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Unit 3: Africa Summative Assessment

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The Great Rift Valley and the Lakes region were both formed because of this.

a)

the movement of tectonic plates

b)

volcanic eruptions

c)

melting glaciers

d)

flooding

2.

Which region in Africa can has Steppes (Sahel), highlands, tropical coast, arid desert?

a)

West Africa

b)

Congo Basin

c)

Great Rift Valley

d)

Sahara Desert

3.

Which region in Africa is located at the equator, surrounded by higher elevations, world’s second largest river?

a)

West Africa

b)

Congo Basin

c)

Great Rift Valley

d)

Sahara Desert

4.

Which area in Africa provides fresh water in an area where rainfall is low and the cooler temperatures of the Ethiopian highlands make farming possible

a)

West Africa

b)

Cong Basin

c)

Great Rift Valley

d)

Sahara Desert

5.

Which number is where the Sahara Desert is?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

6.

Which number shows where there are savannahs?

a)

4

b)

5

c)

6

d)

7

7.

Where is Swahili (a Bantu language) mostly spoken today?

a)

West Africa

b)

Sahara Desert

c)

East Africa

d)

Siuth Africa

8.

What was the result of the Bantu migrations?

a)

they spread Arabic and Islam to Africa

b)

they traded for gold and salt

c)

they created borders that met their needs to extract resources and maintain peace with other European nations

d)

they spread their language and their iron and farming technologies, and altered the landscape of the savannahs

9.

Why did Europeans fight over Africa in the 19th century?

a)

They wanted to unify the peoples of Africa and support them to fight for independence

b)

They wanted control over Africa’s natural resources for their industries at home.

c)

They wanted to find the fountain of youth

d)

They wanted to establish ecotourism in Africa

10.

Why is the Zambezi River an important natural resource?

a)

Because it floods annually and leaves rich soil behind

b)

Because it is a source of water in the Sahara Desert

c)

Because it provides a transportation route through West Africa

d)

Because it provides hydroelectric power

11.

What has been the long-term effect of Europeans changing Africa’s original borders?

a)

There are few African countries that share one common culture which has led to genocide and civil war

b)

Africans have developed one national culture

c)

Once the Europeans left Africa, traditional borders were re-established

d)

The new borders established lasting peace in Africa

12.

What natural resources were important to the development of early African kingdoms?

a)

salt and pepper

b)

oil and uranium

c)

gold and silver

d)

salt and gold

13.

Describe the effects of trade on Africa.

a)

Arab traders helped spread the Swahili language

b)

Arab traders brought Islam to Africa

c)

trade encouraged the rise of African Kingdoms

d)

all of the above

e)

none of the above

14.

What important resources does Africa have today?

a)

Mineral resources (gold, diamonds, coal), oil, and natural gas

b)

Mineral resources (iron and silver) and lumber

c)

Mineral resources (steel), pepper, and chocolate

d)

rubber, maple syrup, and lobster

15.

What challenges African nations from benefiting from their valuable natural resources?

a)

lack of trading partners

b)

unstable governments, smuggling, and corruption

c)

the resources are too difficult to get

d)

generous governments give the resources away

16.

Why do countries on the coast of West Africa have more cities and bigger populations?

a)

because they are on open grasslands that are good for farming

b)

because they get good rainfall, can trade easily by sea, and have good fishing

c)

because they have cold temperatures that is good for planting

d)

because they have iron technology

17.

What is pan-Africanism?

a)

a movement to send all freed slaves back to Africa

b)

a movement to begin ecotourism in Africa

c)

a movement to end civil war in Africa

d)

a movement to unite Africans and gain independence

18.

Who banded together to escape the violence and civil war that killed their parents?

a)

The Lost Boys of Sudan

b)

The Lost Boys of Neverland

c)

The Sudan Boys

d)

The Somali Pirates

19.

Where were self-governing homelands for blacks created rather than giving them citizenship?

a)

West Africa

b)

East Africa

c)

North Africa

d)

South Africa

20.

Why does Sothern Africa have such a good economy? (pick the BEST answer)

a)

good farmlands and many natural resources

b)

good coastline for fishing

c)

many rivers for transportation

d)

many natural resources