WorksheetsSub-Saharan Africa Review
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
How did the Ottoman Empire’s location help it become wealthy and powerful?
The busiest trade routes in the region ran through the empire.
The capital in Rome controlled Western Europe.
The Arabian Peninsula’s energy resources were part of the empire.
It controlled the entire length of the Nile from Cairo.
According to the map above, who uses the trade routes?
Guest workers merchants
Egyptians merchants
Mesopotamians merchants
Tuareg merchants
The picture above shows a group of Tuareg people who have adapted to living in the deserts of Africa. How do groups like the Tuareg adapt to living in a harsh climate of African deserts?
Some groups choose to live a nomadic or semi-nomadic lifestyle and follow their livestock
Some groups choose to use terrace farming to grow crops
Some groups choose to settle in the desert and do not migrate at all
Some groups choose to dig deep tunnels and live underground
Using the map above, what country is furthest south in Africa?
Nigeria
Egypt
South Africa
Angola
Why does West Africa support a wide variety of ways of life?
The coastal area has one of the largest cities in the world
The varied geography causes very different climates
The countries of the interior are mostly covered by desert
People in West Africa are nomadic and do not settle there
Using the map above, which of the countries listed produces the most oil?
South Africa
Equatorial Guinea
Tanzania
Angola
What was one of the main problems with the borders that Europeans established in Africa?
They crossed too many rivers and lakes.
They divided some cultural groups and grouped some rivals together.
They blocked British colonies from the ocean.
They made it very difficult for French colonists to transport resources.
According to the document above, what were the conditions for Africans on board slave ships?
Africans were crowded into boats with no personal space
Africans could walk easily and explore the boat
Africans were chained together, but there was a large amount of space between individuals
The trip on the slave ship was long and difficult
Until 1991, a system of South African laws called Apartheid limited the rights of:
women that worked as maids
traditional African populations
European travelers
African youth
According to the chart above, during what years was slave trade the highest?
1500-1600
1601-1700
1701-1800
1801-1867
What has been the result of farmers growing cash crops rather than food crops?
Less food is grown to feed Africans
More farmers are growing legumes
Many farmers are going out of business
Farmland is more susceptible to drought
The sign above refers to the 1948 legal separation of races called _____________.
Nelson Mandela
Apartheid
Sudan
Civil rights hearings
Which of the following best describes the main idea of this graphic?
More grazing land is being planted for cattle.
The expansion of desert land is a problem in Africa.
Desertification is not a risk in Africa.
The Nile River is very important to Africa.
Using the map above, what country is in east Africa?
Somalia
Namibia
Mali
Chad
What are the names of Mrs. Loo's THREE dogs?
Candy
Agnes
Molly
Tobi
Eleanor
