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Africa Unit Test

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 36mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In this type of government, 1 person possesses unlimited power & citizens have limited role in government.

a)

Parliamentary Democracy

b)

Autocracy

c)

Presidential Democracy

d)

Democracy

e)

Monarchy

2.

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.

a)

Parliamentary Democracy

b)

Autocracy

c)

Presidential Democracy

d)

Democracy

e)

Monarchy

3.

A type of government where the king comes into power because his family has ruled for generations.

a)

Presidential Democracy

b)

Autocracy

c)

Parliamentary Democracy

d)

Democracy

e)

Monarchy

4.

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.

a)

Parliamentary Democracy

b)

Autocracy

c)

Presidential Democracy

d)

Monarchy

e)

Democracy

5.

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.

a)

Parliamentary Democracy

b)

Autocracy

c)

Presidential Democracy

d)

Monarchy

e)

Democracy

6.

The three economic questions are answered based upon habit and customs.

(a)  

7.

The three economic questions are answered by the authorities in control of the government.

(a)  

8.

The three economic questions are answered through the interaction between the producers & consumers.

(a)  

9.

The three economic questions are answered through both interaction between producers and consumers AND by the authorities in control of the government.

(a)  

10.

A person who buys and/or uses goods and services produced by an individual or business.

(a)  

11.

A tax placed on goods coming into a country

a)

tariff

b)

quota

c)

embargo

d)

literacy rate

e)

human capital

12.

A limit on the amount of a foreign good that can be imported.

a)

Tariff

b)

Quota

c)

Embargo

d)

Literacy rate

e)

Human capital

13.

The education, training, and skills a worker has to produce a good or service.

a)

Tariff

b)

Quota

c)

Embargo

d)

Literacy rate

e)

Human Capital

14.

A stopping of trade between two countries, usually for political reasons.

a)

Tariff

b)

Quota

c)

Embargo

d)

Literacy Rate

e)

Human Capital

15.

The percentage of people over the age of 15 in a country who can read or write.

a)

Tariff

b)

Quota

c)

Embargo

d)

Literacy Rate

e)

Human Capital

16.

What is the largest lake in Africa?

a)

Lake Victoria

b)

Lake Tanganyika

c)

Lake Chad

d)

Lake Malawi

17.

What desert covers most of northern Africa?

a)

Kalahari

b)

Sahel

c)

Sahara

d)

Savanna

18.

What mountain range stretches across northern Africa?

a)

Himalayas

b)

Alps

c)

Atlas

d)

Andes

19.

What is the world's longest river?

a)

Congo

b)

Niger

c)

Nile

d)

Amazon

20.

What is Africa's transition zone between desert and rain forest called?

a)

Savanna

b)

Nile

c)

Kalahari

d)

Sahara

21.

What African land form has rolling grassland and few, scattered trees?

a)

Rain forest

b)

Savanna

c)

River

d)

Desert

22.

What desert is located in southern Africa?

a)

Kalahari

b)

Sahel

c)

Sahara

d)

Gobi

23.

Since the late 1900s, the Sahel region of Africa has faced problems resulting from:

a)

increasing desertification

b)

the lack of rainfall from the monsoons

c)

the effects of acid rain

d)

water pollution

24.

What is 'desertification'?

a)

Spread of desert area

b)

Decrease of desert area

c)

Overpopulation of desert area

d)

Preserving desert area

25.

Which climate zones do animals such as lions, gazelles, and zebras live?

a)

Sahara Desert

b)

Tropical Rainforest

c)

Atlas Mountains

d)

Savanna

26.

Why is farming so difficult in the Sahel?

a)

Government programs have moved too many people to the area.

b)

Little rain falls in the region

c)

No rain falls in the region

d)

Tall grasses make farming difficult

27.

Where do most of Egypt's people live?

a)

In the Atlas Mountains

b)

Along the Sahara Desert

c)

Along the coast

d)

In the Nile River Valley

28.

What resource makes up a large portion of Nigeria's potential wealth?

a)

Oil reserves

b)

Mineral resources

c)

Timber

d)

Commercial agriculture

29.

Gold, coal, diamonds, and platinum are all major resources for which African Region?

a)

Savanna

b)

Tropical Rainforest (South Africa)

c)

Sahara Desert

d)

Sahel

30.

What is one major problem facing those who depend on the Nile River for their water?

a)

it's too shallow for transportation

b)

it no longer has fish in it

c)

it always dries up during the summer months

d)

it is heavily contaminated by human and Industrial wastes

31.

The absence of rainfall is referred to as (a)  

32.

What is an example of an ethnic group?

a)

People who share a belief in the same god

b)

People who like the same food

c)

People who have the same political values

d)

People who share a common language and culture

33.

What is an example of a religious group?

a)

People who share a belief in the same god

b)

People who like the same food

c)

People who have the same political views

d)

People who share language and culture

34.

The two main religious groups in Africa are:

a)

Muslims and Christians

b)

Muslims and Hindus

c)

Christians and Jews

d)

Hindus and Jews

35.

What religion did Arab traders bring with them to Africa?

a)

Christianity

b)

Islam

c)

Judaism

d)

Hindu

36.

Most African languages can be traced to which ethnic group?

a)

Bantu

b)

Swahili

c)

Ashanti

d)

Arab

37.

In which country do most Ashanti live?

a)

Kenya

b)

Egypt

c)

Ghana

d)

Sudan

38.

Which ethnic group worships the "Golden Stool"?

a)

Bedouins

b)

Arabs

c)

Ashanti

d)

Bantu

39.

The Swahili language is a mixture of Bantu and (a)  

40.

Where are the majority of the Swahili people found?

a)

North Africa

b)

East Africa (Kenya, Mozambique, Tanzania)

c)

West Africa

d)

South Africa

41.

Why did Europeans first take an interest in the African continent?

a)

They wanted to help organize African schools.

b)

They wanted to solve the ethnic and tribal disputes.

c)

They were involved in the slave trade.

d)

They needed African agricultural products.

42.

What was the term for a system of acquiring colonies to provide raw materials for a stronger colony?

(a)  

43.

The purpose of the Berlin Conference was to discuss:

a)

The World issues and conflicts.

b)

The best trade routes in Germany.

c)

America's independence from Britain.

d)

The partitioning of Africa.

44.

Why did Europeans set up colonies in Africa?

a)

They wanted to help organize African schools.

b)

They wanted to solve ethnic and tribal disputes.

c)

They wanted to send European workers to Africa.

d)

They needed raw materials found in Africa.

45.

Which European country gained the most land in Africa?

a)

Great Britain

b)

France

c)

Italy

d)

Germany

46.

The European division of Africa caused:

a)

Tribal conflicts

b)

Civil war

c)

Desire for Independence

d)

Freedom for the Africans

47.

A strong belief in one's country is called:

(a)  

48.

What is the apartheid system?

a)

A democratic government system

b)

Segregation of races

c)

Equality for all races

d)

An absolute monarchy

49.

Apartheid separated blacks and whites in:

(a)  

50.

Which organization was formed to gain equal rights for black Africans in the South Africa?

a)

AMC (The African Movement Congress)

b)

ANC (African National Congress)

c)

United Nation (UN)

d)

African Union (AU)

51.

The main goal of the Pan-African movement was to:

a)

End the slave trade

b)

Overthrow all European governments in Africa

c)

Create more jobs in Africa

d)

Unite Africans to work together to solve Africa's problems

52.

This man was arrested and imprisoned for resisting apartheid. He was also the first black president of South Africa.

a)

F. W. de Klerk

b)

Martin Luther King, Jr.

c)

Nelson Mandela

d)

Jacob Zuma

53.

Who was the South African that brought the policies of apartheid to an end?

a)

Nelson Mandela

b)

Jomo Kenyatta

c)

F. W. de Klerk

d)

Robert Mugabe

54.

What country is #21

(a)  

55.

What country is #9

(a)  

56.

What country is #10

(a)  

57.

What country is #26

(a)  

58.

What country is #12

(a)  

59.

What country is #3

(a)  

60.

What country is #11

(a)