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SSA Unit Test Review

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who was elected president of South Africa after the end of apartheid in 1994?

a)

Woodrow Wilson

b)

Nelson Mandela

c)

F.W. De Klerk

d)

Mohandas Gandhi

2.

If a country has economic difficulties, it likely has:

a)

High GDP per capita and High life expectancy

b)

Low GDP per capita and High life expectancy

c)

Low GDP per capita and Low life expectancy

d)

High GDP per capita and Low life expectancy

3.

The Great Rift Valley is:

a)

Tectonic plates pushing together

b)

Tectonic plates separating to form cracks

c)

The transition zone between the Sahara and the Rainforest

d)

The rainforest in Central Africa

4.

Which of the following contributes to desertification?

a)

Climate change

b)

More water sources

c)

Overpopulation

d)

Deforestation

e)

Not enough wildlife

5.

The legal separation of races

a)

Apartheid

b)

Ahimsa

c)

Colonization

d)

Seafaring

6.

Which of the following were outcomes of Apartheid? (check all that apply)

a)

Voting rights extended to all

b)

There is total equality

c)

There is still an economic gap b/w white South Africans and black South Africans

d)

The government shares resources with all black South Africans

7.

If a country has a high literacy rate it most likely means:

a)

That country has a poor education system

b)

The government doesn't give a lot of money to schools

c)

The schools have lots of educational resources

d)

Not many people go to school or graduate

8.

A rainforest in Sub-Saharan Africa is:

a)

The Congo Basin

b)

The Sahel

c)

The Sahara

d)

The Great Rift Valley

9.

If a country has a low GDP per capita, it most likely means that the government is:

a)

Stable

b)

Unstable

c)

Unregulated

d)

Efficient

10.

James Cook claimed Australia for Great Britain and made it into a __________ colony

a)

Refugee

b)

Prison

c)

Trading

11.

What made people want to come Australia?

a)

Poor education system

b)

Australia's new navy

c)

Gold Rush

d)

Australia's proximity to Hawaii

12.

Australia became independent in:

a)

1215

b)

1901

c)

1815

d)

2001

13.

This arrow is pointing to:

a)

Great Victoria Desert

b)

Uluru Rock

c)

Great Dividing Range

d)

Great Barrier Reef

14.

The huge ecosystem made up of coral reefs and located off the east coast of Australia is:

a)

Coral Sea

b)

Great Barrier Reef

c)

Pacific Realm

d)

Great Artesian Basin

15.

The location that is sacred to the Aborigines is:

a)

Mount Bonnell

b)

Great Dividing Range

c)

Victoria Rock

d)

Uluru Rock

16.

The following methods were used to navigate the seas

a)

Bird flight patterns

b)

Star patterns

c)

GPS

d)

Stick charts

17.

Most of the population lives along the ________ coast of Australia

a)

east

b)

west

c)

north

d)

south

18.

The national sport of Australia is:

a)

Rugby

b)

Cricket

c)

Football

d)

Curling

19.

Melbourne has the second highest population of _________ nationality

a)

Greek

b)

Chinese

c)

British

d)

Portuguese

20.

Why is Australia's Christmas during their summertime?

a)

Since Australia is in the Southern Hemisphere, its seasons are reversed

b)

They chose to have Christmas in June instead

c)

Australia doesn't have seasons

d)

Since Australia is in the eastern hemisphere, its seasons are reversed

21.

Health conditions are often ________ in countries with a stable government

a)

better

b)

worse

c)

the government does not affect the health conditions of a country

22.

a disease affecting a large number of people in a community is a(n):

a)

epidemic

b)

pandemic

23.

an outbreak of disease over a wide geographic area is called a(n):

a)

epidemic

b)

pandemic