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Eastern and Southern Africa

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

group of about 500 related languages and the various peoples who speak them

a)

apartheid

b)

Egyptian

c)

Swahili

d)

Bantu

2.

illegal hunting, which is threatening some of Southern Africa’s most notable species

a)

fishing

b)

big game hunting

c)

shooting

d)

poaching

3.

System of segregation laws enacted in 1948 in South Africa

a)

Jim Crow

b)

Bill of Rights

c)

Apartheid

d)

Congressional

4.

Last name of person who was seen as the leader of the African National Congress (ANC)

a)

Luther

b)

Parks

c)

Mandela

d)

Zulu

5.

Dominant Religion of South African countries

a)

Christianity

b)

Jewish

c)

Islamic

d)

Tribal/Traditional

6.

What country is this?

a)

South America

b)

Lesotho

c)

South Africa

d)

Zambia

7.
What was the purpose of the African National Congress (ANC)? 
a)
To draw more Europeans to the country to oppress black people
b)
To promote segregation between the races
c)
To unite South Africans to fight for equality for black South Africans
d)
To force Europeans out of their homelands
8.
A serious food shortage that causes many people to starve and die.
a)
Famine
b)
Endangered Species
c)
Poacher
9.
What is the largest lake in Africa?
a)
Lake Superior
b)
Lake Ethiopia
c)
Lake Victoria
10.
Swahili is one the most popular spoken languages in East Africa.
a)
True
b)
False
11.

This trench, which is approximately 3,700 miles long was formed by strong geological activity that resulted in the earth's crust sinking.

a)

Great Salt Flat

b)

Great Trench

c)

Great Rift Valley

d)

Great Volcanic Trench

12.

What is the intentional destruction of a people?

a)

genocide

b)

Apartheid

c)

imperialism

d)

colonization

13.

In the 1994 genocide of Rwanda the _______________ were trying to exterminate the _____________.

a)

Hutu; Tutsi

b)

Tutsi; Hutu

14.

A person who leaves his or her country when threatened by unsafe living conditions, typically brought on by violence or a natural disaster=

a)

Citizen

b)

Refugee

c)

Inhabitant

d)

Deserter

15.
When a country controls the lands of another to gain from their resources...
a)
imperialism/colonialism
b)
segregation
c)
enclave
d)
partition
16.
Through European Partitioning, _________ ___________ were divided and this led to political instability (civil wars).
a)
ethnic groups
b)
political groups
c)
career groups
d)
social groups
17.

What caused the Rwandan genocide?

a)

Hatred between groups (Hutu and Tutsi)

b)

Overthrow of the government

c)

Money

d)

Imperialism