WorksheetsAfrica / Resources, Sustainability, Imperialism, and Genocide
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 1hrs 20mins
What is an example of a renewable resource?
biomass
oil
coal
aluminum
An energy source that we can use over and over again is called
Renewable
Mineral Mining
Eco-Friendly
Sustainability
If nature keeps making fossil fuels under the earth's surface, why do we say they will run out?
They are being formed as a type of gas which we cannot use.
They are being formed too far beneath the surface.
The fossil fuels are being mined in Africa
We are consuming the fossil fuels much faster than they can form.
Energy that uses heat that comes from within the Earth is called what?
Fossil fuel
Hydroelectric
Geothermal
Biomass
What are the 3 main fossil fuels?
Wind, Water, and Minerals
Coal, Oil, and Natural Gas
Electricity, Sun, Coal
Metals, Oil, and Coal
Which of the following is a nonrenewable resource?
milk
coltan
biomass
sheep
What are natural resources?
resources that come from our atmosphere
new inventions that man creates from nature
human labor needed to process the land
what the earth provides that humans can use to live
Which of the following is a resource that CAN be reused?
Gas
Silver
Water
Electric
Which of the following is the best way a person could conserve natural resources?
eat less food
pick up trash in your town
using rechargeable batteries
buying a new car
How can consumers help reduce the amount of waste in landfills?
recycle and reuse materials
increase the consumption of goods
buy products that are eco-friendly
put the waste in trash bags
As the human population increases, so does the consumption of natural resources. What impact does this have natural ecosystems?
animals have always adapted to their environment so they will find a different home to live in
a loss of habitat for animals on the planet
animals evolve with the times so they can adjust to environmental changes
people start to care about animals more as the planet becomes polluted.
When we use up a resource we...
waste it
consume it
pollute it
sustain it
Natural Resources are
Raw materials that people use, found on or in the Earth.
Rocks that contain metals and minerals that people use.
Resources that are continually being replaced by the earth after people use them.
Resources that cannot be replaced quickly enough to keep from running out but people use them anyway.
How are our everyday lives dependent on activity in the Congo.
The Congo produces most of the world's coltan, which we need for our electronic devices.
The Congo produces most of the world's gold, which our banks need to gain wealth.
The Congo produces military training and arms, which keeps stability in the region.
The Congo produces most of the world's coffee, which humans need everyday.
How many people have been killed by the conflicts surrounding conflict minerals in the Congo's most recent wars?
1 million
2.5 million
4 million
5.5 million
Your Ecological Footprint is the ratio of
the amount of resources you use to the amount of resources available
how many people there are on earth to how much space we have on earth
animals to carbon producing waste
your understanding of the environment to your use of resources
What best matches what sustainability means?
Conserving resources in your school
Maintaining the world's resources for future generations.
Stop cutting down trees to use for paper products
Using as much water and energy as your country needs
Looking after and taking care of living things so they don't die out is often called
exploitation
conservation
management
sustainability
To deny someone a basic human right or need because of the person's sex, religion, nationality, ethnicity, race, or other traits is called:
Racism
Discrimination
Segregation
Stereotype
People who are legally owned by another person and are forced to work for that person without pay is called
Genocide
Discrimination
Slavery
Racism
When a stronger country uses the resources of a weaker country to enrich the stronger country, it is called:
Civil War
Imperialism
Genocide
Racism
This term is used when labor forces are taken advantage of:
rule of law
slavery
exploitation
sanctions
One of the biggest problems related to the Congo, it's people, and it's history is:
They were never allowed to use their own resources for development and for self rule.
They are a violent people who aren't capable to self rule so warlords keep taking over.
They are all corrupt and chaotic which never allowed for self-rule.
Their neighbors kept invading them, despite the Europeans trying to keep them out.
Rule of law is a phrase that means...
there are no rules to follow so society is chaotic
citizens and the government agree to follow all the laws in society
the government rules like a dictator and citizens just have to deal
multi-national corporations rule over societies
Multi-national corporations gain control over Africa's resources by
owning the means of production
owning the people who do the labor
owning the consumers
owning the whole country
When one country refuses to trade with another country it is called this:
smuggling
sanction
exports
exploitation
The very first stages of genocide involve
absolute military control
massacres
scapegoating
segregation
Rwanda suffered from genocide because
one group in society thought they were better than the other
the government made them do it
civil war in the Congo flooded over to their country
people are evil by nature
Generations of racism, discrimination, and segregation in South Africa is referred to as
Ethnic Cleansing
Jim Crow Laws
South African Civil War
Apartheid
Jane Goodall is most famous for
living in Africa as a woman, in the 60s
studying, and advocating for, our closest living relatives
making a documentary with her filmmaker husband
being a feminist and an taking a stand in the world of science
The ethnic groups of Hutus and Tutsies were invented by
The Hutus
The German colonizers
Tutsi Rebel Groups
The Belgium
At every stage of a genocide you need...
propaganda
looting
the power of one
massacres
The United Nations could generally be described as
a government body to stop genocides and wars
a world organization to maintain stability and peace worldwide
an organization founded by the victors of WWII so they would all stay in power for years to come
an organization of the world that tries to prevent imperialism and war.
The very last stage of genocide is...
segregation
exploitation
mass killing
denial
Paul Rusesabagina and his role at the Hôtel des Mille Collines was important because it shows us....
how the Rwanda genocide started, unfolded, and ended
how one person can make a difference when all seems hopeless
how some Hutus married Tutsies, so Rwanda is complicated
how managing a hotel means kissing up to people in power during genocide
What example below is a true concept of supply and demand as it effects prices?
As a country you import more Ore than you export, so it is cheap
Your country has no sheep, so wool is an expensive product
As a country you value wood products so you have a lot of them
Your country has too much grain, so grain becomes very expensive
Much of the wealth created by natural resources in Africa goes to
multi-national corporations
developing nations in Africa
the consumers
the labor force needed to extract it
Infographics would best be used to
give factual information about a topic in an easy to read and understand manner
let people know your opinion about a certain subject or concept
make an event poster for your school club or organization
Share your life with others in a fun way that's easy to understand
Climate change is a result of
too many pesticides sprayed on your food, causing cancers
too many people on the planet, making it heat up quickly
too many fossil fuels being burned, releasing carbon into the atmosphere
too many people not really caring about the environment
Knowing or watching a genocide happen, and doing nothing, is called
bystander behavior
being an idiot
psychological warfare
looting
