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Unit 4.1 Africa Review

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the name of the government run system used in South Africa that segregated black South Africans from their white counterparts?

a)

Segregation

b)

Martin Luther King, Jr.

c)

Civil Rights Movement

d)

Apartheid

2.

Which of the following is the most important reason for limiting the power of government?

a)

So those in power can pass the laws they feel are important.

b)

So the people have some say in the laws they are governed by.

c)

So there can be elections.

d)

So the government can have full power to make decisions without the consent of the people.

3.

Which of the following geographic features of Africa takes up one third of the continent?

a)

Great Rift Valley

b)

Sahara Desert

c)

Nile River

d)

Congo Rainforest

4.

According to the information in the graph, which of the following countries is the most heavily populated in Africa?

a)

Egypt

b)

Ethiopia

c)

Nigeria

d)

South Africa

5.

Which country is most similar to South Africa in development?

a)

Kenya

b)

Nigeria

c)

Rwanda

d)

Ethiopia

6.

Which of the following was a South African anti-apartheid leader and politician who served as president of South Africa from 1994 to 1999?

a)

Nelson Mandela

b)

F.W. de Klerk

c)

Fidel Castro

d)

Mahatma Gandhi

7.

Based on the map, what can be said about the population of Southern Africa?

a)

The population is more dense in the western half of the country.

b)

The population is less dense in the northern half of the country.

c)

The population is more dense in the eastern half of the country.

d)

The population is the same throughout the country.

8.

“In the late 1800s, English businessman Cecil Rhodes made a fortune by seizing huge stretches of land in South Africa. The lands he took were rich in gold and diamonds. .. Thousands died as a result. Rhodes felt this was acceptable because in his view Africans were a lesser race.” - Expansion was Everything: Europe’s Colonization of Africa, Newsela

Based on the excerpt, how did Cecil Rhodes feel about the native people of Africa?

a)

Cecil Rhodes believed that Africans were clever.

b)

Cecil Rhodes believed that Africans were smart.

c)

Cecil Rhodes believed Africans were better than Europeans.

d)

Cecil Rhodes believed Africans were a lesser race than Europeans.

9.

About 4 million Africans were enslaved and brought to Brazil by the 1800s. Today, African dance and music are part of Brazilian culture. What is this an example of?

a)

Dance Culture

b)

Geography

c)

Cultural Diffusion

d)

Farming

10.

Which of the following were the three major reasons that Europeans colonized Africa?

a)

God, Gold, and Glory

b)

Architecture, Farming, and Religion

c)

Cultural Diffusion, Farming, and Power

d)

Pyramids, Magic, and Medicine

11.

Based on the map, which of the following statements is true?

a)

Kano has a more dense population than Cairo.

b)

Lagos has a more dense population than Cairo.

c)

Cairo has a more dense population than Lagos.

d)

Nairobi has a more dense population than Lagos.

12.

What is the name of the award that Nelson Mandela and F. W. de Klerk received in 1993?

a)

The Mandela Award

b)

The World Peace Prize

c)

The Nobel Peace Award

d)

The Nobel Peace Prize