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Sub-Saharan Africa Lessons 1-5

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Parts of Africa south of the Sahara experience __________, or long periods of time when it does not rain at all.

a)

Monsoons

b)

Canopies

c)

Savannas

d)

Droughts

2.

Why do many countries still struggle economically even though they have a wide variety of natural resources?

a)

The end of European control left their economies unstable

b)

The supply of petroleum is decreasing

c)

Demand for diamonds is low

d)

The slave trade ended

3.

Because of frequent droughts, what is often the scarcest and most valuable resource in Southern Africa?

a)

Gold

b)

Water

c)

Diamonds

d)

Coffee

4.

European nations claimed parts of Africa for themselves in a process called ____________.

a)

Nation-building

b)

Exploitation

c)

Chartered Companying

d)

Colonization

5.
The part of the slave’s journey aboard the ship between Africa and the American colonies was known as the _________________  _________________
a)
Triangular Trade Route
b)
Middle Passage
c)
Northwest Passage
d)
Bermuda Triangle
6.

How were the conditions of the slave boats during the Middle Passage?

a)

The lodgings were clean and sanitary for the slaves

b)

The slaves were well fed and clothed

c)

The conditions were dirty and unsanitary for the slaves

d)

All of the above

7.

Why did so many people die on the Middle Passage?

a)

Slave traders usually purchased unhealthy individuals

b)

Disease and malnutrition

c)

Overloaded ships often sank

d)

Successful rebellions on board ships took many lives

8.

What continents did the Atlantic Slave Trade include?

a)

North America, South America, and Brazil

b)

North America, Europe, and Africa

c)

South America, Asia, and Europe

9.
When did the Atlantic Slave Trade begin?
a)
1400s
b)
1500s
c)
1600s
d)
1700s
10.

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.

a)

Transatlantic Slave Trade

b)

Triangle Trade

c)

The Middle Passage

d)

The Transpacific Slave Trade

11.

A policy where stronger countries dominate weaker countries though diplomacy or military force.

a)

Transatlantic Slave Trade

b)

Imperialism

c)

Apartheid

d)

Militerism

12.

All of the following are examples of Economic Motives of Imperialism EXCEPT

a)

Using slave labor to make money

b)

Tapping local resources like rubber, gold, and oil

c)

Selling manufactured goods from Europe to the local people of Africa

d)

The belief that Europeans were superior to Africans

13.

Why did many industrialized or advanced countries need to takeover less advanced countries?

a)

For better climate and cleaner environment

b)

To create a democratic government

c)

To teach the local population about recycling

d)

To claim or takeover natural resources located in those countries

14.

Why were European countries interested in colonizing Africa during the Age of Imperialism?

a)

They wanted Africa's natural resources

b)

They wanted land to develop new types of ships

c)

They wanted to create a perfect society

d)

They wanted to learn new languages

15.

The race for European countries to claim land in Africa was called the _________.

a)

Scramble for Africa

b)

African Marathon

c)

Great Competition

d)

Monopoly

16.

Where is Africa in relation to the Equator?

a)

The Equator is north of Africa.

b)

The Equator is south of Africa.

c)

The Equator runs through the middle of Africa.

d)

What is the Equator?

17.

Which statement is correct about Imperialism and it's effects on Africa.

a)

Imperialism caused alliances (friendships) between African and European countries.

b)

Imperialism redrew political borders, putting warlike tribes together and dividing friendly tribes.

c)

Imperialism caused many Europeans to move to Africa creating a problem with over population.

d)

Imperialism in the late 1800's caused the slave trade to start again.

18.
What was the path called from Africa to the Americas that was used for trading slaves?
a)
Middle Passage
b)
Slave Trade Line
c)
Center Passage
d)
The Land Bridge
19.

idea that many European countries had a duty to spread their religion and culture to those less civilized

a)

black man's burden

b)

white man's burden

c)

M&Ms

d)

missionary zeal

20.

Mansa Musa's wealth was a result of the countries vast resources of?

a)

Salt

b)

Gold

c)

Copper

d)

Spices

21.

Why did the people in Delta protest for?

a)

Freedom and Rights

b)

Independence

c)

Their own country

d)

More of the oil profits should be used to improve the areas

22.

Nigeria's people have received little benefit from the country's oil wealth?

a)

False

b)

True

23.

What is Neo-Colonialism?

a)

The use of religion to impose authority from one country to another

b)

Forcing a nation to accept communism

c)

The control of less-developed countries by developed countries through indirect means

d)

Take direct control of another land in as part of building a global empire.

24.

During the 1800s, the ___________ colonized Africa

a)

Americans

b)

Europeans

c)

Asians

d)

Australians

25.
Definition: the intentional destruction of a people
a)
Imperialism
b)
Animism
c)
Apartheid
d)
Genocide