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Ch 21-24 Sub Saharan Africa TEST

Total questions: 34

Worksheet time: 34mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Elephants populations have plummeted in the last 100 years due to

a)

poaching for ivory

b)

large highways built in their habitat

c)

the need for fresh meat

d)

exportation of foreign zoos and circuses

2.

The largest sector in East Africa's economy is

a)

export agriculture

b)

subsistence agriculture

c)

services, including tourism

d)

mining/fishing/raw materials

3.

The two dominant religions in East Africa are

a)

Christianity and Islam

b)

Islam and Animism

c)

Christianity and Ethiopian Orthodoxy

d)

Bantu and Tusti

4.

All of the following compound the issues facing East Africa, except

a)

mismanagement of resources

b)

governmental corrpution

c)

conflict

d)

illegal hunting

5.

Which country is heavily investing in East African trade, natural resources, and infrastructure, fundamentally altering the economy of the subregion?

a)

Saudi Arabia

b)

The United States

c)

Egypt

d)

China

6.

Which factor plays the most important role in determining population patterns of East Africa?

a)

access to the fertile lands near water

b)

proximity to major urban centers and trade routes

c)

the lasting social impact of borders set by colonial powers

d)

access to fresh water

7.

In which country did a genocide take place in 1994 when the Hutus killed hundreds of thousands of Tutsi people?

a)

Afghanistan

b)

Democratic Republic of Congo

c)

Rwanda

d)

Uganda

8.

Which is a factor that has contributed to the lack of proper management of natural resources within West Africa?

a)

deforestation

b)

poverty

c)

overfarming

d)

pollution

9.

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?

a)

sugarcane

b)

taro

c)

bananas

d)

cacao

10.

When Europeans drew colonial boundaries for Africa at the Berlin Conference

a)

they established Liberia as an independent state

b)

they divided territory according to the dominant religious faith of a region

c)

they established the Congo as an independent state

d)

they mostly ignored existing African ethnic boundaries

11.

Another term for conflict diamonds is _____________ diamonds

a)

war

b)

rebel

c)

strife

d)

blood

12.

The primary aim of the Global Water Initiative is to

a)

improve access to clean water and sanitation

b)

halt the advance of desertification

c)

stop overfishing in ecologically vulnerable areas

d)

implement reforestation plans

13.

The African ________ Zone, where the land changes from deserts to a tropical savanna, cuts through the norther part of West Africa

a)

Transition

b)

Tributary

c)

Transfer

d)

Transplant

14.

The rapid growth of many cities in West Africa has placed a burden on existing ___________, such as sewage and transportation systems.

a)

substructure

b)

telecommnications

c)

infrastructure

d)

arable land

15.

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

a)

Uganda

b)

Democratic Republic of the Congo

c)

South Sudan

d)

Gabon

16.

Equatorial Africa contains hundreds of ethnic groups and languages, with ____________ being the most dominant language because of colonial influence.

a)

French

b)

English

c)

Arabic

d)

Poruguese

17.

Despite a worldwide trade ban, demand for _________ has surged and poaching continues even in protected areas.

a)

diamonds

b)

teak and other rare woods

c)

ivory

d)

fur

18.

Because so many people of Equatorial Africa are focused on ________, there is little focus on developing and managing the use of natural resources.

a)

creating jobs

b)

survival

c)

industrialization

d)

economic growth

19.

the year 1960 was called the "year of independence" in Equatorial Africa because during that year

a)

colonial rule ended

b)

slaves were freed

c)

rights for teenagers were written into law

d)

Southern Sudan separated from Sudan

20.

Its location on and near the Equator give the region its name, but Equatorial Africa is also called

a)

the Rainforest Africa region

b)

The Center of Africa

c)

the Heart of Africa

d)

the Wild Africa region

21.

Despite laws that require gender equality in most Southern African countries, traditional laws often prohibit women from

a)

inheriting property

b)

practicing religion

c)

cooking

d)

cleaning

22.

Due to the world's largest drug treatment effort for people with HIV/AIDS, life expectancy in South Africa had increased by _________ since 2005

a)

6 months

b)

one year

c)

three years

d)

five years

23.

Which European people colonizing Southern Africa called themselves Afrikaners, meaning "Africans"

a)

Swedes

b)

Dutch

c)

English

d)

Belgians

24.

What civil rights leader in South Africa spent 27 years in prison, before becoming the nation's first black president?

a)

Martin Luther King

b)

Leon Sullivan

c)

Steve Biko

d)

Nelson Mandela

25.

In Southern Africa, which of the following pushes groups already at odds with each other into deeper conflict?

a)

shortages

b)

pollution

c)

lack of sanitation

d)

HIV/AIDS

26.

While some of Southern Africa's rivers are useful for generating electricity, they are not suitable for

a)

LifeStraws

b)

irrigation

c)

accommodating wildlife

d)

transportation

27.

A traditional oral historian, storyteller, singer, and musician of West Africa

a)

Great Rift Valley

b)

griot

c)

understory

d)

apartheid

28.

A layer of the rainforest in which shrubs, ferns, and mosses grow

a)

carrying capacity

b)

Great Rift Valley

c)

savanna

d)

understory

29.

A long cliff that separates lands at two different altitudes

a)

escarpment

b)

basin

c)

savanna

d)

understory

30.

Tropical grasslands with scattered trees and seasonal rainfall

a)

escarpment

b)

basin

c)

savanna

d)

griot

31.

cuts through much of East Africa forming two branches, both of which lie within a set of fault lines

a)

savanna

b)

griot

c)

apartheid

d)

Great Rift Valley

32.

an Afrikaans word meaning "separateness"; policy of minority rule

a)

apartheid

b)

carrying capacity

c)

griot

d)

basin

33.

the area of land that drains into a river and its tributaries

a)

understory

b)

basin

c)

savanna

d)

escarpment

34.

the population that a given area will support without undergoing environmental deterioration

a)

apartheid

b)

griot

c)

basin

d)

carrying capacity