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Africa

Total questions: 32

Worksheet time: 6hrs 50mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

This process by which dry or semi-arid regions become drier and less productive due to overgrazing and deforestation...

a)

deforestation

b)

desertification

c)

desalination

2.

People who raise livestock for food, moving in search of water and grazing land...

a)

nomadic herders

b)

hunter-gatherers

c)

cattle ranchers

3.

People who obtain food by hunting, fishing, and foraging...

a)

angler

b)

farmer

c)

hunter-gatherer

4.

An excess of commercial logging and agriculture has led to...

a)

desertification

b)

deforestation

c)

desalination

5.

Economic growth and development are negatively impacted when leaders use public funds and abuse their power for personal gain...

a)

plague

b)

famine

c)

corruption

6.

An imprint of an ancient plant preserved in rock is an example of a....

a)

artifact

b)

fossil

c)

technology

7.

Which of the following refers to a king or ruler of ancient Egypt?

a)

magesty

b)

pharaoh

c)

emperor

8.

Skilled workers who created goods by hand were called...

a)

stone masons

b)

musicians

c)

artisans

9.

This resulted in the forced migration of millions of Africans to the Americas...

a)

Pan-Africanism

b)

Atlantic Slave Trade

c)

Apartheid

10.

Grassland regions in Africa with scattered trees and very little rainfall...

a)

canyon

b)

tundra

c)

savanna

11.

The original inhabitants of a region are ______ to the area.

a)

indigenous

b)

nobles

c)

milleninals

12.

A preserved body believed to be necessary for an afterlife...

a)

pyramid

b)

stele

c)

mummy

13.

Remains of tools and objects made by humans in ancient times are called...

a)

artifacts

b)

fossils

c)

technology

14.

Ancient Egyptian writing consisted of _______, which were symbols or drawings.

a)

steles

b)

pyramids

c)

hieroglyphics

15.

Mali's wealth came from which of the following?

a)

emeralds

b)

salt

c)

copper

16.

What is the term that represents the movement seeking to unite Africans worldwide?

a)

Pan-Africanism

b)

Nationalism

c)

Socialism

17.

The Christian minority group in Egypt is called...

a)

Catholics

b)

Copts

c)

Protestants

18.

________ helped early humans survive by hunting animals an gathering food more effectively.

a)

Technology

b)

Artifacts

c)

Weapons

19.

Payments made to the victors of battles/war were called...

a)

gifts

b)

prizes

c)

tributes

20.

The most densely populated areas in Africa have this in common...

a)

location near the equator

b)

location near a source of water

c)

location near the prime meridian

21.

This term refers to the practice of raising animals in open pastures...

a)

pasteurization

b)

pastoralism

c)

herding

22.

A large stone pillar which commemorated an important event or ruler is known as a...

a)

pyramid

b)

sarcophagus

c)

stele

23.

Which of the following was a system of racial segregation and discrimination in South Africa?

a)

Pan-Africanism

b)

Apartheid

c)

Atlantic Slave Trade

24.

A fertile spot in a desert is known as an...

a)

aquifer

b)

wadi

c)

oasis

25.

Overthrowing dictatorships and establishing more democratic governments in African nations was one major effect of the...

a)

Arab Spring

b)

African Expansion

c)

Democracy Day

26.

Which of the following is an example of a tribute paid to the victor of a battle/war?

a)

mummies

b)

ivory

c)

diamonds

27.

Which of the following was used to make paper?

a)

lotus flower

b)

papyrus reed

c)

sea kelp

28.

All African nations have the same economic system, which is called a __________.

a)

market economy

b)

mixed economy

c)

command economy

29.

The deliberate and systematic destruction of a national, ethnic, racial, or religious group is called...

a)

genocide

b)

retaliation

c)

massacre

30.

Which of the following contributed to the development of Ghana, Mali, and Songhai?

a)

war

b)

trade

c)

colonization

31.

The policy or practice of acquiring full or partial political control over another country, occupying it with settlers, and exploiting it economically is called...

a)

feudalism

b)

colonialism

c)

capitalism

32.

Colonialism affected the African people by...

a)

Forcing Africans to work on German plantations at very low wages and displaced them from their lands.

b)

Forcing Europeans to work on Africa plantations at very low wages and displaced them from their lands.

c)

Forcing Africans to work on colonial plantations at very low wages and displacing them from their lands.