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Africa Pt 2 Review

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which South African politician worked with Nelson Mandela to end Apartheid Laws?

a)

Minne Mandela

b)

George Bush

c)

F.W. de Klerk

d)

George Clinton

2.

Which of the following were NOT examples of Apartheid Laws?

a)

Requiring passbooks for Black citizens

b)

Requiring Black citizens to live in Homesteads

c)

Requiring Everyone to live in Homesteads

d)

Separate schools based on race and ethnicity

3.

Which of the following formed when two of Earth’s plates moved away from each other?

a)

Madagascar

b)

The Great Rift Valley

c)

The Nile River

d)

The White River

4.

Malaria and HIV/AIDS are two diseases that have affected the population of multiple countries in Africa.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

Apartheid was a system of racial segregation in which African country?

a)

Congo

b)

Egypt

c)

Sudan

d)

South Africa

6.

Which of the following European nations had colonies in Africa.

a)

French

b)

Dutch

c)

The British

d)

All the answers are correct

7.

Poaching is the illegal killing of animals to make a profit.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

Which of the following massacres brought worldwide attention to Apartheid?

a)

Armenian Genocide in Turkey

b)

Selma Protests and Freedom Riders

c)

Soweto and Kigali

d)

Soweto and Sharpeville

9.

The Lack of Clean Water in West and Central Africa

a)

Is not an issue

b)

can lead to health problems and disease

c)

Is due to United Nations

d)

None of the answers are correct

10.

Which of the following was a cause of European colonization of Africa?

a)

The Industrial Revolution

b)

The desire to bring “civilization” to Africa

c)

The competition for natural resources

d)

To spread Christianity

e)

All answers are correct

11.

Food ____________ is the lack of regular access to safe and nutritious foods.

a)

insecurity

b)

abundance

c)

surplus

d)

security

12.

Which of the following countries is not in West Africa?

a)

NIgeria

b)

Mali

c)

Ghana

d)

Somalia

13.

Rivers are essential for transportation in which part of Africa?

a)

The Sahara

b)

Southern Africa

c)

Eastern Africa

d)

Both Southern and Eastern Africa

14.

Why is ecotourism good for Africa?

a)

It promotes poaching

b)

It promotes colonialism

c)

It promotes conservation

d)

It harms the economy

15.

What is one purpose of the U.N. World Food Programme

a)

To provide food for every nation around the world

b)

To raise money for the EU food charities

c)

To train cooks worldwide

d)

To fund the Red Cross

16.

Undernourishment is...

a)

lack of proper nutrition

b)

over eating

c)

the lack of food

17.

Food Scarcity is...

a)

lack of food

b)

over eating

c)

lack of proper nutrition

18.

Which religion is most practiced in Congo and in southern and central Africa?

a)

Islam

b)

Hinduism

c)

Confuciusism

d)

Christian

19.

The term “blood diamonds” or “conflict diamonds” refers to diamonds that are…

a)

diamonds that are mined in war zones and cause more conflict

b)

red diamonds that are rare

c)

diamonds only found on the banks of the Congo River

d)

rare diamonds that are really sharp

20.

Mining and logging operations in Africa cause harm to biodiversity and the environment

a)

True

b)

False

21.

Deforestation is the Congo is cause by Africans using wood for fuel

a)

True

b)

False

22.

Students need to know the story of Apartheid and Nelson Mandela for the test essay question.

a)

Yes, students do need to know this story

b)

No, students do not need to know this story