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Unit 5 Africa Test Review

Total questions: 46

Worksheet time: 33mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A war between citizens of the same country

a)

Partitioning

b)

Colonization

c)

Civil War

d)

Conflict

2.

The largest desert in the world is..

a)

The Sahara

b)

The Namib

c)

The Kalahari

d)

The Gobi

3.

What is a rainforest?

a)

an area of many trees and shrubs

b)

an area of lush vegetation and year-round rainfall

c)

an area of desert

d)

grassland

4.

Which of the following locations was NOT a major leg of the Transatlantic Slave Trade (Triangular Trade West Africa)?

a)

Europe

b)

the Americas

c)

Africa

d)

Asia

5.

The professional storytellers, oral historians, and musicians of West Africa are called...

a)

Griots

b)

Bantu

c)

Imams

d)

Serengeti

6.

What emperor of Mali made a pilgrimage to Mecca and gave away large amounts of gold?

a)

Ibn Battuta

b)

Sundiata Keita

c)

Mansa Musa

d)

William Kamkwamba

7.

One characteristic of apartheid, which was practiced in South Africa, is

a)

forced migration of blacks to other nations

b)

integration of all races in society

c)

an open immigration system

d)

segregation of the races

8.

The South African government’s policy of racial separation between 1948 and 1994 was called

a)

Pan-Africanism

b)

democratization

c)

apartheid

d)

suffrage

9.

Which person became president of South Africa at the end of Apartheid?

a)

FW De Klerk

b)

Nelson Mandela

c)

Ibn Batutta

d)

Desmond Tutu

10.

What is the largest lake on the continent of Africa?

a)

Lake Malawi

b)

Lake Alfred

c)

Lake Chad

d)

Lake Victoria

11.

How was the Great Rift Valley formed?

a)

erosion from the Nile River

b)

the ice age

c)

tectonic plates moving away from each other

d)

mining

12.

What is the signifigance of David Livingstone?

a)

He discovered the Zambezi river and Victoria Falls

b)

He was eaten by a lion and lived to tell about it.

c)

He was a failed missionary

d)

He was from Asia

13.

In what region have we found the the oldest human bones?

a)

North Africa

b)

East Africa

c)

South Africa

d)

Central Africa

14.

The border between the Sahara and the rest of Africa.

a)

the Sudd

b)

the Sahel

c)

kraal

d)

Djibouti

15.

A major issue is in Africa is famine. What is famine?

a)

term used to describe a widespread shortage of food

b)

a lack of rainfall

c)

A contagious illness

d)

A war between people

16.

The longest river in the world is the?

a)

Nile

b)

Mississippi

c)

Missouri

d)

Canadian

17.

What is the process by which agricultural land is turned into desert?

a)

Desertification

b)

Rainfall

c)

Too Much Planting

d)

Climate Change

18.
A person who kills animals illegally. 
a)

Famine

b)

Game Reserve

c)

Poacher

d)

Bantu

19.

What is the main religion of North African countries? Mansa Musa and Ibn Batutta also were followers of this faith

a)

Islam

b)

Christianity

c)

Judaism

d)

Animism

20.

What is the highest mountain in Africa

a)

Mt. Fuji

b)

Mt. Kilimanjaro

c)

Mt. Kenya

d)

Mt. St. Helens

21.

A caravan is

a)

a group of people or animals traveling together on a long journey especially through the desert

b)

a car that is large and shaped like a van

c)

giving money or goods to a ruler or country for protection

d)

A group of performers

22.

What is Ibn Battuta most known for?

a)

For his traveling journeys and journal

b)

For his scientific discoveries.

c)

For his poetry.

d)

For his discovery of America.

23.

This picture most likely represents what type of climate zone? Hint: Lions roam here.

a)

Savanna

b)

Desert

c)

Rainforest

d)

Mediterranean

24.

What country was NOT involved in the colonization (scramble) of Africa?

a)

England

b)

France

c)

Portugal

d)

United States

25.

A rock formation at the edge of Victoria falls that is a popular travel hotspot.

a)

Devil's Pool

b)

Grand Canyon

c)

The Great Rift Valley

d)

The Atlas Mountains

26.

How is Malaria spread?

a)

rats

b)

mosquitos

c)

air

d)

bodily fluids

27.

In which part of Africa are the Atlas Mountains located?

a)

East Africa

b)

North Africa

c)

West Africa

d)

Southern Africa

28.

Which of these is NOT an advantage for athletes (Marathon runners) in Kenya and Ethiopia?

a)

The altitude (higher up)

b)

Their genetics

c)

The climate and temperature

d)

Their lower elevation (down lower)

29.

A drought is ....

a)

A long duration of rainfall

b)

a period of above average rain in a certain region

c)

a period of below average precipitation (rain) in a certain region

d)

a desert

30.

Why did the Lost Boys of Sudan begin their journey?

a)

There was a terrible drought.

b)

The civil war came to their village.

c)

They were going to a cattle camp.

d)

There was a terrible famine.

31.

Tropical grasslands dotted with small trees and shrubs

a)

plateau

b)

savanna

c)

griot

d)

steppe

32.

This river is the life blood of West Africa.

a)

Mississippi River

b)

Niger River

c)

Orange River

d)

Nile River

33.

This was a meeting held by european powers that split up Africa. No Africans were invited.

a)

The Berlin Conference

b)

The Triangle Trade

c)

The Madagascar Accords

d)

The Nile Expedition

34.
What is the BEST definition for colonization?
a)

when people move somewhere but return to their home country

b)

when a group of people move to a new place and take over by setting up a new government and they influence their culture.

c)

when a society becomes multicultural

d)

when trade relationships are formed between countries

35.

Why did countries begin to imperialize (scramble) Africa?

a)

natural resources

b)

glory

c)

new machinery

d)

respect

36.

This was a series of wars fought in South Africa between the British, Dutch, and the Zulu tribe.

a)

The Boer Wars

b)

The Berlin Conference

c)

The Crusades

d)

The Imperial Age

37.

What TWO deserts are found in South Africa.

Hint- This is where the bush people live.

a)

The Sahara

b)

The Namib

c)

The Kalahari

d)

The Sudan

38.

Which of the following can be connected to the Bantu?

a)

They are some of the original explorers of Africa

b)

A type of traditional African fabric

c)

A musician

d)

A storyteller and performer

39.

Which language was required to be learned in school by black African students (from South Africa)? The students protested over this requirement.

a)

English

b)

Afrikaans

c)

French

d)

Indian

40.

What country is Fey Fey from?

a)

Egypt

b)

South Africa

c)

Senegal

d)

Kenya

41.

What type of characters are most often used in African Folklore (traditional stories passed down orally) ?

a)

Humans

b)

Insects

c)

Animals

d)

Magicians

42.

Why was there so much interest in the Congo?

a)

Because no one had coloznied it yet

b)

The Congo held precious resources

c)

It was the richest country in the world

d)

There wasn't any interest in the Congo

43.

King Leopold was known for his cruelty to these rubber harvesters from this country.

a)

Egypt

b)

Kenya

c)

The Congo

d)

Senegal

44.

This guest speaker was known for his creating the Madina School in Sierra Leone, Africa.

a)

Fey Fey

b)

Mansa Musa

c)

Francis Mustapha

d)

Dr. Griffin

45.

What is the major source of power for the Congo?

a)

Solar

b)

Nuclear

c)

Hydroelectric

d)

Coal

46.

The deadliest passage in the triangle trade route (transatlantic) was the..

a)

Madagascar Strait

b)

Middle Passage

c)

Drakes Passage

d)

Journey of Gibraltar