WorksheetsCh 21-24 Sub Saharan Africa TEST
Total questions: 34
Worksheet time: 34mins
Elephants populations have plummeted in the last 100 years due to
poaching for ivory
large highways built in their habitat
the need for fresh meat
exportation of foreign zoos and circuses
The largest sector in East Africa's economy is
export agriculture
subsistence agriculture
services, including tourism
mining/fishing/raw materials
The two dominant religions in East Africa are
Christianity and Islam
Islam and Animism
Christianity and Ethiopian Orthodoxy
Bantu and Tusti
All of the following compound the issues facing East Africa, except
mismanagement of resources
governmental corrpution
conflict
illegal hunting
Which country is heavily investing in East African trade, natural resources, and infrastructure, fundamentally altering the economy of the subregion?
Saudi Arabia
The United States
Egypt
China
Which factor plays the most important role in determining population patterns of East Africa?
access to the fertile lands near water
proximity to major urban centers and trade routes
the lasting social impact of borders set by colonial powers
access to fresh water
In which country did a genocide take place in 1994 when the Hutus killed hundreds of thousands of Tutsi people?
Afghanistan
Democratic Republic of Congo
Rwanda
Uganda
Which is a factor that has contributed to the lack of proper management of natural resources within West Africa?
deforestation
poverty
overfarming
pollution
Which of the following is an important cash crop - native to Central America and South America - that was introduced to West Africa during the colonial period?
sugarcane
taro
bananas
cacao
When Europeans drew colonial boundaries for Africa at the Berlin Conference
they established Liberia as an independent state
they divided territory according to the dominant religious faith of a region
they established the Congo as an independent state
they mostly ignored existing African ethnic boundaries
Another term for conflict diamonds is _____________ diamonds
war
rebel
strife
blood
The primary aim of the Global Water Initiative is to
improve access to clean water and sanitation
halt the advance of desertification
stop overfishing in ecologically vulnerable areas
implement reforestation plans
The African ________ Zone, where the land changes from deserts to a tropical savanna, cuts through the norther part of West Africa
Transition
Tributary
Transfer
Transplant
The rapid growth of many cities in West Africa has placed a burden on existing ___________, such as sewage and transportation systems.
substructure
telecommnications
infrastructure
arable land
Which country in Equatorial Africa experienced consecutive civil wars in the 1990s and 2000s, that resulted in the loss of an estimated 5 million lives, making it the deadliest conflict since World War II
Uganda
Democratic Republic of the Congo
South Sudan
Gabon
Equatorial Africa contains hundreds of ethnic groups and languages, with ____________ being the most dominant language because of colonial influence.
French
English
Arabic
Poruguese
Despite a worldwide trade ban, demand for _________ has surged and poaching continues even in protected areas.
diamonds
teak and other rare woods
ivory
fur
Because so many people of Equatorial Africa are focused on ________, there is little focus on developing and managing the use of natural resources.
creating jobs
survival
industrialization
economic growth
the year 1960 was called the "year of independence" in Equatorial Africa because during that year
colonial rule ended
slaves were freed
rights for teenagers were written into law
Southern Sudan separated from Sudan
Its location on and near the Equator give the region its name, but Equatorial Africa is also called
the Rainforest Africa region
The Center of Africa
the Heart of Africa
the Wild Africa region
Despite laws that require gender equality in most Southern African countries, traditional laws often prohibit women from
inheriting property
practicing religion
cooking
cleaning
Due to the world's largest drug treatment effort for people with HIV/AIDS, life expectancy in South Africa had increased by _________ since 2005
6 months
one year
three years
five years
Which European people colonizing Southern Africa called themselves Afrikaners, meaning "Africans"
Swedes
Dutch
English
Belgians
What civil rights leader in South Africa spent 27 years in prison, before becoming the nation's first black president?
Martin Luther King
Leon Sullivan
Steve Biko
Nelson Mandela
In Southern Africa, which of the following pushes groups already at odds with each other into deeper conflict?
shortages
pollution
lack of sanitation
HIV/AIDS
While some of Southern Africa's rivers are useful for generating electricity, they are not suitable for
LifeStraws
irrigation
accommodating wildlife
transportation
A traditional oral historian, storyteller, singer, and musician of West Africa
Great Rift Valley
griot
understory
apartheid
A layer of the rainforest in which shrubs, ferns, and mosses grow
carrying capacity
Great Rift Valley
savanna
understory
A long cliff that separates lands at two different altitudes
escarpment
basin
savanna
understory
Tropical grasslands with scattered trees and seasonal rainfall
escarpment
basin
savanna
griot
cuts through much of East Africa forming two branches, both of which lie within a set of fault lines
savanna
griot
apartheid
Great Rift Valley
an Afrikaans word meaning "separateness"; policy of minority rule
apartheid
carrying capacity
griot
basin
the area of land that drains into a river and its tributaries
understory
basin
savanna
escarpment
the population that a given area will support without undergoing environmental deterioration
apartheid
griot
basin
carrying capacity
