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Africa's Ethnic and religious groups/Econ

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

_________ is a community of people sharing a common culture, ancestry, customs and language

a)

Religious Group

b)

Ethnic Group

2.

A _________ is a group of people that share a common belief system.

a)

Religious Group

b)

Ethnic Group

3.

What are the two main religious groups in Africa?

a)

Judaism and Christianity

b)

Islam and Christianity

c)

Hindu and Buddhism

d)

Shintoism and Christianity

4.

The majority of the Swahili people practice which religion?

a)

Judaism

b)

Christianity

c)

Hindu

d)

Islam

5.

What region of Africa is predominately Arab Muslims?

a)

North

b)

South

c)

East

d)

West

6.

this ethnic group has a sacred "Golden Stool"

a)

Bantu

b)

Arab

c)

Ashanti

d)

Swahili

7.

This ethnic group lives in Ghana and the Ivory Coast

a)

Bantu

b)

Arab

c)

Ashanti

d)

Swahili

8.

The _____make up about two thirds of Africa's population and cover the southern half of the continent.

a)

Bantu

b)

Arab

c)

Ashanti

d)

Swahili

9.

Most African languages can be traced back to this ethnic group

a)

Bantu

b)

Arab

c)

Ashanti

d)

Swahili

10.

This ethnic group believes that plants, animals, and trees have souls

a)

Bantu

b)

Arab

c)

Ashanti

d)

Swahili

11.

Most of Africa's _______ population can be found in Northern Africa.

a)

Bantu

b)

Arab

c)

Ashanti

d)

Swahili

12.

This ethnic groups language is a mix of Bantu and Arabic

a)

Bandu

b)

Arab

c)

Ashanti

d)

Swahili

13.

What is economics the study of?

a)

cars

b)

medicine

c)

animals

d)

money

14.

What type of economics system is found South Africa, Nigeria, and Kenya?

a)

dictatorship

b)

democracy

c)

oligarchy

d)

mixed

15.

What business provides money for Kenya's economy

a)

tourism

b)

oil production

c)

salt mining

d)

technology

16.

What product does South Africa possess that should provide plenty of money for their citizens?

a)

oil

b)

diamonds

c)

salt

d)

iron ore

17.

What do some government ignore industrial pollution of major rivers?

a)

money

b)

recycling is important

c)

dams take care of it

d)

none of the above

18.

What resource is the most important to Nigeria's economy?

a)

diamonds

b)

salt

c)

gold

d)

oil