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WorksheetsSub-Saharan Africa Lessons 1-5
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 12mins
Parts of Africa south of the Sahara experience __________, or long periods of time when it does not rain at all.
Monsoons
Canopies
Savannas
Droughts
Why do many countries still struggle economically even though they have a wide variety of natural resources?
The end of European control left their economies unstable
The supply of petroleum is decreasing
Demand for diamonds is low
The slave trade ended
Because of frequent droughts, what is often the scarcest and most valuable resource in Southern Africa?
Gold
Water
Diamonds
Coffee
European nations claimed parts of Africa for themselves in a process called ____________.
Nation-building
Exploitation
Chartered Companying
Colonization
How were the conditions of the slave boats during the Middle Passage?
The lodgings were clean and sanitary for the slaves
The slaves were well fed and clothed
The conditions were dirty and unsanitary for the slaves
All of the above
Why did so many people die on the Middle Passage?
Slave traders usually purchased unhealthy individuals
Disease and malnutrition
Overloaded ships often sank
Successful rebellions on board ships took many lives
What continents did the Atlantic Slave Trade include?
North America, South America, and Brazil
North America, Europe, and Africa
South America, Asia, and Europe
The global slave trade that transported between 10 and 15 million enslaved Africans across The Atlantic Ocean to the Americas between the 16th and 19th centuries.
Transatlantic Slave Trade
Triangle Trade
The Middle Passage
The Transpacific Slave Trade
A policy where stronger countries dominate weaker countries though diplomacy or military force.
Transatlantic Slave Trade
Imperialism
Apartheid
Militerism
All of the following are examples of Economic Motives of Imperialism EXCEPT
Using slave labor to make money
Tapping local resources like rubber, gold, and oil
Selling manufactured goods from Europe to the local people of Africa
The belief that Europeans were superior to Africans
Why did many industrialized or advanced countries need to takeover less advanced countries?
For better climate and cleaner environment
To create a democratic government
To teach the local population about recycling
To claim or takeover natural resources located in those countries
Why were European countries interested in colonizing Africa during the Age of Imperialism?
They wanted Africa's natural resources
They wanted land to develop new types of ships
They wanted to create a perfect society
They wanted to learn new languages
The race for European countries to claim land in Africa was called the _________.
Scramble for Africa
African Marathon
Great Competition
Monopoly
Where is Africa in relation to the Equator?
The Equator is north of Africa.
The Equator is south of Africa.
The Equator runs through the middle of Africa.
What is the Equator?
Which statement is correct about Imperialism and it's effects on Africa.
Imperialism caused alliances (friendships) between African and European countries.
Imperialism redrew political borders, putting warlike tribes together and dividing friendly tribes.
Imperialism caused many Europeans to move to Africa creating a problem with over population.
Imperialism in the late 1800's caused the slave trade to start again.
idea that many European countries had a duty to spread their religion and culture to those less civilized
black man's burden
white man's burden
M&Ms
missionary zeal
Mansa Musa's wealth was a result of the countries vast resources of?
Salt
Gold
Copper
Spices
Why did the people in Delta protest for?
Freedom and Rights
Independence
Their own country
More of the oil profits should be used to improve the areas
Nigeria's people have received little benefit from the country's oil wealth?
False
True
What is Neo-Colonialism?
The use of religion to impose authority from one country to another
Forcing a nation to accept communism
The control of less-developed countries by developed countries through indirect means
Take direct control of another land in as part of building a global empire.
During the 1800s, the ___________ colonized Africa
Americans
Europeans
Asians
Australians
