade for less money

c)

less money for workers

d)

less crops

47.

Who can buy Fairtrade products?

a)

rich people

b)

no one in the UK

c)

anyone

48.

Which statement is true about Nelson Mandela?

a)

First Black president of South Africa

b)

Jailed for 27 years for protesting the Apartheid laws

c)

Worked to end hatred and unite all South Africans after apartheid

d)

All are true of Nelson Mandela.

49.
Gross domestic product (GDP) is
a)
the number of working age people in a country.
b)
the total value of goods and services a country produces in a year.
c)
the number of products that the industries produces in a year.
d)
the average salary that a person earns in a year.
50.

What are the classifications for species under the endangered species act (select all that apply)?

a)

Endangered

b)

Worrisome

c)

Extinct

d)

Threatened

51.

What classifies a species as endangered?

a)

It is at risk of becoming extinct

b)

There aren't a lot of them left

c)

It's arbitrary and doesn't depend on anything

d)

Climate change

52.

Which of these cannot be covered by the endangered species act?

a)

Gold

b)

Gardenia

c)

Gecko

d)

Grey reef shark

53.
Are deforestation and desertification related?
a)
Desertification and deforestation are the same thing.
b)
Deforestation contributes to desertification
c)
They are not related to one another.
d)
Desertification leads to deforestation.
54.
Desertification is: 
a)
a naturally occurring event due to continual droughts
b)
both natural and a man made activity caused by lack of precipitation and continual overuse of the land and its resources 
c)
is man made  but the impact on Earth is very limited
d)
is permanent and nothing can be done to prevent the causes or effects
55.
Desertification impacts: 
a)
less than 10% of Earth's land
b)
is limited to the area around Africa's Sahara and Kalahari deserts
c)
is greater than 75% of Earth's land 
d)
approximately 1/3 of land on Earth 
56.
What causes desertification?
a)
Over-cultivation of the land
b)
Not letting the land rest
c)
Overgrazing
d)
All of these options
57.
Why are some diamonds nicknamed "Blood Diamonds"
a)
They are red in color
b)
They are bought by terrorists
c)
They are passed down through family generations
d)
They are mined in a war zone
58.
Which country imports the most diamonds in the world?
a)
China
b)
France
c)
United Kingdom
d)
United States
59.

What are conflict diamonds?

a)

Diamonds that are mined by children and other workers in conflict zones

b)

Diamonds that are legally bought by Americans and Europeans

c)

Diamonds stolen from Africa

d)

Diamonds that are lost over the years

60.

Children as young as _____ work in diamond mines

a)

2

b)

5

c)

9

d)

13

61.

The Kimberly Process

a)

Ensures countries are buying conflict diamonds

b)

Ensures countries are buying the most exclusive diamonds

c)

Ensures countries are buying conflict free diamonds

d)

Ensures countries are buying the cheapest diamonds

62.

After working most of the day, workers only get paid

a)

2 dollars an hour

b)

2 dollars a week

c)

10 dollars a week

d)

10 dollars an hour

63.

The Sudan conflict was between...

a)

the Tutsis and Hutus

b)

the north and the south

c)

Europe and Africa

64.

Africa is a country.

a)

True

b)

False

65.

Subsistence Farming is when ...

a)

big corporations farm large areas of land for economic gain.

b)

families grow just what they need in order to survive.

c)

European colonists force native Africans to work on farms.

d)

the women grow vegetables in the garden while the men hunt animals in the field.

66.
What does poaching mean?
a)
To hunt illegally
b)
To make eggs
c)
To hit elephants with a stick
d)
To sell ivory
67.
What could happen if the elephants keep getting killed for their tusks?
a)
There will be no more ivory
b)
They may become extinct
c)
There will be no more safaris
d)
People will stop traveling to Africa
68.
Illegal Hunting 
a)
Carrying Capacity
b)
Conflict Diamonds 
c)
Poaching 
d)
River Plain
69.

Which of the following is causing poverty in Africa?

a)

poaching causing extinction

b)

people moving to overcrowded cities

c)

government paying for irrigation

d)

water in short supply

70.

Why would a country need to import food?

a)

small percentage of arable land

b)

high percentage of arable land

c)

having rich coastal plains

71.

Desertification causes

a)

city workers moving to farms

b)

famine

c)

animals destroying villages

d)

housing for tribal groups

72.

Habitat destruction and the fur trade has caused what?

a)

famine

b)

desertification

c)

endangered animals

d)

apartheid

73.

The process that leads to the reduction of arable land is:

a)

desertification

b)

poaching

c)

famine

d)

endangered animals

74.

What can prevent desertification?

a)

Killing more animals

b)

have more people live in the area

c)

clear trees and shrubs

d)

plant trees and irrigation

75.

If a country's life expectancy is only 61, that could mean

a)

they don't have quality healthcare

b)

there are too many hospitals

c)

Medications are given too freely

d)

Babies are being born

76.

True or False: Blood diamonds caused workers to be hurt or killed

a)

True

b)

False

77.

True or False: desertification has caused people to move to large cities to search for jobs.

a)

True

b)

False

78.

Hunger, civil wars, and endangered animals are all problems of where?

a)

Middle East

b)

America

c)

Africa

d)

Serengeti

79.
Cutting and clearing away trees, grass, or shrubs in an area is called-
a)
arable
b)
drought
c)
deforestation
d)
famine
80.

What is the term that describes a country's desire to "expand their borders to overseas territories and colonies"?

a)

Industrialization

b)

Imperialism

c)

Agriculture

81.

What happened as a result of the Berlin Conference of 1884-1885?

a)

France and Britain agreed to combine African colonies

b)

less fighting between African leaders and European powers

c)

European countries divided Africa into colonies

82.

What sparked the interest of Europe in colonizing Africa

a)

The Berlin Conference

b)

Trade

c)

Slavery

d)

Natural Resources

83.

Which one of these did not happen at the Berlin Conference?

a)

Europeans partitioned the land of Africa

b)

African were consulted about how their land would be partitioned

c)

Europeans divided the land based on natural resources

d)

Europeans installed new governments in the lands that they colonized

84.

Which statement best describes why rhino horns are considered valuable?

a)

Keratin, an ingredient in the horns, has been found to cure some cancers

b)

The horns are used in some cultures to make jewelry and sculptures

c)

Some people mistakenly believe the horns have healing properties.

d)

none of the above

85.
Belief in one god.
a)
monotheism
b)
Siyam
c)
Hajj
d)
Zakat
86.
Yom Kippur is part of
a)
Judaism
b)
Christianity
c)
Islam
d)
All the above
87.
Jesus is considered the leader of the Christian religion.
a)
True
b)
False
88.
A monotheistic religion believes in worshipping 
a)
many gods
b)
no god
c)
two gods
d)
one god
89.
Jesse celebrates religions holidays such as Christmas and Easter. What religion does he belong to?
a)
Judaism
b)
Hinduism
c)
Islam
d)
Christianity
90.
Which of the following is NOT a Christian holiday?
a)
Easter
b)
Christmas
c)
Rosh Hashana
d)
All of these are Christian holidays
91.

Which activity below is part of the Islamic faith?

a)

attending mass

b)

praying five times a day

c)

worshipping more than one god

d)

reading the Torah

92.
What is the name of the Jewish Holy Book?
a)
Torah
b)
Bible
c)
Vedas
d)
Analects
93.
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
94.
what is a non renewable resource?
a)
water
b)
wind
c)
coal
d)
biomass
95.
Why do we use non-renewable resources instead of renewable resources? 
a)
Less Expensive 
b)
More Energy
c)
All of the above
96.

Renewable energy resources are?

a)

Resource that cannot be readily replaced by natural means on a level equal to its use.

b)

Invisible resources

c)

Renewable resources that can be naturally restored.

d)

All the above

97.

Coal and oil are?

a)

Non-Renewable energy resources

b)

Renewable energy resources

c)

None of the above

98.

Which renewable energy resource would be the most ideal for use in the Southern African region?

a)

Hydro (water) energy

b)

Solar energy

c)

Wind energy

d)

Geothermal energy (Earth's heat)

99.

Which of these are the benefits or positives of building the Aswan Dam?

a)

creates electricity

b)

controls flooding

c)

keeps crocodiles from eating people

d)

provides year round irrigation

100.

One of the negatives of the Aswan Dam is

a)

it destroyed many farm fields & homes

b)

everyone had electricity

c)

they could irrigate year round

101.

What do Palestinians want from Israel?

a)

Their land returned

b)

A military

c)

To immigrate to Europe

102.

What did the 1947 UN Partition Plan call for?

a)

a Jewish state

b)

an Arab state

c)

Jerusalem as an international area

d)

all of these

103.

Jerusalem is a holy city for which group of people?

a)

Christians

b)

Jews

c)

Muslims

d)

all of these people

104.
 What is a “refugee”?
a)
a person who had to leave their home as a result of war
b)
a person who opens his home to those who need a safe place to stay
c)
a person who refuses to take in someone who is without a safe place to stay
d)
a person who refuses to leave his home even though it is dangerous to stay there
105.

What was the main reason for the conflict between Israel and Palestine?

a)

Nobody Remembers

b)

Palestine took all Israel's

c)

Terrorist Attacks

d)

Land Rights

106.

Which cause and effect pair is true?

a)

animals take over farmland --> illegal poaching causes extinction

b)

land becomes unsuitable for farming --> people move to overcrowded cities

c)

water is in short supply -->government pays farmers to irrigate

d)

new farming techniques are developed --> tribal groups become nomadic

107.

What causes soil to erode and blow away

a)

overgrazing

b)

planting trees

c)

brushwood fences

d)

not allowing people to cut down trees

108.

* Endangered Animals

*HIV/AIDS

*Civil Wars

*Hunger


All of these are examples of

a)

Issues in the Serengeti

b)

Problems in Africa

c)

Disadvantages of living in America

d)

Conflict in the Middle East

109.

Outlawing hunting of certain species and forming police forces to stop poachers can be described as

a)

Police forces of Kenya

b)

Safaris of Africa

c)

War on Poaching

d)

Extinct animals

110.

which of the following can help stop desertification

a)

rasing goats instead of farming

b)

planting trees and irrigation

c)

the clearing of tress and shrubs

d)

inviting more people to move to the area

111.

one way people contribute to desertification is

a)

planting drought resistant crops

b)

poaching animals from the Serengeti

c)

cutting down tress and shrubs

d)

digging wells to water their livestock

112.

one common characteristic of many Sub Saharan countries is

a)

a focus on improving agricultural technology

b)

open access to public education

c)

high rate of disease and food crisis

d)

emphasis on an industrial economy

113.

low life expectancy and high infant mortality rate might suggest that

a)

medical attention is a priority for families

b)

there is limited access to quality healthcare

c)

the government provides free healthcare

d)

people receive health education classes

114.
What do the Israelis say the West Bank Barrier (wall) is for?
a)
To take more land
b)
For security from terrorist attacks
c)
To fence in oil fields
d)
To keep Israelis from leaving
115.

Much of Sub-Saharan Africa has a _______ infant mortality rate and a _______ literacy rate.

a)

high, high

b)

low, high

c)

high, low

116.

______________________ has become a major concern of the future of the region since Sub-Saharan Africa is home to nearly half of the child population who are not in school and drop out rates are significantly increasing.

a)

Education

b)

Urban Warfare

c)

Illegal Drug Trafficking

d)

Industrial Pollution

117.

The Suez Canal is located in the country of ______

a)

Libya

b)

Saudi Arabia

c)

Egypt

d)

Morocco

118.

The Suez Canal made travelling easier by connected the ______ and the _____.

a)

Red Sea, Persian Gulf

b)

Persian Gulf, Arabian Sea

c)

Red Sea, Mediterranean Sea

d)

Red Sea, Nile River

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