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7.3 Sub-Saharan Africa

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

these are descendants of Dutch immigrants in southern Africa

a)

Dutchers

b)

Afrikaners

c)

Zulu

2.

What language is the Maasai language?

a)

Maa

b)

Moo

c)

Mii

3.

What is the largest ethnic group in South Africa?

a)

Zulu

b)

Maasai

c)

Cassava

d)

Afrikaners

4.

What ethnic group is famous for their hard, clicking consonant sounds?

a)

Zulu

b)

Khoisan

c)

Afrikaners

d)

Maasai

5.

What is the starchy, tuber plant which is a staple ingredient in Central Africa?

a)

Cassava

b)

Fufu

6.

Where do archaeologists' think the development of mankind began?

a)

Ancient Kenya and Tanzania

b)

Modern day Kenya and Tanzania

7.

How many present day Bantu languages are there?

a)

900

b)

350

c)

450

8.

What 2 religions do most Sub-Saharan Africans practice?

a)

Christianity and Islam

b)

Judaism and Christianity

c)

Judaism and Islam

9.

How did the European colonists suppress the African people?

a)

They took over their governments

b)

They used the differences between ethnic groups to rule the people

c)

They used their weapons

10.

What effect did the Bantu migration have in Africa?

a)

others learned their farming methods

b)

the number of languages spoken

11.

Name the central African bread-like food made from cassava.

a)

Naan

b)

Fufu

c)

Maa

12.

What do you call it when African nations work together for their improvement?

a)

Indigenous religions

b)

Pan-Africanism

c)

Global viewpoint

13.

How did Islam get to the West African countries?

a)

Traders from Arab countries and North Africa brought Islam with them.

b)

Maasai herders brought Islam with them.

c)

European colonists brought Islam with them

14.

What do you call religions that are developed in the area?

a)

Indigenous religions

b)

Pan-Africanism religions

15.

What effect does urbanization have on the Maasai people?

a)

less water to grow their crops

b)

less land to graze their animals

c)

less land to build their houses

16.

What caused the Nigerian conflict?

a)

no one liked each other

b)

British policies forced different ethnic groups together

c)

there was a war over food