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Africa Unit Review

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Africa is the _______ largest continent.

a)

1st

b)

2nd

c)

3rd

d)

4th

2.

True or False: Africa is a country made up of 54 districts

a)

True: Like the U.S, Africa is very diverse but everyone is apart of the same country

b)

False: Africa is not a country, it is a continent

3.

What African river is the longest in the world?

a)

Amazon

b)

Nile

c)

Mississippi

d)

Yangtze

4.

The largest desert in the world is ______

a)

Savanna

b)

Mojave

c)

Sahara

d)

Antarctica

5.

Which mountain in Tanzania is Africa’s highest peak?

a)

Mount Kenya

b)

B Mount Everest

c)

C Mount McKinley

d)

Mount Kilimanjaro

6.

What is a savanna?

a)

Large areas of sand

b)

Grassy plains with few trees

c)

Elevated flat lands

7.

Which are common misconceptions of Africa or Africans?

a)

African countries were once some of the most powerful nations in world history.

b)

Africans were uncivilized and needed the influence of Europeans to improve their lives.

c)

The continent of Africa has some of the richest natural resources in the world.

8.

African folktales reflect traditional Sub-Saharan Africa culture because they have been

a)

carved in stone monuments for all to see

b)

recreated by movie makers and playwrights

c)

preserved in African libraries for centuries

d)

passed on orally from generation to generation

9.

Creating masks is an art form that is popular in Sub-Saharan Africa because —

a)

religious leaders use these artifacts in ceremonies

b)

Europeans and Africans made large amounts of money from the masks

c)

European settlers taught the techniques to Africans

d)

many art schools were built in the region by colonists

10.

The 3 kingdoms that were a part of the gold-salt trade?

a)

Ghana, Mali, and Songhai

b)

Ghana, Songhai, and Persia

c)

Ghana, Mali, and Timbuktu

d)

Ghana, Songhai, and Rome

11.
In what region of Africa are the kingdoms of; Ghana, Mali and Songhai located?
a)
North Africa
b)
West Africa
c)
East Africa
d)
South and Central Africa
12.

North Africans crossed the dangerous Sahara Desert and traded TO GET what natural resource?

a)

gold

b)

diamonds

c)

oil

d)

cotton

13.

The camel was the animal that allowed traders to cross the...

a)

Kalahari Desert

b)

Arabian Desert

c)

Mojave Desert

d)

Sahara Desert

14.

Not only was salt valuable, it was also a...

a)

protein

b)

preservative

c)

carbohydrate

d)

fat

15.
How did people in other lands learn that Mali was an important and wealthy kingdom?
a)
Mansa Musa's hajj
b)
Writings of Arab scholars
c)
Stories from caravan traders
d)
Wood carvings found in Mali
16.

This man was very rich, spreading Islam throughout Africa.

a)

Justinian

b)

Abraham

c)

Hammurabi

d)

Mansa Musa

17.

What is the African diaspora?

a)

A system of passing the throne through the mother's family.

b)

The spread of Africans outside and away from their homeland.

c)

The name of the trip across the Pacific Ocean that the slaves were forced to take.

d)

The war campaign led by Sundiata over royal inheritance.

18.
When did the Atlantic Slave Trade begin?
a)
1400s
b)
1500s
c)
1600s
d)
1700s
19.

What was the route of the Triangle Trade Route?

a)

England to Africa, Africa to the Americas, the Americas back to England.

b)

China to North America, North America to India, India back to China.

c)

England to South America, South America to China, China back to England.

d)

South America to England, England to India, India back to South America.

20.
The part of the slave’s journey aboard the ship between Africa and the American colonies was known as the _________________  _________________
a)
Triangular Trade Route
b)
Middle Passage
c)
Northwest Passage
d)
Bermuda Triangle
21.

How were the conditions of the slave boats during the Middle Passage?

a)

The lodgings were clean and sanitary for the slaves

b)

The slaves were well fed and clothed

c)

The conditions were dirty and unsanitary for the slaves

d)

All of the above

22.

Why did so many people die on the Middle Passage?

a)

Slave traders usually purchased unhealthy individuals

b)

Disease and malnutrition

c)

Overloaded ships often sank

d)

Successful rebellions on board ships took many lives

23.

According to the graph, where were most African slaves brought to in the New World?

a)

Danish Caribbean

b)

Brazil

c)

Europe

d)

North America

24.

How did the slave trade affect Africa’s population?

a)

Economic opportunities led to a massive migration to the cities

b)

New foods led to better health and nutrition

c)

Reduced population and frequent warfare destroyed communities .

d)

Increased trade raised the standard of living for most Africans

25.

Define Colonization

a)

Creating a home for refugees

b)

Trading with another country

c)

Forced take over by one nation over another

26.

Where did the European powers split up African territories?

a)

New Mexico Conference

b)

Versailles

c)

Berlin Conference

d)

Nuremberg Trials

27.

King Leopold II ruled what European country?

a)

Belgium

b)

Bosnia

c)

Great Britain

d)

Spain

28.

Where in Africa did King Leopold conquer?

a)

Congo

b)

Sudan

c)

Libya

d)

Nigeria

29.

Which natural resource did Leopold II want the most?

a)

Rubber

b)

Diamonds

c)

Tin

d)

Orangutans

30.
This emphasized the unity of Africans and the people of African descent world-wide
a)
negritude movemnet
b)
Pan-Africanism
c)
Pan-Arabism
31.

Who is the proponent or founder of the NEGRITUDE movement?

a)

Nelson Mandela

b)

Leopold Senghor

c)

Jean Joseph Rabearivelo

d)

Ferdinand Oyono

32.

What was Apartheid

a)

A part of an animal hide

b)

System of government in South Africa that separated people based on their race and skin color

c)

A communication system, built by Europeans to trade more easily with other countries in Africa

33.
Which of these would a black South African had to have done during apatheid?
a)
carry a passbook
b)
see a doctor
c)
vote for government officials
d)
attend a white school
34.

What year did Apartheid end?

a)

1932

b)

1948

c)

1994

d)

2013

35.

How long did Nelson Madela spend in prison while sentenced to life?

a)

27 days

b)

27 months

c)

27 yaks

d)

27 years

36.

Who was the first black president of South Africa?

a)

Eliud Kipchoge

b)

Nelson Mandela

c)

Joseph Kony

d)

Robert Mugabe

37.

How has the history of Sub-Saharan Africa contributed to political instability in some nations of the region?

a)

The devastation of the Second World War has left some nations struggling to recover.

b)

The end of foreign aid to the region is leaving many without

proper food and medicine.

c)

The end of European colonization left some nations struggling

to form effective governments.

d)

The migration of the Bantu-speaking people across national boundaries has caused a clash of cultures.

38.

Many conflicts in Sub-Saharan Africa resulted from the way the European

colonists -

a)

mined the region for resources

b)

educated different ethnic groups

c)

distributed farm land among the settlers

d)

established boundary lines between nations

39.

The two major ethnic groups in Rwanda are:

a)

Hera and Tari

b)

Hutu and Tari

c)

Hutu and Tulsi

d)

Hutu and Tutsi

40.
Which ethnic group in Rwanda was given more privilege under Belgium rule?  
a)
Twa
b)
Hutu
c)
Tutsi
d)
Zulu
41.

President Habyarimana (a Hutu) was assissinated during his presidency. How?

a)

Car crash

b)

Plane crash

c)

Shooting

d)

Poisioning

42.
What was the suspected reason that President of Rwanda was murdered in a plane crash? 
a)
He was trying to negotiate a peace deal with Europe between the Hutu's and the Tutsi's 
b)
The President was a Tutsi
c)
None of the above
43.

Which group carried out the genocide of the Tutsis in Rwanda?

a)

Janjaweed

b)

Interhamwe

c)

Rwandan Army

d)

Rwandan Patriotic Front

44.

The Rwandan genocide took place in:

a)

1991

b)

1998

c)

1992

d)

1994

45.

Which economic indicator is the best evidence that South Africa's economic development is not at a level that is considered "more developed"?

a)

GDP

b)

Literacy rates

c)

Urban population

d)

Population below poverty line

46.

Conflict minerals are...

a)

Expensive and valuable natural resources which military groups use to make money and enslave people

b)

Natural resources that different countries negotiate and trade for

c)

Food items at my Thanksgiving table

47.

The long-term result of drought and desertification in Sub-Saharan Africa is most likely...

a)

disease.

b)

famine.

c)

flooding.

d)

wild fires.

48.

Article 4: "No one shall be held in slavery or servitude; slavery and the slave trade shall be prohibited in all their forms." –Universal Declaration of Human Rights, United Nations, 1948


"...My best estimate of the number of slaves in the world today is 27 million...." –Kevin Bales, Disposable People, University of California Press, 1999


Based on an analysis of these statements, which conclusion is accurate?

a)

All governments have taken active steps to end slavery

b)

The United Nations has solved the problem of slavery.

c)

The number of enslaved persons has increased dramatically since 1948

d)

Slavery remains a problem in the modern era

49.
Which statement accurately describes the rate of HIV/AIDS infection in Sub-Saharan Africa?
a)
Infection rates are very low
b)
it is among the highest in the world 
c)
it is not a real concern for most people
d)
information is not available on infection rates 
50.

Since 1980 Africa is the continent that has had the most Civil Conflicts in the World (20).

a)

True

b)

False