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Sub-Saharan Africa Review

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Well known leader of the Mali Empire, famously known for his luxurious journey to Mecca

a)

Mansa Musa

b)

Cleopatra

c)

Julius Ceasar

d)

Nelson Mandela

2.

Caused by adding more currency to the money supply, which causes the currency to have less value

a)

Gross Domestic Product

b)

Currency Calculation

c)

Inflation

d)

Interest Rate

3.

Example: Tigray region/ethnic group is currently in open rebellion against the federal government.

a)

Collapse of the Mali Empire

b)

Ethiopian Civil War

c)

Ethiopia Grand Renaissance Dam

d)

Chad Rebellion

4.

All complete maps should have these characteristics

a)

Title

Scale

b)

Compass Rose

Key (Legend)

c)

Date

Map Maker

d)

Longitude / Latitude

5.

Before colonization, West Africa was known for their abundant amounts of what two resources?

a)

Chromium & Coal

b)

Rubber & Diamonds

c)

Copper & Iron

d)

Gold & Salt

6.

What country was formerly called Southern Rhodesia?

a)

Somalia

b)

Zimbabwe

c)

Gabon

d)

Nigeria

7.

What two areas successfully resisted European Colonization?

a)

Ivory Coast & Sierra Leone

b)

Liberia & Ethiopia

c)

Nigeria & South Africa

d)

Kenya & Tanzania

8.

What Englishman is known for saying "more territory simply means more of the Anglo-Saxon race more of the best the most human, most honorable race the world possesses"?

a)

Cecil Rhodes

b)

Winston Churchill

c)

Boris Johnson

d)

King George III

9.

True or False: The Transition Zone (Sahel) is the median between desert and tropical savanna land.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

The protected Serengeti Plain is shared between what two countries?

a)

Gabon & Cameroon

b)

Tanzania & Kenya

c)

Ivory Coast & Ghana

d)

Namibia & Angola

11.

What European country did Ethiopia defeat at the Battle of Attwa to successfully resist colonization?

a)

Germany

b)

Russia

c)

Italy

d)

France

12.

This image represents what meeting that split up Africa into separate colonies?

a)

Military-Industrial Complex

b)

Colonial Control Meeting

c)

Great African Conquest

d)

Berlin Conference

13.

Nelson Mandela helped destroy the Apartheid in what country?

a)

Ghana

b)

Democratic Republic of the Congo

c)

South Africa

d)

Sri Lanka

14.

Definition: traveling poets, musicians, and storytellers who maintain a tradition of verbal history in parts of West & Central Africa

a)

Griots

b)

Nomad

c)

Patriot

d)

Dane

15.

What city in West Africa, made famous by the Mali Empire, became known for it's scholarship and academics?

a)

Cairo

b)

Timbuktu

c)

Abuja

d)

Lagos

16.

What is the largest city in Africa by population, totaling over 15 million people?

a)

Cairo

b)

Timbuktu

c)

Lagos

d)

Abuja

17.

Definition: the process of fertile land converting into arid land because of misuse or drought

a)

Deforestation

b)

Desertification

c)

Colonization

d)

Correlation