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Social Studies Semester 2

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What desert is located at number 6? 
a)
Sahara 
b)
Kalahari 
c)
Sahel 
d)
Gobi 
2.
What river is located near number 3? 
a)
Congo River 
b)
Niger River 
c)
Nile River 
d)
Amazon River 
3.
What lake is at number 4? 
a)
Lake Victoria 
b)
Lake Superior 
c)
Congo Lake 
d)
Lake Nile 
4.
What river is near number 5? 
a)
Nile River 
b)
Niger River 
c)
Congo River 
d)
White Nile River 
5.
Who was the last president before Nelson Mandela’s election and was the one to officially end apartheid?
a)
Desmond Tutu
b)
F.W. de Klerk
c)
Winnie Mandela
d)
Jomo Kenyatta
6.
How is Pan-Africanism related to Africa in the 1960’s?
a)
It helped to unify Africans against their colonial situation.
b)
It led to the end of the apartheid system in South Africa.
c)
It accidentally caused the beginning of imperialism.
d)
It was no longer necessary following World War II
7.
In 1994 South Africans elected nelson Mandela president, after he and the previous president helped pass laws to end apartheid. This election was the first of its kind in South African history and resembled US elections which are guided by the Constitution and include:
a)
mandatory registration for everyone over eighteen
b)
term limits for all elected officials
c)
universal suffrage for men and women of all races.
d)
equal media coverage for all candidates
8.
This person was the voice of the anti-apartheid movement in South Africa. He was jailed by the government for 27 years on charges of sabotage and other crimes committed while he led the movement against apartheid.
a)
Nelson Mandela
b)
Desmond Tutu
c)
F.W. de Klerk
d)
Jomo Kenyatta
9.
Upon his release from prison Nelson Mandela helped lead the transition towards multi-racial democracy in South Africa.
a)
True
b)
False
10.
Which European nations had the greatest influence in Africa in the early 1900’s
a)
Spain and Portugal
b)
Great Britain and France
c)
Great Britain and Spain
d)
Belgium and Italy
11.
As the European powers grew more industrialized, their colonies became very important as sources of:
a)
military prestige
b)
slave labor
c)
new inventions
d)
raw materials
12.

In a democracy, citizens play an important role because they are able to vote for leaders.

a)

True

b)

False: Oligarchy

c)

False: Autocracy

13.

South Africa has a presidential democracy.

a)

Ture

b)

False: Parliamentary Democracy

c)

False: Autocracy

14.

In a democracy, a ruler has absolute power and the citizens do not possess the right to choose their own leaders.

a)

True

b)

False: Monarchy

c)

False: Autocracy

15.

In South Africa, the president comes to the role by hereditary line.

a)

True

b)

False: He or she is selected from the legislature

c)

False: He or she is elected directly by the citizens

16.

In a/an presidential democracy, citizens vote for members of the legislature and the members select the country’s leader.

a)

True

b)

False: Autocracy

c)

False: Parliamentary Democracy

17.

Kenya and Nigeria are presidential democracies in which the citizens are responsible for electing the president and members of the legislature.

a)

True

b)

False: electing Parliament and the Parliament selects the Prime Minister.

c)

False: The citizens have no responsibility in elections.

18.

In a/an democracy, a single ruler or party holds unlimited power over the government & its people.

a)

True

b)

False: Oligarchy

c)

False: Autocracy

19.

What is Nigeria’s main export?

a)

Oil

b)

Cotton

c)

Fish

d)

Textiles

20.

What is an example of a physical trade barrier in Africa?

a)

Quota on Egyptian cotton sheets

b)

Tariff on Nigerian oil

c)

The Sahara desert

d)

Embargo on South Africa

21.

During Nigeria’s long period of military rule, what type of economic system did it have?

a)

Traditional

b)

Command

c)

Market

d)

Mixed

22.

Which country has the strongest economy in Africa?

a)

Nigeria

b)

Botswana

c)

South Africa

d)

Sudan

23.

Today, both South Africa and Nigeria have ___________ economic systems.

a)

Traditional

b)

Command

c)

Market

d)

Mixed

24.

In which has South Africa specialized?

a)

oil production

b)

textiles

c)

meat processing

d)

gold and diamond mining

25.

Why did several members of the United Nations have an embargo on South Africa?

a)

South Africa refused to participate in international trade.

b)

They were holding out for better oil deals.

c)

South Africa needed to lower the price of its gold and diamonds.

d)

They wanted South Africa to end its apartheid system.

26.
Trade is the 
a)
voluntary exchange of goods/services and benefits both sides 
b)
required exchange of goods/services 
27.
A barrier is meant to 
a)
encourage the flow of trade
b)
block or slow down trade
c)
make people obey the government 
28.
If a country limits the amount of an imported good, they are using a 
a)
embargo
b)
tariff
c)
quota
29.
When a country refuses to trade with others it is participating in a trade ______
a)
tariff
b)
embargo
c)
quota
30.
A tariff is a ______
a)
tax placed on imported goods
b)
a limit placed on imported goods
c)
a stop of all trade 
31.

The country on the Korean Peninsula that is communist.

a)

South Korea

b)

North Korea

c)

Vietnam

d)

China

32.

The landform that forms a natural border between India and China.

a)

Rocky Mountains

b)

Himalayan Mountains

c)

Yangtze River

d)

Great Wall of China

33.

The country on the Korean Peninsula that is democratic.

a)

South Korea

b)

Japan

c)

Vietnam

d)

North Korea

34.

The dry desert in northwestern China that is mostly large sand dunes.

a)

Gobi Desert

b)

Taklimakan Desert

c)

Arabian Desert

d)

Desert of China

35.

The river that is known for its muddy yellow silt.

a)

Yangtze River

b)

Ganges River

c)

Yellow River

d)

Mississippi River

36.

The body of water that benefits Japan's economy with its fish and mineral resources.

a)

Sea of Japan

b)

Ganges River

c)

Indian Ocean

d)

Yellow Sea

37.

The country that the Chang Jiang and Huang He rivers flow through.

a)

Japan

b)

Vietnam

c)

China

d)

North Korea

38.

The country that is a large island near North and South Korea.

a)

Vietnam

b)

Japan

c)

China

d)

Mongolia

39.

The country that the Ganges River flows through.

a)

India

b)

Vietnam

c)

Japan

d)

China

40.

Which of these is not part of Southeast Asia

a)

Indian Ocean

b)

Pacific Ocean

c)

Philippines Ocean

d)

Mediterranean Sea

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