WorksheetsAfrica Unit Test
Total questions: 60
Worksheet time: 36mins
In this type of government, 1 person possesses unlimited power & citizens have limited role in government.
Parliamentary Democracy
Autocracy
Presidential Democracy
Democracy
Monarchy
In this type of government, supreme power is vested in the people & exercised by them directly or indirectly through a system of representation involving free elections.
Parliamentary Democracy
Autocracy
Presidential Democracy
Democracy
Monarchy
A type of government where the king comes into power because his family has ruled for generations.
Presidential Democracy
Autocracy
Parliamentary Democracy
Democracy
Monarchy
In this type of government, citizens elect members of Parliament, and then the members select the leader. The leader works with or through the legislature.
Parliamentary Democracy
Autocracy
Presidential Democracy
Monarchy
Democracy
In this type of government, system of government in which the leader is constitutionally independent of the legislature; citizens directly elect leader. The leader works separate from legislature.
Parliamentary Democracy
Autocracy
Presidential Democracy
Monarchy
Democracy
The three economic questions are answered based upon habit and customs.
(a)
The three economic questions are answered by the authorities in control of the government.
(a)
The three economic questions are answered through the interaction between the producers & consumers.
(a)
The three economic questions are answered through both interaction between producers and consumers AND by the authorities in control of the government.
(a)
A person who buys and/or uses goods and services produced by an individual or business.
(a)
A tax placed on goods coming into a country
tariff
quota
embargo
literacy rate
human capital
A limit on the amount of a foreign good that can be imported.
Tariff
Quota
Embargo
Literacy rate
Human capital
The education, training, and skills a worker has to produce a good or service.
Tariff
Quota
Embargo
Literacy rate
Human Capital
A stopping of trade between two countries, usually for political reasons.
Tariff
Quota
Embargo
Literacy Rate
Human Capital
The percentage of people over the age of 15 in a country who can read or write.
Tariff
Quota
Embargo
Literacy Rate
Human Capital
What is the largest lake in Africa?
Lake Victoria
Lake Tanganyika
Lake Chad
Lake Malawi
What desert covers most of northern Africa?
Kalahari
Sahel
Sahara
Savanna
What mountain range stretches across northern Africa?
Himalayas
Alps
Atlas
Andes
What is the world's longest river?
Congo
Niger
Nile
Amazon
What is Africa's transition zone between desert and rain forest called?
Savanna
Nile
Kalahari
Sahara
What African land form has rolling grassland and few, scattered trees?
Rain forest
Savanna
River
Desert
What desert is located in southern Africa?
Kalahari
Sahel
Sahara
Gobi
Since the late 1900s, the Sahel region of Africa has faced problems resulting from:
increasing desertification
the lack of rainfall from the monsoons
the effects of acid rain
water pollution
What is 'desertification'?
Spread of desert area
Decrease of desert area
Overpopulation of desert area
Preserving desert area
Which climate zones do animals such as lions, gazelles, and zebras live?
Sahara Desert
Tropical Rainforest
Atlas Mountains
Savanna
Why is farming so difficult in the Sahel?
Government programs have moved too many people to the area.
Little rain falls in the region
No rain falls in the region
Tall grasses make farming difficult
Where do most of Egypt's people live?
In the Atlas Mountains
Along the Sahara Desert
Along the coast
In the Nile River Valley
What resource makes up a large portion of Nigeria's potential wealth?
Oil reserves
Mineral resources
Timber
Commercial agriculture
Gold, coal, diamonds, and platinum are all major resources for which African Region?
Savanna
Tropical Rainforest (South Africa)
Sahara Desert
Sahel
What is one major problem facing those who depend on the Nile River for their water?
it's too shallow for transportation
it no longer has fish in it
it always dries up during the summer months
it is heavily contaminated by human and Industrial wastes
The absence of rainfall is referred to as (a)
What is an example of an ethnic group?
People who share a belief in the same god
People who like the same food
People who have the same political values
People who share a common language and culture
What is an example of a religious group?
People who share a belief in the same god
People who like the same food
People who have the same political views
People who share language and culture
The two main religious groups in Africa are:
Muslims and Christians
Muslims and Hindus
Christians and Jews
Hindus and Jews
What religion did Arab traders bring with them to Africa?
Christianity
Islam
Judaism
Hindu
Most African languages can be traced to which ethnic group?
Bantu
Swahili
Ashanti
Arab
In which country do most Ashanti live?
Kenya
Egypt
Ghana
Sudan
Which ethnic group worships the "Golden Stool"?
Bedouins
Arabs
Ashanti
Bantu
The Swahili language is a mixture of Bantu and (a)
Where are the majority of the Swahili people found?
North Africa
East Africa (Kenya, Mozambique, Tanzania)
West Africa
South Africa
Why did Europeans first take an interest in the African continent?
They wanted to help organize African schools.
They wanted to solve the ethnic and tribal disputes.
They were involved in the slave trade.
They needed African agricultural products.
What was the term for a system of acquiring colonies to provide raw materials for a stronger colony?
(a)
The purpose of the Berlin Conference was to discuss:
The World issues and conflicts.
The best trade routes in Germany.
America's independence from Britain.
The partitioning of Africa.
Why did Europeans set up colonies in Africa?
They wanted to help organize African schools.
They wanted to solve ethnic and tribal disputes.
They wanted to send European workers to Africa.
They needed raw materials found in Africa.
Which European country gained the most land in Africa?
Great Britain
France
Italy
Germany
The European division of Africa caused:
Tribal conflicts
Civil war
Desire for Independence
Freedom for the Africans
A strong belief in one's country is called:
(a)
What is the apartheid system?
A democratic government system
Segregation of races
Equality for all races
An absolute monarchy
Apartheid separated blacks and whites in:
(a)
Which organization was formed to gain equal rights for black Africans in the South Africa?
AMC (The African Movement Congress)
ANC (African National Congress)
United Nation (UN)
African Union (AU)
The main goal of the Pan-African movement was to:
End the slave trade
Overthrow all European governments in Africa
Create more jobs in Africa
Unite Africans to work together to solve Africa's problems
This man was arrested and imprisoned for resisting apartheid. He was also the first black president of South Africa.
F. W. de Klerk
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Nelson Mandela
Jacob Zuma
Who was the South African that brought the policies of apartheid to an end?
Nelson Mandela
Jomo Kenyatta
F. W. de Klerk
Robert Mugabe
What country is #21
(a)
What country is #9
(a)
What country is #10
(a)
What country is #26
(a)
What country is #12
(a)
What country is #3
(a)
What country is #11
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