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Sub-Saharan Africa

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 14mins

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Class
Date
1.

_ is the part of Africa that lies below the Sahara Desert.

a)

Sub-Saharan Africa

b)

Middle East

c)

North Africa

2.

The region is covered by semiarid _, or grasslands.

a)

steppes

b)

Sahel

c)

rainforests

d)

Great Escarpment

3.

The _ is a semidesert area of West Africa located just below the Sahara Desert.

a)

steppes

b)

Sahel

c)

rainforests

d)

Great Escarpment

4.

The _ have warm temperatures, high humidity, thick vegetation, and receive plenty of rain.

a)

steppes

b)

Sahel

c)

rainforests

d)

Great Escarpment

5.

The region is covered by a large plateau and is defined by the _.

a)

steppes

b)

Sahel

c)

rainforests

d)

Great Escarpment

6.

Around 2000 BC, you took part in one of the biggest migrations in history—the _.

a)

Bantu Migration

b)

Ghana and Mali

c)

Atlantic Slave Trade

7.

The practice of one nation controlling another for economic gain is known as _.

a)

colonialism

b)

"Scramble for Africa"

c)

Berlin Conference

d)

peaceful resistance

8.

The Europeans’ attempt to colonize Africa and keep it for themselves is called the _. 

a)

colonialism

b)

"Scramble for Africa"

c)

Berlin Conference

d)

peaceful resistance

9.

During the winter of 1884–1885 representatives of 14 nations met during the _ to decide the future of Africa.

a)

colonialism

b)

“Scramble for Africa” 

c)

Berlin Conference

d)

peaceful resistance

10.

African groups also used _.

a)

colonialism

b)

“Scramble for Africa”

c)

Berlin Conference

d)

peaceful resistance

11.

Two organizations they formed were the _ and the _.

a)

African National Congress (ANC), Pan-Africanist Congress (PAC)

b)

Hutu, Tutsi

c)

Belgium

d)

Rwandan Patriotic Front (RPF)

12.

Native ethnic groups in Rwanda include _, which make up the majority (85%), _ (14%), and Twa (1%).

a)

African National Congress (ANC), Pan-Africanist Congress (PAC)

b)

Hutu, Tutsi

c)

Belgium

d)

Rwandan Patriotic Front (RPF)

13.

When colonists from _, a European country, arrived in Rwanda in 1916, they created identity cards grouping people based on their ethnicity.

a)

African National Congress (ANC), Pan-Africanist Congress (PAC)

b)

Hutu, Tutsi

c)

Belgium

d)

Rwandan Patriotic Front (RPF)

14.

Years later, Tutsi refugees in Uganda created a group called the _.

a)

African National Congress (ANC), Pan-Africanist Congress (PAC)

b)

Hutu, Tutsi

c)

Belgium

d)

Rwandan Patriotic Front (RPF)