WorksheetsCh. 21 Central Africa Unit Review
Total questions: 19
Worksheet time: 10mins
The agricultural revolution in Central Africa laid the foundation for village life
and also for the development of items used in daily life.
True
False
Central Africans make tapioca and flour from potatoes.
True
False. Central Africans make tapioca and flour
from the root of the cassava.
In Central Africa, more and more people are moving into cities.
True
False
Hundreds of different languages are spoken across Central Africa.
True
False
In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, about half of the people are Muslim.
True.
False. In the Democratic Republic of the Congo,
about half the people are Roman Catholic.
enslaved people were transported from Africa
to the Americas
A. Democratic Republic
of the Congo
B. Gabon
C. Middle Passage
D. Republic of the Congo
E. Central African Republic
country that is one of the world’s leading
producers of manganese
A. Democratic Republic
of the Congo
B. Gabon
C. Middle Passage
D. Republic of the Congo
E. Central African Republic
country that gets nearly half its export
earnings from diamonds
A. Democratic Republic
of the Congo
B. Gabon
C. Middle Passage
D. Republic of the Congo
E. Central African Republic
country with the region’s most abundant
natural resources
A. Democratic Republic
of the Congo
B. Gabon
C. Middle Passage
D. Republic of the Congo
E. Central African Republic
country whose capital is Brazzaville
A. Democratic Republic
of the Congo
B. Gabon
C. Middle Passage
D. Republic of the Congo
E. Central African Republic
Which Central African nation was an important center of the slave trade?
A. Republic of the Congo
B. Central African Republic
C. Equatorial Guinea
D. Gabon
In what field have Central Africans Clémentine Madiya Faik-Nzuji, Ntumb
Diur, and Kama Kamanda gained international fame?
A. photography
B. music
C. literature
D. motion pictures
Which of the following statements about the Congo River is accurate?
A. It is navigable for its entire course.
B. It is the longest river in Africa.
C. It empties into the Indian Ocean.
D. It is the world’s third-largest river when measured by water flow.
How did Europeans often justify the colonization of Central Africa?
A. They believed that whites were morally entitled to the region’s riches.
B. They promised to share the riches they made with the people of Central Africa.
C. They claimed their goal was to promote civilization and to spread Christianity.
D. They argued that they needed the region’s resources more than local
people did.
Which of the following statements about Central Africa's population is accurate?
A. Children and teenagers make up about half of the region’s population.
B. The life expectancy for Central Africans is the highest in the world.
C. The region’s rate of population growth is falling rapidly.
D. Central Africa is the most densely populated region in the world.
Based on the excerpt, which of the following is a reasonable conclusion?
A. All Central Africans are committed to protecting the region's biodiversity.
B. Central African nations can never take full advantage of their natural resources.
C. There is tension between those who promote economic growth in Central
Africa and those who favor environmental conservation.
D. Building up Central Africa’s economy requires improved agricultural techniques
Based on the excerpt, which of the following is currently the least important
part of the economies of most Central African nations?
A. farming
B. heavy industry
C. mining
D. logging
Based on the map, which Central African country was once a colonial
possession of Spain?
A. Central African Republic
B. Equatorial Guinea
C. Cameroon
D. São Tomé and Príncipe
Based on the map, which of the following European countries had the
greatest colonial presence in Central Africa?
A. France
B. Spain
C. Germany
D. Portugal
