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Unit 5- Africa Review

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Muhammad is on a pilgrimage. What is his destination?

a)

Mecca

b)

Jerusalem

c)

Bethlehem

d)

Cairo

2.

What holy city do Islam, Christianity, and Judaism have in common?

a)

Mecca

b)

Bethlehem

c)

Jerusalem

d)

Cairo

3.

Yahweh, Allah, and God are ____________ figures.

a)

Polytheistic

b)

Communistic

c)

Monotheistic

d)

Atheistic

4.

Christianity is based on the teachings of whom?

a)

Jesus Christ

b)

Muhammad

c)

Moses

d)

God/Yahweh/Allah

5.

Why did so many people in Egypt live near the Nile River?

a)

Water source for crops

b)

They want to go swimming

c)

They like hippos

d)

They didn't live by the Nile

6.

15. The religion most closely associated with the Quran is...

a)

Judaism

b)

Christianity

c)

Egyptian

d)

Islam

7.

Which modern holiday is associated with Rosh Hashanah?

a)

Easter

b)

New Years

c)

Hanukkah

d)

Ramadan

8.

If you are in South Africa, what direction would you travel to get to Sudan?

a)

North

b)

East

c)

South

d)

West

9.

If you are in Kenya, which direction would you travel to Morocco?

a)

Northeast

b)

Southeast

c)

Northwest

d)

Southwest

10.

What do you believe Nelson Mandela meant when he said “A man who takes away another man’s freedom is a prisoner of hatred…”

a)

A man actually goes to prison.

b)

A man who’s not free to speak his mind.

c)

A man who is consumed (overtaken) by hate.

d)

A man who hates Mandela.

11.

Using your own knowledge and Nelson Mandela’s writings, one of his influences could have been one of the following?

a)

President George W. Bush

b)

President Barack Obama

c)

Martin Luther King Jr.

d)

President Abraham Lincoln

12.

Which of the following is the least likely reason a citizen of Somalia would become a pirate?

a)

To help the residents of the Democratic Republic of Congo

b)

It’s location provides access to water (near the ocean)

c)

They have a disorganized government

d)

They are a poor country

13.

What laws limited the rights of blacks in South Africa and made it illegal for different races and ethnic groups to mix together?

a)

enclaves

b)

townships

c)

republicanism

d)

apartheid

14.

Mandela and Martin Luther King Jr. never met but they fought for the same cause at the same time on two different continents. What cause did they both fight for?

a)

Religious freedom

b)

Economic freedom

c)

Freedom from oppression

d)

Immigration Reform

15.

Why does the Coltan war in the Democratic Republic of the Congo cause a dilemma for consumers buying electronic devices?

a)

Consumers do not want to give money to militias who brutalize the people

b)

It makes the Coltan prices go up

c)

The children working in Coltan mines are becoming rich

d)

The Coltan production is bringing peace to Congo

16.

AIDS is a deadly disease that has spread around the continent of Africa and could also be called a…?

a)

enclave

b)

pandemic

c)

township

d)

savanna

17.

Gas is made from oil, and is used to warm homes in the winter. If Texas gets hit by a record breaking snow storm, slowing the production of oil, what happens to the price of gas?

a)

It increases, because nobody is using their heaters to warm their homes

b)

It decreases, since nobody is driving

c)

It increases, because the more people are using their heaters to warm their homes

d)

It decreases, because the supply of oil is low

18.

Which factor of production best describes the children who mine Coltan in the Democratic Republic of the Congo?

a)

Financial Capital

b)

Intellectual Capital

c)

Land

d)

Labor

19.

Mike and Karol live in the desert. They do not receive enough rain to support normal agriculture (farming). This area would be described as…

a)

Arid

b)

Poaching

c)

Famine

d)

Caravan

20.

Ancient Egyptian writings are called...

a)

Letters

b)

Cave drawings

c)

Hieroglyphics

d)

Papyrus