Wayground logo

Free Printable Worksheets

Font size

S
M
L
XL
Worksheets

Africa / Resources, Sustainability, Imperialism, and Genocide

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 1hrs 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is an example of a renewable resource?

a)

biomass

b)

oil

c)

coal

d)

aluminum

2.

An energy source that we can use over and over again is called

a)

Renewable

b)

Mineral Mining

c)

Eco-Friendly

d)

Sustainability

3.

If nature keeps making fossil fuels under the earth's surface, why do we say they will run out?

a)

They are being formed as a type of gas which we cannot use.

b)

They are being formed too far beneath the surface.

c)

The fossil fuels are being mined in Africa

d)

We are consuming the fossil fuels much faster than they can form.

4.

Energy that uses heat that comes from within the Earth is called what?

a)

Fossil fuel

b)

Hydroelectric

c)

Geothermal

d)

Biomass

5.

What are the 3 main fossil fuels?

a)

Wind, Water, and Minerals

b)

Coal, Oil, and Natural Gas

c)

Electricity, Sun, Coal

d)

Metals, Oil, and Coal

6.

Which of the following is a nonrenewable resource?

a)

milk

b)

coltan

c)

biomass

d)

sheep

7.

What are natural resources?

a)

resources that come from our atmosphere

b)

new inventions that man creates from nature

c)

human labor needed to process the land

d)

what the earth provides that humans can use to live

8.

Which of the following is a resource that CAN be reused?

a)

Gas

b)

Silver

c)

Water

d)

Electric

9.

Which of the following is the best way a person could conserve natural resources?

a)

eat less food

b)

pick up trash in your town

c)

using rechargeable batteries

d)

buying a new car

10.

How can consumers help reduce the amount of waste in landfills?

a)

recycle and reuse materials

b)

increase the consumption of goods

c)

buy products that are eco-friendly

d)

put the waste in trash bags

11.

As the human population increases, so does the consumption of natural resources. What impact does this have natural ecosystems?

a)

animals have always adapted to their environment so they will find a different home to live in

b)

a loss of habitat for animals on the planet

c)

animals evolve with the times so they can adjust to environmental changes

d)

people start to care about animals more as the planet becomes polluted.

12.

When we use up a resource we...

a)

waste it

b)

consume it

c)

pollute it

d)

sustain it

13.

Natural Resources are

a)

Raw materials that people use, found on or in the Earth.

b)

Rocks that contain metals and minerals that people use.

c)

Resources that are continually being replaced by the earth after people use them.

d)

Resources that cannot be replaced quickly enough to keep from running out but people use them anyway.

14.

How are our everyday lives dependent on activity in the Congo.

a)

The Congo produces most of the world's coltan, which we need for our electronic devices.

b)

The Congo produces most of the world's gold, which our banks need to gain wealth.

c)

The Congo produces military training and arms, which keeps stability in the region.

d)

The Congo produces most of the world's coffee, which humans need everyday.

15.

How many people have been killed by the conflicts surrounding conflict minerals in the Congo's most recent wars?

a)

1 million

b)

2.5 million

c)

4 million

d)

5.5 million

16.

Your Ecological Footprint is the ratio of

a)

the amount of resources you use to the amount of resources available

b)

how many people there are on earth to how much space we have on earth

c)

animals to carbon producing waste

d)

your understanding of the environment to your use of resources

17.

What best matches what sustainability means?

a)

Conserving resources in your school

b)

Maintaining the world's resources for future generations.

c)

Stop cutting down trees to use for paper products

d)

Using as much water and energy as your country needs

18.

Looking after and taking care of living things so they don't die out is often called

a)

exploitation

b)

conservation

c)

management

d)

sustainability

19.

To deny someone a basic human right or need because of the person's sex, religion, nationality, ethnicity, race, or other traits is called:

a)

Racism

b)

Discrimination

c)

Segregation

d)

Stereotype

20.

People who are legally owned by another person and are forced to work for that person without pay is called

a)

Genocide

b)

Discrimination

c)

Slavery

d)

Racism

21.

When a stronger country uses the resources of a weaker country to enrich the stronger country, it is called:

a)

Civil War

b)

Imperialism

c)

Genocide

d)

Racism

22.

This term is used when labor forces are taken advantage of:

a)

rule of law

b)

slavery

c)

exploitation

d)

sanctions

23.

One of the biggest problems related to the Congo, it's people, and it's history is:

a)

They were never allowed to use their own resources for development and for self rule.

b)

They are a violent people who aren't capable to self rule so warlords keep taking over.

c)

They are all corrupt and chaotic which never allowed for self-rule.

d)

Their neighbors kept invading them, despite the Europeans trying to keep them out.

24.

Rule of law is a phrase that means...

a)

there are no rules to follow so society is chaotic

b)

citizens and the government agree to follow all the laws in society

c)

the government rules like a dictator and citizens just have to deal

d)

multi-national corporations rule over societies

25.

Multi-national corporations gain control over Africa's resources by

a)

owning the means of production

b)

owning the people who do the labor

c)

owning the consumers

d)

owning the whole country

26.

When one country refuses to trade with another country it is called this:

a)

smuggling

b)

sanction

c)

exports

d)

exploitation

27.

The very first stages of genocide involve

a)

absolute military control

b)

massacres

c)

scapegoating

d)

segregation

28.

Rwanda suffered from genocide because

a)

one group in society thought they were better than the other

b)

the government made them do it

c)

civil war in the Congo flooded over to their country

d)

people are evil by nature

29.

Generations of racism, discrimination, and segregation in South Africa is referred to as

a)

Ethnic Cleansing

b)

Jim Crow Laws

c)

South African Civil War

d)

Apartheid

30.

Jane Goodall is most famous for

a)

living in Africa as a woman, in the 60s

b)

studying, and advocating for, our closest living relatives

c)

making a documentary with her filmmaker husband

d)

being a feminist and an taking a stand in the world of science

31.

The ethnic groups of Hutus and Tutsies were invented by

a)

The Hutus

b)

The German colonizers

c)

Tutsi Rebel Groups

d)

The Belgium

32.

At every stage of a genocide you need...

a)

propaganda

b)

looting

c)

the power of one

d)

massacres

33.

The United Nations could generally be described as

a)

a government body to stop genocides and wars

b)

a world organization to maintain stability and peace worldwide

c)

an organization founded by the victors of WWII so they would all stay in power for years to come

d)

an organization of the world that tries to prevent imperialism and war.

34.

The very last stage of genocide is...

a)

segregation

b)

exploitation

c)

mass killing

d)

denial

35.

Paul Rusesabagina and his role at the Hôtel des Mille Collines was important because it shows us....

a)

how the Rwanda genocide started, unfolded, and ended

b)

how one person can make a difference when all seems hopeless

c)

how some Hutus married Tutsies, so Rwanda is complicated

d)

how managing a hotel means kissing up to people in power during genocide

36.

What example below is a true concept of supply and demand as it effects prices?

a)

As a country you import more Ore than you export, so it is cheap

b)

Your country has no sheep, so wool is an expensive product

c)

As a country you value wood products so you have a lot of them

d)

Your country has too much grain, so grain becomes very expensive

37.

Much of the wealth created by natural resources in Africa goes to

a)

multi-national corporations

b)

developing nations in Africa

c)

the consumers

d)

the labor force needed to extract it

38.

Infographics would best be used to

a)

give factual information about a topic in an easy to read and understand manner

b)

let people know your opinion about a certain subject or concept

c)

make an event poster for your school club or organization

d)

Share your life with others in a fun way that's easy to understand

39.

Climate change is a result of

a)

too many pesticides sprayed on your food, causing cancers

b)

too many people on the planet, making it heat up quickly

c)

too many fossil fuels being burned, releasing carbon into the atmosphere

d)

too many people not really caring about the environment

40.

Knowing or watching a genocide happen, and doing nothing, is called

a)

bystander behavior

b)

being an idiot

c)

psychological warfare

d)

looting