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Test Review: Sub-Saharan Africa w/South & East Asia Geography

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 3hrs 0mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Compared to urban areas of Sub Saharan Africa, many rural areas’ economies are -

a)

free enterprise

b)

command

c)

traditional

d)

non-existent

2.

English and French are languages spoken in many parts of Sub Saharan Africa due to -

a)

war with the U.S.

b)

trade with Australia

c)

French missionaries

d)

European colonization

3.

What event is being described?

a)

Apartheid

b)

Kente

c)

Assal

d)

Kraal

4.

Which of the following represents South Africa?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

5.

In the 17th and 18th centuries, many Sub Saharan Africans were enslaved and sent to the Americas to work

through the -

a)

Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade

b)

Underground Railroad

c)

Trail of Tears

d)

Indigenous Passage

6.

Which important historical figure is being described?

a)

Malcolm X

b)

Nelson Mandela

c)

John Lewis

d)

Martin Luther King Jr.

7.

What title best replaces the question mark?

a)

Desmond Tutu’s Leadership

b)

European Imperialism

c)

Lake Assal’s Climate

d)

Large Amounts of Refugees

8.

Which of the following represents South Africa?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

9.

. In the 17th and 18th centuries, many Sub Saharan Africans were enslaved and sent to the Americas to work through the

a)

Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade

b)

Underground Railroad

c)

Trail of Tears

d)

Indigenous Passage

10.

 The articles above show that oftentimes ethnic groups

a)

join together to protest against their leaders

b)

feel more loyal to their group than country

c)

fully support their current government

d)

dislike the number of refugees in their country

11.

Which important historical figure is being described?

a)

Malcolm X

b)

Nelson Mandela

c)

John Lewis

d)

Martin Luther King Jr.

12.

The second largest ____________ is found in Africa.

a)

desert

b)

rain forest

c)

mountain

d)

river

13.

What is the name of the large desert found in Sub Sahara Africa?

a)

Gobi

b)

Atacama

c)

Kalahari

d)

Sonora

14.

A widespread shortage of food is known as

a)

monsoon

b)

famine

c)

drought

d)

malnutrition

15.

Click on the Sub-Saharan Region

16.

When Europeans carved up different countries in Africa, it was called the -

a)

Scramble for Africa

b)

Apartheid

c)

Sudan Conflict

d)

Iron Curtain

17.

Due to desertification the ____________ continues to grow larger

a)

Sahara

b)

Nile River

c)

Savanna

d)

Rainforest

18.

Largest rainforest in Africa

a)

Amazon

b)

Congo

c)

Australia

d)

Indoneisa

19.

Besides the deserts, the ____________ is very difficult to live in because of desertification and overgrazing

a)

Sahel

b)

Amazon Rainforest

c)

Arctic Tundra

d)

Mediterranean Sea

20.

Highest mountain in Africa

a)

Mt. Kilimanjaro

b)

Mt. Everest

c)

Mt. Meru

d)

Mt. Elgon

21.

This physical feature is shrinking due to deforestation in Africa

a)

Congo Rainforest

b)

Amazon Rainforest

c)

Sahara Desert

d)

Great Barrier Reef

22.

Meeting between the Europeans to peacefully divide up parts of the African continent

a)

Berlin Conference

b)

Berlin Wall

c)

Yalta Conference

d)

Congo Conference

23.

Reasons for European colonization in Africa (check all that apply)

a)

Africa had many resources

b)

for profit

c)

European powers to expand their empires and influence

d)

Europeans were bored

24.

The process in which a desert spreads

a)

deforestation

b)

desertification

c)

famine

d)

scarcity

25.

very little of; a shortage of

a)

scarcity

b)

deforestation

c)

desertification

d)

famine

26.

These are all causes of desertification (check all that apply)

a)

drought

b)

deforestation

c)

erosion

d)

overgrazing

27.

Unclean water can lead to ​ (a)  

Choose from the below words
sickness & diseases
health
respectable study of medicine
clean drinking water
28.

What is one way the people of Africa gather water?

a)

People walk long distances to get water from a pond or other water source

b)

They don't

c)

They drink the unclean water only

d)

They buy them from the grocery store

29.

Identify all the effects of European colonization in Africa

a)

Europeans forced the African people to convert to Christianity and learn English

b)

They lived together peacefully

c)

Europeans took resources from African land

d)

Slave Trade

e)

Ethnic conflict

30.

In _______________, rift valleys, deep valley that formed when Earth rust separated and broke apart, it stretches from the Red Sea southward through Mozambique.

a)

East Africa

b)

West Africa

c)

Southern Africa

d)

Central Africa

31.

East Africa is easy to spot on a map, it is shaped like a ____________________. The region is known as Horn of Africa.

a)

rhinoceros horn

b)

triangle

c)

circle

d)

elephant trunk

32.
What Type of Climate Would You Find in The Congo?
a)
Sub Tropical 
b)
Rainforest
c)
Humid Continental 
d)
Taiga 
33.

People fleeing war and poverty in search of a better life are called


(a)  
Choose from the below words
Refugees
Migrants 
Immigrants 
Visitors 
34.

The legal segregation of races is called


(a)  
Choose from the below words
Apartheid
Discrimination
Equal rights
Freedom
35.

Who was the first black African elected president of South Africa?

a)

Barak Obama

b)

Stephen Bilko

c)

F.W.de Klerk

d)

Nelson Mandela

36.

How did European countries gain control of Africa to exploit its resources?

a)

Through trading with slave merchants

b)

Dividing Africa into colonies

c)

Buying up the land

d)

Allowing tribes to decide for themselves

37.

APARTHEID happened in ​

(a)  

Choose from the below words
South Africa
England
Malta
South America
38.

Mainly Apartheid DIVIDED people according to


(a)  
Choose from the below words
Race
Gender
Age
Religion
39.

Nelson Mandela joined a political party to FIGHT APARTHEID. The name was


(a)  
Choose from the below words
African National Congress
Labour Party
Nationalist Party
South Africa Party
40.

What is the apartheid system?

a)

A democratic government system

b)

A system that brought equality to all races

c)

A system of laws that segrated the races in South Africa

d)

A dictator type of government system

41.

Which group of people held the power during apartheid?

a)

Asians

b)

White South Africans

c)

Non whites of South Africa

d)

Black South Africans

42.

Who was arrested and went to jail for leading protest against apartheid law?

a)

F.W. deKlerk

b)

Gandhi

c)

Martin Luther King

d)

Nelson Mandela

43.

In the 1900's, this country had less than 10% of the citizens were white but owned 80% of the land.

a)

Kenya

b)

South Africa

c)

Nigeria

d)

Congo

44.

What year did South Africa have it's first free election open to all races?

a)

2012

b)

1999

c)

1994

d)

2002

45.

Which president in South Africa brought apartheid to an end?

a)

Nelson Mandela

b)

Jomo Kenyatta

c)

F.W. deKlerk

d)

JF Kennedy

46.

What is this country?

a)

China

b)

Mongolia

c)

Taiwan

d)

Japan

47.

What body of water is this?

a)

Mississippi River

b)

Nile River

c)

Ganges River

d)

Huang He (Yellow) River

48.

What country is this?

a)

North Korea

b)

Taiwan

c)

Japan

d)

Mongolia

49.

What physical feature are North and South Korea located on?

a)

archipelago

b)

isthmus

c)

volcano

d)

peninsula

50.

Which islands are located along the Pacific Ring of Fire?

a)

Sri Lanka, Malaysia and Indonesia

b)

Japan, Taiwan and the Philippines

c)

Australia, New Zealand, Fiji

d)

Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico and Cuba

51.

The holiest river in South Asia is the


(a)  
Choose from the below words
Ganges River
Brahmaputra River
Indus River
52.

What country is this?

a)

Bangladesh

b)

Pakistan

c)

India

d)

Sri Lanka

53.

What is the main river in India?

a)

Ganges

b)

Indus

c)

Brahmaputra

54.

What is the main mountain range in South Asia?

a)

Deccan Plateau

b)

Ganges

c)

HImalayas

55.

Rainy seasons in southern Asia that last for an extended period of time.

a)

Tsunami

b)

Monsoon

c)

Atoll

d)

Strait

56.

A giant wave usually caused by an earthquake beneath the ocean floor.

a)

Earthquake

b)

Monsoon

c)

Tsunami

d)

Tornado

57.

A large landmass that is smaller than a continent.

a)

Continent

b)

Sub-continent

c)

Monsoon

d)

Peninsula

58.

Which word best describes the meaning of the underlined portion of Sub-Saharan Africa?

a)

Above

b)

Around

c)

Below

d)

In the Middle

59.

Which geographic feature is the highest point in Africa, and also the tallest free standing mountain in the World?

a)

Mt. St. Helens

b)

Mt. Kilimanjaro

c)

Mt. Everest

d)

Tibetan Plateau

60.

Sub-Saharan Africa is located below which major geographic feature?

a)

Nile River

b)

Mt. Kilimanjaro

c)

The Sahara Desert

d)

The Congo