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Worksheets24-25 Sub-Sahara Africa Quizizz
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 20mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which country is number 1?
a)
Sudan
b)
Nigeria
c)
Ethiopia
2.
Which country is number 2?
a)
Sudan
b)
South Africa
c)
Kenya
3.
Which country is number 3?
a)
Zimbabwe
b)
South Africa
c)
Ethiopia
4.
Which country is number 4?
a)
Sudan
b)
Kenya
c)
Ethiopia
5.
Which country is number 5?
a)
Sudan
b)
South Sudan
c)
Ethiopia
6.
Which city is the capital of Kenya?
a)
Johannesburg
b)
Khartoum
c)
Lagos
d)
Nairobi
7.
Which city is a major urban center in South Africa?
a)
Johannesburg
b)
Khartoum
c)
Lagos
d)
Nairobi
8.
Which city is a major urban center in Nigeria?
a)
Johannesburg
b)
Khartoum
c)
Lagos
d)
Nairobi
9.
Which body of water is number 17?
a)
Atlantic Ocean
b)
Mediterranean Sea
c)
Indian Ocean
10.
Which body of water is number 12?
a)
Atlantic Ocean
b)
Mediterranean Sea
c)
Indian Ocean
11.
Which body of water is number 11?
a)
Congo River
b)
Niger River
c)
Nile River
12.
What is the name of number 18?
a)
Horn of Africa
b)
Mt. Kilimanjaro
c)
Cape of Good Hope
13.
What is the name of number 16?
a)
Sahara Desert
b)
Sahel
c)
Kalahari Desert
d)
Akobo Desert
14.
What is the name of the most known mountain in Africa?
a)
Mount Everest
b)
Mount Kilimanjaro
c)
Mount McKinley
15.
One way to drive a change in the negative behavior of a business or government is to ___________ their products and services.
a)
famine
b)
boycott
c)
segregate
d)
drought
16.
A country and its people may experience __________ if there is an extreme shortage of food.
a)
famine
b)
boycott
c)
drought
17.
Separating people by race, culture, skin color, or religion is known as ____________.
a)
drought
b)
segregation
c)
boycotting
18.
Most African countries had gained their independence in the 1950s and 1960s after the European countries left. Because the governments were run by Europeans for so long, once free, many of these African countries did not know how to run a government. This sometimes led to dictatorships and fighting within new countries. A conflict among groups within a single country is known as ____________.
a)
segregation
b)
civil war
c)
imperialism
19.
In South Africa, the legal separation of people based on their race and skin color was known as
a)
imperialism
b)
civil war
c)
apartheid
20.
European countries controlled most of the continent of Africa from the late 1800s to the mid-1900s. Their control was known as ___________.
a)
apartheid
b)
imperialism
c)
segregation
21.
During extended drought, land that was not desert may become like a desert. This change is known as ____________.
a)
desalination
b)
desertification
c)
deposits
22.
The African continent is rich in many mineral resources that need to be mined. These resources are known as
a)
desalination
b)
desertification
c)
deposits
23.
European countries controlled most of the continent of Africa from the late 1800s to the mid-1900s. The European countries met to coordinate their actions to avoid war among each other. This meeting is known as the _____________.
a)
African Conference
b)
Berlin Conference
c)
European Conference
d)
Khartoum Conference
24.
Which of the following items are negative effects of Europe's colonization of Africa? Select all that apply.
a)
Europeans stripped the African land of natural resources
b)
Africans were used as cheap labor and were charged high taxes
c)
African men were separated from their families leading to famine in villages because no one was left to farm the land.
d)
Europeans brought medicines to Africa, leading to better health and life expectancy for Africans
e)
Europeans introduced education to Africans which improved the African literacy rate
25.
Which of the following items are positive effects of Europe's colonization of Africa? Select all that apply.
a)
Europeans brought medicines to Africa, leading to better health and life expectancy for Africans
b)
Europeans introduced education to Africans which improved the African literacy rate
c)
Europeans improved infrastructures through road systems and railroads
d)
Europeans stripped the African land of natural resources
e)
Africans were used as cheap labor and were charged high taxes
26.
The economic indicator of literacy rate refers to
a)
the average of how long a person will live
b)
the percentage of people who can read and write
c)
the number of babies that die before the age of one
27.
Diamonds are a very valuable resource for many African countries. Based on the table, which country most likely has larger deposits of diamonds than the others?
a)
Uganda
b)
Namibia
c)
South Africa
d)
South Sudan
28.
Two people who were very important to ending apartheid in South Africa are
a)
Otto Von Bismark and Teddy Roosevelt
b)
Nelson Mandela and Martin Luther King, Jr.
c)
Desmond Tutu and Nelson Mandela
d)
Desmond Tutu and Otto Von Bismark
29.
What is one of the purposes of a constitution?
a)
It gives all powers to a single leader
b)
it limits the power of the government
c)
it keeps track of a country's population
30.
Which type of government is more likely to have a constitution?
a)
dictatorship
b)
democracy
c)
absolute monarchy
31.
Which type of government is more likely to have human rights abuses?
a)
limited government that has three branches and a constitution
b)
limited government that has freedom of the press and freedom of speech
c)
unlimited government that has a dictator and no system of checks and balances
d)
unlimited government that has a constitution and media investigating the leader's actions
32.
Countries from which continent colonized most of Africa between 1880 and 1950?
a)
North America
b)
South America
c)
Europe
d)
Asia
33.
Before South Sudan became a country, the area was part of the country of Sudan. In the north of Sudan, most people were _________.
a)
Christian
b)
Jewish
c)
Muslim
34.
Southern Sudan's people mostly follow this religion.
a)
Christianity
b)
Judaism
c)
Islam
35.
Why did the people of Southern Sudan want to have their own country?
a)
They didn't want to follow the laws of the Islamic north.
b)
They wanted to be an Islamic state.
c)
They wanted to control all the oil reserves and pipelines.
36.
According to this population pyramid -
a)
most people live to be 100
b)
in the age group of 10-14, there are many more males than females
c)
there are more women aged 60-64, than men aged 35-39
d)
more than half of the female population is below the age of 34
37.
The graph shows South Sudan's life expectancy over time. What is the most likely cause of the trend over time?
a)
Limited access to doctors
b)
higher birth rate
c)
better access to clean drinking water
d)
increased desertification
38.
Which of these people became the first black president of South Africa?
a)
Barack Obama
b)
Desmond Tutu
c)
Martin Luther King, Jr.
d)
Nelson Mandela
39.
Historically, what are some ways that African societies have expressed their culture?
a)
Through oral traditions (word of mouth), such as folktales (stories with a moral) and music (call and response)
b)
Through the writing and performing of symphonies
c)
Through international baking competitions
40.
In Africa, skilled workers move away for better opportunities in other countries. This leads to something called "brain drain." Which factor of production is impacted by this?
a)
Land
b)
Labor
c)
Captial
d)
Entrepreneurship
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