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Africa Review

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

famine

a)

extreme scarcity of food

b)

to be greater than another

c)

poor, in a state of poverty

d)

an incorrect understanding or interpretation

2.

misconception

a)

an incorrect understanding or interpretation

b)

a person who organizes a business taking on greater than normal financial risks to do so

c)

an over simplified image or idea held by one person/group of another person/group

d)

believing in the idea of perfection or a perfect world

3.

nkali

a)

to be greater than another

b)

extreme scarcity of food

c)

poor, in a state of poverty

d)

an incorrect understanding or interpretation

4.

entrepreneur

a)

a person who organizes and operates a business (taking on greater than normal financial risks)

b)

poor, in a state of poverty

c)

to be greater than another

d)

an incorrect understanding or interpretation

5.

impoverished

a)

poor, in a state of poverty

b)

over simplified or standardized image or idea held by one person/group of another person/group

c)

an incorrect understanding or interpretation

d)

to be greater than another

6.

stereotypical

a)

an over simplified image or idea held by one person/group of another person/group

b)

poor, in a state of poverty

c)

believing in the idea of perfection or a perfect world

d)

to be greater than another

7.

Are all 3 of your Africa maps completed?

a)

Yes!!! I am good to go!

b)

I have 2 done...

c)

I started them

d)

MAPS! What maps?

8.

What are the coordinates for Abuja, Nigeria? (a)  

Choose from the below words
9°N, 7°E
15°S, 4°W
20°N, 18°W
3°S, 26°E
9.

What city is found at 14°S, 34°E? (a)  

Choose from the below words
Lilongwe, Malawi
Yaounde, Cameroon
Ndjamena, Chad
Nouakchott, Mauritania
10.

Zimbabwe has the highest GDP in Africa. (a)  

Choose from the below words
True
False, it is South Africa
False, it is Kenya
False, it is Chad
11.

In Africa, the equator is surrounded by tropical rainforest.

a)

True

b)

False, it is desert

c)

False, it is tropical seasonal & scrub

d)

False, it is coniferous forest

12.

Some scientists are concerned about the removal of plants in the savanna of Africa because...

a)

the savanna could become more desert-like

b)

there could be non-native plants that move there

c)

animals in the area could die of starvation

d)

they aren't

13.

There are 500 different ethnic groups that make up the black people of Africa (a)  

Choose from the below words
True
False, almost 3,000
False, only 5
False, around 30
14.

What are 2 issues that African people face?

a)

medical funding

b)

lack of education

c)

no plants

d)

hot weather

15.

What are 2 issues that African people face?

a)

infectious disease

b)

poverty

c)

wild animals

d)

all 3 of the other answers

16.

Farming is an important part of the African economy. (a)  

Choose from the below words
True
False
17.

Australian countries ruled colonies in Africa. (a)  

Choose from the below words
True
False, European
False, North & South American
False, Asian
18.

Ory Okolloh said that Africans need to get better at farming and building their industry. (a)  

Choose from the below words
True
False, telling their stories
False, becoming entrepreneurs
False, connecting with the world
19.

Some common misconceptions that people have of Africa are... (Select ALL that apply)

a)

warring place

b)

impoverished

c)

a place of horror

d)

disconnected

e)

none of the above

20.

Who does the land belong to: Israel or Palestine?

a)

Israel - I have 2+ pieces of evidence

b)

Palestine - I have 2+ pieces of evidence

c)

Both - They should have a 2 state solution and I have 2+ pieces of evidence

d)

I do not have evidence (I should probably find that)