WorksheetsUnit 8 Test Review: Sub Saharan Africa
Total questions: 24
Worksheet time: 12mins
This region is currently experiencing land degradation due to factors such as drought and overgrazing
Sahel
Sahara
Kalahari
Lake Chad ...
has stayed the same size for the past century
is expanding at a constant rate due to long rainy seasons
is decreasing in size due to drought in the Sahel
Lake Victoria and Lake Tanganyika are located in the ....
Serengeti Plains
Great Rift Valley
Sahel
Which of the following is FALSE about the Great Rift Valley?
it is a divergent boundary
it is a convergent boundary
it has fertile soil
it contains lakes such as Lake Tanganyika and Lake Victoria
The Niger River is best known for...
gold mines along its banks
its oil-rich delta
being the longest river in Africa
The ___________ desert in south-western Africa has historically been an obstacle to population growth in the area
Sahara
Kalahari
Sahel
90% of Africa is located between the ____________ and ____________- the hottest area of our planet.
Tropic of Cancer, Tropic of Capricorn
Equator, Prime Meridian
North Pole, South Pole
Availability of resources such as fresh water from rivers, fertile soil, and numerous resources (such as precious metals, lumber, oil, etc.) usually result in ___________ population density of an area
HIGH
LOW
Europeans originally began to colonize Africa for all of the following reasons, EXCEPT...
to establish easy trade routes to Asia
to control Africa's natural resources
to create a market for European manufactured goods
to convert Africans to Christianity
The Congo River is has a high volume of rapidly-moving water, and is PRIMARILY used by people for
transportation of goods
production of hydroelectricity and crop irrigation
extraction of oil from its delta
On April 6, 1994 the plane of Rwandan president (who was a Hutu) was shot down, launching
a genocide against South Africans
a genocide against the Tutsis
a genocide against the Hutus
60% of Africans live in rural communities, and therefore participate in ___________
work in mines and factories
sustenance farming and cottage industry
commercial farming
In 1994, Nelson Mandela became ....
the first democratically-elected president of South Africa
the first democratically-elected president of Rwanda
an infamous dictator of South Africa
Nelson Mandela was against the _________ and promoted non-violent forms of protest
Apartheid
Decolonization of South Africa
use of mines in South Africa
Developed countries typically have _______ life expectancy, literacy rate and GDP, and _____ infant mortality rates
high, low
low, high
Developing countries typically have _______ life expectancy, literacy rate and GDP, and _____ infant mortality rates
high, low
low, high
In general, after the end of colonization and oppressive systems such as the Apartheid....
black Africans immediately were able to enjoy the same standards of living as whites
there were still many societal, political, and economic concerns to address
_____________ often forced African ethnic groups that were historically enemies to coexist within the same borders, resulting in war and tension
colonization
de-colonization
segregation
The spread of HIV virus (which causes AIDS), results in all of the following, EXCEPT
economic decline
creation of new jobs, and economic prosperity
deaths of numerous people
During the Rwandan Genocide, 800,000 _________ people were murdered by the ____________ majority in Rwanda.
Tutsi, Hutu
Hutu, Tutsi
The _____________ allowed European countries to quickly split most of Africa into colonies after 1885.
Geneva Convention
Warsaw Pact
Berlin Conference
____________ is located on the Atlantic coast of Southern Africa, and was created as a direct result of desertification triggered by human activities, such as overgrazing and deforestation
Namib desert
Sahara desert
Kalahari desert
most of Africa's mountains happen to be ...
active volcanoes
dormant volcanoes
sources of underground water
Which 2 regions of Africa attracted the most European colonial settlements, due to easy access from the Atlantic Ocean, as well as high availability of resources?
North and South
East and South
Central and West
