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Total questions: 92

Worksheet time: 2hrs 53mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

South Africa's policy of ______________ lasted from 1948-1991.

a)

ethnic groups

b)

apartheid

c)

multiracial

d)

townships

2.

Black South Africans who worked in the cities were forced to live in the _________________, located just outside the cities.

a)

urban

b)

rural

c)

townships

d)

segregation

3.

Homelands were _____________ areas that were described as being barren, or lacking the resources needed to survive.

a)

urban

b)

suburban

c)

rural

d)

per capita

4.

South Africa has three national capitals...

a)

Cape Town

b)

Bloemfontein

c)

Pretoria

d)

Johannesburg

5.

South Africa's policy of ______________ lasted from 1948-1991.

a)

ethnic groups

b)

apartheid

c)

multiracial

d)

townships

6.

Black South Africans who worked in the cities were forced to live in the _________________, located just outside the cities.

a)

urban

b)

rural

c)

townships

d)

segregation

7.

Homelands were _____________ areas that were described as being barren, or lacking the resources needed to survive.

a)

urban

b)

suburban

c)

rural

d)

per capita

8.

South Africa has three national capitals...

a)

Cape Town

b)

Bloemfontein

c)

Pretoria

d)

Johannesburg

9.

relating to the city -- more developed

a)

urban

b)

rural

c)

suburban

d)

slums

10.

relating to the countryside or town -- less developed

a)

urban

b)

rural

c)

suburban

11.

crops that people grow to make money

a)

climate

b)

resources

c)

cash crops

d)

distribution

12.
What are the underground layers of rock that water runs through called?
a)
aquifers
b)
delta
c)
silt
d)
ergs
13.

Which of the following statements about religion in ancient Egypt is accurate?

a)

Ancient Egyptians practiced polytheism—the belief in many gods.

b)

Ancient Egyptians were called to prayer six times every day by the pharaoh.

c)

Ancient Egyptians believed in one god—the pharaoh.

d)

Ancient Egyptians believed that the soul disintegrated into nothing after death.

14.

The longest river in the world, called the father of African rivers. It rises south of the Equator and flows northward through northeastern Africa to drain into the Mediterranean Sea. 4,132 miles long

a)

Nueces River

b)

Nile River

c)

Guadalupe River

d)

Amazon River

15.

Which country is highlighted?

a)

Cameroon

b)

Central African Republic

c)

Democratic Republic of the Congo

d)

Republic of the Congo

e)

Equatorial Guinea

16.

Which country is highlighted?

a)

Sao Tome & Principe

b)

Republic of the Congo

c)

Gabon

d)

Equatorial Guinea

e)

Cameroon

17.

The main river in Central Africa is the

a)

Congo

b)

Xambezi

c)

Kalahari

d)

Timbuktu

18.

Which animal would not be found in Central Africa

a)

Gorilla

b)

Leopard

c)

Chimpanzee

d)

Giraffe

19.

How much money are DRC's resources worth?

a)

24 million dollars

b)

42 million dollars

c)

24 trillion dollars

d)

42 trillion dollars

20.
Ghana, Mali, and Songhai all traded which TWO items?
a)
Gold and fish
b)
Gold and salt
c)
Gold and timber
d)
Gold and bronze
21.
What brought Islam to West Africa?
a)
War
b)
Trade
c)
Emporers
d)
Crusades
22.

Which of the following is an important cash crop—native to Central America and South America—that was

introduced to West Africa during the colonial period?

a)

sugarcane

b)

taro

c)

bananas

d)

cacao

23.

The most populous city in Africa

a)

Lagos

b)

Nigeria

c)

Benin

d)

Togo

24.

A savannah is

a)

a dry desert.

b)

a jungle.

c)

a flat grassland.

d)

a mountain range.

25.

Many West Africans converted to this religion in order to trade with the Muslims.

a)

Christianity

b)

Judaism

c)

Buddhism

d)

Islam

26.

What is the name of the flag?

(a)  

27.

There is a big gap between rich and poor people

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

28.

Which two languages are dominant?

(a)  

29.

Apartheid laws discriminated the white population

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

30.

The head of state is the monarch of the UK

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

31.
Together, what award was given to FW de Klerk and Nelson Mandela? 
a)
Peace Treaty Award
b)
United Nations Award
c)
Nobel Peace Prize
32.
The Mekong River is most important to which country?
a)
Malaysia
b)
Vietnam
c)
Indonesia
d)
Phillipines
33.
Which two cultures have had the greatest impact on Southeast Asia?
a)
China and USA
b)
China and Japan
c)
China and India
d)
China and Mongolia
34.
What product first attracted European traders to the region of Southeast Asia?
a)
gold
b)
spices
c)
silver
d)
oil
35.
What is the most common religion in most of mainland Southeast Asia?
a)
Hinduism
b)
Christanity
c)
Buddhism
d)
Catholic
36.
What is another name for plant life?
a)
flora
b)
fauna
c)
flowers
d)
diorama
37.
What name has been given to the area bordering the Pacific Ocean?
a)
Insular area
b)
Pacific Rim
c)
Ring of Fire
d)
Fauna
38.
What is an area comprised of islands?
a)
Pacific Rim
b)
Ring of Fire
c)
Fauna
d)
Insular area
39.

What religion is unique to Japan?

a)

Buddhism

b)

Shintoism

c)

Taoism

d)

Confucianism

40.
Mongolia is a predominantly ____ country.
a)
coastal
b)
urban
c)
rural
d)
Islamic
41.
Since mainland China became a communist country, Taiwan has
a)
requested to become part of communist China
b)
adopted a communist government.
c)
adopted a republic government.
d)

developed a military force that was stronger than China’s.
42.
After WWII, Korea was
a)
divided into a republic in the south and communism in the north.
b)
governed by an alliance of western European nations.
c)
divided into a republic in the north and communism in the south.
d)
unified for the first time in many years.
43.

The Rig Veda was part of a literary legacy left by the

a)

Aryans

b)

Myans

c)

Aristocrats

d)

Mauryas.

44.

The famous ________ was built by an emperor in memory of his wife.

a)

White House

b)

Taj Mahal

c)

Sri Lanka

d)

Haunted Mansion

45.

Who was the ruler of the Mauryas who converted to Buddhism

a)

Jawaharlal Nehru

b)

Ashoka

c)

Gandhi

d)

Akbar the Great

46.
What kind of government does North Korea have?
a)
democratic
b)
communist
c)
monarchy
d)
parliamentary democracy
47.

This famous landmark measures16-26 feet tall, 21,196 km, and is located in Northen China.

a)

Golden Gate Bridge

b)

The Nile River

c)

The Grand Canal

d)

The Great Wall of China

48.

Traders carried a variety of goods over what route?

a)

Great Barrier Reef

b)

Zheng He Voyages

c)

Silk Roads

d)

DMZ

49.
The name of the ruling party in China.
a)
Collective
b)
Chinese Communist Party
c)
National Congress
50.
What are the Four Great Inventions of China?
a)
Clocks, Phones, TV's and Watches
b)
Cars, Planes, Boats and Trains
c)
Gunpowder, Paper Making, Compass and Printing
d)
Pizza, Pasta, Cheese Burgers and Salad
51.

____________ created the Himalaya range.

a)

Bowl tectonics

b)

Plate tectonics

c)

A tornado

d)

Erosion

52.

____________ created the Himalaya range.

a)

Bowl tectonics

b)

Plate tectonics

c)

A tornado

d)

Erosion

53.

The Rig Veda was part of a literary legacy left by the

a)

Aryans

b)

Myans

c)

Aristocrats

d)

Mauryas.

54.

What country boasts some of the world’s finest gemstones such as sapphires and rubies?

a)

India

b)

Pakistan

c)

Nepal

d)

Sri Lanka

55.
Ghana, Mali, and Songhai developed in what part of Africa?
a)
West Africa
b)
East Africa
c)
North Africa 
d)
South Africa
56.
Ghana, Mali, and Songhai all traded which TWO items?
a)
Gold and fish
b)
Gold and salt
c)
Gold and timber
d)
Gold and bronze
57.
In the Empire of Mali, who was Mali's greatest leader?
a)
Mufasa
b)
Mansa Musa
c)
King Kong
d)
Nelson Mandela
58.
What was the most prominent learning center city in the Mali Empire?
a)
Meroe
b)
Timbuktu 
c)
Instanbul
d)
Africa
59.
What helped trade be possible across the Sahara? 
a)
Camels 
b)
Trucks
c)
Slaves
d)
Horses
60.
How did Ghana become so wealthy?
a)
big business
b)
center of trade route
c)
colonies
d)
television
61.
ISLAM helped to SPREAD trade, languages, religion, and culture.  This process is known as ____.
a)
Imperialism 
b)
Ethnocentrism
c)
Cultural Trade
d)
Cultural Diffusion
62.
Trade between people north and south of the Sahara.
a)
caravan
b)
Sahel
c)
trans-Saharan trade
d)
market
63.
After the 600AD, what religion spread from Arabia into Africa?
a)
Islam
b)
Hinduism
c)
Buddhism
d)
Christianity
64.
The main river that the Ghana empire started around:
a)
Nile
b)
Niger
c)
Volta
d)
Tigris
65.
Salt was a biologically important mineral found where in Africa?
a)
Northern Sahara desert
b)
the rainforest
c)
Zimbabwe
d)
the sahel
66.
The Muslim leader of Mali who supported education, spread Islam, and made a famous pilgrimage to Mecca was
a)
Sundiata
b)
Mansa Musa
c)
Askia the Great
d)
Sunni Ali
67.
What were the 3 largest West African Empires?
a)
Songhai, Mali, and Nigeria
b)
Mali, Songhai, and Ghana
c)
Ghana, Songhai, and Bachwezi
d)
Aksum, Ghana, Mali
68.
Ghana started to use this strong metal, replacing bronze which was weaker.
a)
Copper
b)
Steel
c)
Adamantium
d)
Iron
69.
What desert borders the ancient African Empire of Ghana?
a)
the Sahara
b)
the Gobi
c)
the Nile
d)
the Arabian
70.
What river is located close to Mali and Ghana?
a)
Niger River
b)
Nile River
c)
Amazon River
d)
Tigris and Euphrates Rivers
71.

South africa won a world cup in 2010

a)

true

b)

false

72.

Most of south africa's landscapes are made up of plateaus

a)

true

b)

false

73.

South Africa has one language

a)

true

b)

false

74.

South Africa is DANGEROUS!?!?!

a)

true

b)

false

75.

South Africa nickname is rainbow nation

a)

true

b)

false

76.

They eat meat and vegetables for lunch and supper

a)

true

b)

false

77.

What raw mineral(s) was discovered during the 1800s?

a)

gold & diamonds

b)

crystals

c)

oil

d)

cotton

78.

Who was elected president in 1994

a)

F.W. de Klerk

b)

Barack Obama

c)

Nelson Mandela

d)

Walter Sisulu

79.

What is the main practiced religion in South Africa today?

a)

Islam

b)

Christianity

c)

Hinduism

d)

Judaism

80.

Who were the first Europeans in South Africa?

a)

Germans

b)

British

c)

French

d)

Dutch

81.

Who lost in the Battle of Ulundi?

a)

Dutch

b)

British

c)

Zulu Empire

d)

French

82.

What is the name of the country labeled letter A? (7-1.1)

a)

Central Africa Republic

b)

Gabon

c)

Democratic Republic of the Congo

d)

Cameroon

83.

What is the name of the country labeled letter B? (7-1.1)

a)

Central Africa Republic

b)

Gabon

c)

Democratic Republic of the Congo

d)

Cameroon

84.

What is the name of the country labeled letter B? (7-1.1)

a)

Central Africa Republic

b)

Gabon

c)

Democratic Republic of the Congo

d)

Cameroon

85.

What is the name of the country labeled letter C? (7-1.1)

a)

Central Africa Republic

b)

Gabon

c)

Democratic Republic of the Congo

d)

Cameroon

86.

What is the name of the country labeled letter D? (7-1.1)

a)

Central Africa Republic

b)

Gabon

c)

Democratic Republic of the Congo

d)

Cameroon

87.

What happens to the rainfall in Central Africa when someone moves farther from the equator? (7-1.2)

a)

The more it rains

b)

The less it rains

c)

It stays the same

d)

None of the above

88.

According to experts, what happens when there is land cleared for slash-and-burn? (7-1.2)

a)

The forests turns to desert

b)

The desert turns to forest

c)

The forestland turns to savannah

d)

The savannah turns to forestland

89.

Why are few plants found at ground level in Central African rainforests? (7-1.2)


a)

There is a drought.

b)

The plants are all in the trees.

c)

There is monsoon near the equator.

d)

The trees are blocking the sunlight.

90.

In which of the following Central African countries do most people live in today? (7-1.3)

a)

Cameroon

b)

Equatorial Guinea

c)

Central African Republic

d)

Democratic Republic of the Congo

91.

How do most people in central Africa make a living? (7-1.3)

a)

Subsistence farming

b)

Factory labor

c)

Crafting

d)

Foreign trade

92.

Which of the following is not a challenge for economic growth in central Africa?(7-1.3).

a)

Insufficient infrastructure

b)

Diverse populations

c)

Poor transportation

d)

Poor education

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