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Subsaharan Africa Review

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In the 19th century, slaves would keep the hope of freedom alive by _________ inspirational songs.

a)

singing

b)

laughing

c)

whispering

2.

Subsaharan culture is passed down __________ from one generation to the next.

a)

orally

b)

academically

c)

artistically

3.

Newly developed countries typically have high ___ ___ _______but have high poverty

a)

GDP

b)

GDP per capita

4.

Before colinization African borders were defined by __________ ___________ like mountains and rivers.

a)

natural boundaries (rivers and oceans)

b)

man-made boundaries (roads and hospitals)

c)

no boundaries

5.

_____________ mountain in Tanzania is the highest point in the country.

a)

Himalayan

b)

Andes

c)

Kilimanjaro

d)

Horeb

6.

The largest river in South America is the __________ river.

a)

San Antonio

b)

Amazon

c)

Rio Grande

d)

Nile

7.

The largest river in Africa is the _________ river

a)

San Antonio

b)

Rio Grande

c)

Amazon

d)

Nile

8.

Bishop tutu and Nelson Mandela are remembered and rewarded the noble peace prize for ending ________ __________

a)

Ethnic peace

b)

Racial justice

c)

Racial injustice

9.

__________ was a movement in Africa that helped free countries in the 1900’s

a)

Nationalism

b)

Racism

c)

Republicanism

d)

Federalism

10.

Apartheid meant that _________ were kept apart in society

a)

races

b)

cattle

c)

horses

d)

genders

11.

Nigeria gained independence but still has issues because it is divided between three ________ groups so getting along is difficult.

a)

ethnic

b)

religious

c)

military

12.

French and English are spoken in most places in Africa due to ________________

a)

colonization

b)

decolonization

c)

Europe being close to Africa

d)

Africans are fans of English and French

13.

The conflict in Rwanda in the 1990’s happened due to different ________ group not getting along.

a)

Ethnic

b)

Religious

c)

Military

14.

A lot of problems in Africa come from __________ being drawn by European powers.

a)

resources

b)

boundaries

c)

slaves

15.

By European powers colonizing and exporting African resources, the __________ was not allowed to develop and Africa still suffers today.

a)

military

b)

people

c)

Economy

16.

The policies that allowed for European countries to take African Resources for profit was called ______________

a)

Apartheid

b)

Imperialism/colonization

c)

The law of 1850