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Unit 7 Test Review

Total questions: 45

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How many people live in Central Africa?

a)

184 million

b)

184,000

c)

1.84 million

d)

184 billion

2.

What did the Kongo people trade and get rich off of?

a)

Gun powder, spices, rugs, animal skins.

b)

Animal skins, shells, slaves and ivory.

c)

Animal skins, fruit, ivory, clothes.

d)

Tapestry, beads, shells, fruit.

3.

What dictator was exiled from the Congo?

a)

Joseph Mobutu

b)

Robert Mugabe

c)

Charles Taylor

d)

Charles Darwin

4.

When did Belgium control the Congo?

a)

1900-2020

b)

1908-2008

c)

1908-1960

d)

1996-2006

5.

By the 1800's, which European countries divided up Central Africa?

a)

China, U.S., France, Russia, Spain

b)

Portugal, China, Spain, Greece, Belgium

c)

Belgium, China, Spain, France, the U.S.

d)

France, Belgium, Spain, the United Kingdom, and Portugal

6.

Where is most of the world's copper mined from in Central Africa?

a)

The Copper Pool

b)

The Copper Bridge

c)

The Copper Belt

d)

The Mineral Belt

7.

What waterfall acts as a natural border between Zimbabwe and Zambia?

a)

Zambia Falls

b)

Victoria Falls

c)

Central Africa Falls

d)

The Great Falls

8.

What is the main religion within Central Africa today?

a)

Traditional African

b)

Judaism

c)

Catholic

d)

Christianity

9.

What river runs 1.3 million miles through Central Africa?

a)

The Kotto River

b)

The Congo River

c)

The Quaka River

d)

The Sangha River

10.

What are major health issues that the people of Central Africa are experiencing today?

a)

Malaria, HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis

b)

Chicken Pox

c)

there are no serious health issues

d)

only malaria

11.

The word used for maps which show different elevation is...

a)

land mapping

b)

topography

c)

hydrography

d)

satellite imagery

12.

What minerals are mainly found in Central Africa

(a)  

13.

Mountains are expressed with what color on topographic maps?

a)

green

b)

red

c)

yellow

d)

orange

14.

Nearly all Central African countries struggle with...

a)

They have poor economies but stable governments

b)

They are no struggles

c)

finding ways to use their resources properly

d)

political and economic stability.

15.

In 2006 the Democratic Republic of the Congo created a new constitution. With this, they...

a)

1. Limited the terms and power of the president.

2. Limited the terms and power of the governors.

b)

1. Limited the terms and power of the president.

2. Expanded the power of the governors. 

c)

1. Gave the president total control.

2. Got rid of governors .

d)

1. Established a new dictator.

2. Expanded the idea of democracy.

16.

What effects did the Bantu people have on Central African life when they moved there?

a)

They brought new animals, new farming technology and new plants.

b)

They brought new farming techniques, iron tools, and their own languages.

c)

They didn't bring anything that the other people didn't already have.

d)

They brought new languages and clothes but nothing industrial.

17.

Who were the earliest people within Africa?

a)

Khoisan

b)

Kongo

c)

Bantu

d)

Dutch

18.

South Africa gained independence on...

a)

May 31st, 1962

b)

May 1st, 1962

c)

March 31st, 1962

d)

May 31st, 2003

19.

What are South Africa's "Big 5" of wildlife?

a)

leopard, lion, buffalo, elephant, rhino

b)

rhino, zebra, hippo, lion, buffalo

c)

leopard, lion, jaguar, hippo, buffalo

d)

buffalo, lion, zebra, leopard, jaguar

20.

What African leader helped bring equality to South Africa after being put into prison?

a)

F. W. de Klerk

b)

Nelson Mandela

c)

Gandhi

d)

There is no one single person

21.

What noise are the Khoisan people known for?

a)

Clicking

b)

Drumming

c)

Guitar strumming

d)

Whistles

22.

What does Apartheid mean?

a)

Separated

b)

Togetherness

c)

Apartness

d)

Aprehend

23.

What were the effects of the Apartheid on the black African population in Southern Africa?

a)

They did not experience hardships within their daily life due to the Apartheid.

b)

Segregation in public places (shops, grocery stores, hospitals), inability for black congressman, not being accepted those of differing races, control of white people within major industries.

c)

They only had to effects felt in the places they could shop/attend but not in government.

d)

The Apartheid didn't involve the separation of black and white people within Southern Africa.

24.

What do traditional African religions believe?

a)

That ancestors and spirits of the dead have divine powers.

b)

That spirits of the dead should not be acknowledged.

c)

That the divine powers only can be found in the living.

d)

That there are many gods which they worship to multiple times a day.

25.

What does SADC stand for?

a)

Southern Africa Divine Community

b)

Southern Africa Development Community

c)

Southern Africa Detailing Committee

d)

Southern Africa Development Cooperation

26.

What are the European descendants within South Africa known as?

a)

Apartheids

b)

Colonists

c)

Africans

d)

Afrikaners

27.

How many official languages of Southern Africa are there?

a)

1

b)

13

c)

11

d)

10

28.

Today, South Africa's government can be best described as...

a)

a republic with an unelected leader.

b)

a dictatorship with an elected president.

c)

a republic with an elected president.

d)

a transitional government with an elected president.

29.

Today in South Africa, many industries are run by...

a)

mostly white people

b)

all races

c)

solely native Africans

d)

equal amounts of black and white people

30.

The two most pressing environmental issues within South Africa are...

a)

cobalt mining, diamond mining.

b)

deforestation, poaching animals.

c)

poaching animals, building large cities.

d)

deforestation, large populations spreading.

31.

What portion of people with HIV/Aids live in Southern Africa?

a)

1/2

b)

1/4

c)

1/3

d)

2/3

32.

How does the SADC use tariffs and quotas?

a)

There are both quotas and tariffs

b)

There are quotas but not tariffs

c)

There are neither tariffs or quotas

d)

There are tariffs but not quotas

33.

What political party established the Apartheid?

a)

The Nationalist African Party

b)

The National Party

c)

The National South African Party

d)

The African Party

34.

What South African president ended the Apartheid system?

(a)  

35.

What consequences did South Africa experience when they established the Apartheid system?

a)

There was equal amounts of push-back/fighting from all racial groups. 

b)

There was no consequence as the White people had total control.

c)

Salary cuts and job losses for black Africans.

d)

Uprisings, violence, sabotage, strikes, and demonstrations by Black Africans.

36.

What is the most populated country in Central Africa?

a)

Botswana

b)

Angola

c)

The Democratic Republic of the Congo

d)

San Tome & Principe

37.

What African antelope species is being focused on by conservation groups in Southern Africa?

a)

The bull buffalo

b)

The African antelope

c)

Bonetebok

d)

The mule deer

38.

What was Central Africas GDP per capita in 2015 when the U.S. was valued at $50,000+

a)

$530/persoon

b)

$30/person

c)

$330/persoon

d)

$3,000/person

39.

What language do the countries of Namibia, Zimbabwe, and Mozambique?

a)

Native African

b)

English

c)

French

d)

Dutch

40.

What religion are most people living within former British colonies?

a)

Islam

b)

Jewish

c)

Protestant

d)

Roman Catholic

41.

What religion are the farmer French/Spanish/Portuguese colonies today?

a)

Baptist

b)

Protestant

c)

Roman Catholic

d)

Jewish

42.

What is on the Western side of Central Africa and what is on the Eastern side?

a)

West- Western Rift Valley. East- Indian Ocean

b)

West- Atlantic Ocean. East- Congo River Basin

c)

West- Western Rift Valley. East- Indian Ocean

d)

West- Atlantic Ocean. East- Western Rift Valley

43.

What was the name of the kingdom that dominated Central Africa?

a)

The Noble Kingdom

b)

The Kongo Kingdom

c)

The Bantu Kingdom

d)

The Zulu Kingdom

44.

How many countries made up Africa as of 2015?

a)

50

b)

54

c)

34

d)

24

45.

What country has both Muslims and Hindus?

a)

Angola

b)

Botswana

c)

Zambia

d)

Zimbabwe