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WorksheetsSub-Saharan Africa Revision Quiz
Total questions: 37
Worksheet time: 19mins
What is the apartheid system?
A democratic government system
A system that brought equality to all races
A system of laws that segrated the races in South Africa
A dictator type of government system
Which group of people held the power during apartheid?
Asians
White South Africans
Non whites of South Africa
Black South Africans
Who was arrested and went to jail for leading protest against apartheid law?
F.W. deKlerk
Gandhi
Martin Luther King
Nelson Mandela
What organization was formed to gain equal right for black Africans in South Africa?
African National Congress
The African Union
United Nations
League of Nations
In the 1900's, this country had less than 10% of the citizens were white but owned 80% of the land.
Kenya
South Africa
Nigeria
Congo
What year did South Africa have it's first free election open to all races?
2012
1999
1994
2002
Which president in South Africa brought apartheid to an end?
Nelson Mandela
Jomo Kenyatta
F.W. deKlerk
JF Kennedy
Nelson Mandela was elected the first black president of South Africa.
True
False
What happened to Mandela due to fighting and riots blamed on his organization?
He was sentenced to prison but his sentence was commuted to house arrest.
He was sentenced to prison and remained there for 27 years.
He was sentenced to prison but he was never forced to serve his sentence.
He was never blamed for any actions but other leaders were.
Something handed down from ancestors or history
Maim
Haphazard
Bedraggled
Legacy
Airports • Canals • Highways • Rivers
These are all examples of________
Transportation Barriers
Transportation Corridors
What is the main benefit of Transportation Corridors?
Provides an escape route
Prevents immigration
Stops erosion
Saves travel time
What is a transportation corridor?
Routes to move people and goods easily between places
Routes for large ships
Paved roads through a forest
Borders with man made barriers, such as DMZ.
In what year did Sudan get independence?
1950
1956
1960
1966
In what year did Somalia become independent?
1950
1956
1960
1966
Who changed apartheid laws in South Africa?
Gates
Mandela
Klerk
Musk
Why has Somalia had difficulty obtaining unity in its country?
5 clans rivalry
religious conflicts
conflict between military and rebels
pirates
What challenges do some Sub-Saharan countries face in developing their mining industries?
rebels
unstable climate
unstable government
unstable food supply
Which is the correct definition of 'mineral'.
A gas, naturally occurring substance.
A liquid, naturally occurring organic substance.
A solid, naturally occurring inorganic (doesn’t come from living material) substance.
Somalia has not had a fully functional government since 1991.
True
False
Somalian conflict is based off of ____.
Religion
Ethnicity or Race
Clan
None of these answers.
The U.S. mission in 1992-93 was successful in Somalia.
True
False
What is the definition of a failed state?
A government that is strong.
A lack of any government.
A government that changed from democracy to another form.
An authoritarian government.
What type of resource is found in abundance throughout Sub-Saharan Africa?
fish
grains
minerals
trees
Why has Somalia had difficulty achieving unity?
conflict between Muslim north and Christian south
conflict among five rival clans
conflict between military forces and democratic rebels
conflict among pirate groups
How did Europeans decided where to put the borders of their colonies?
They used Africa's natural features such as rivers.
They divided Africa to meet their own resource needs
They asked Africans to identify their cultural borders
They researched the borders of ancient African empires
What was one of the main problems with the borders that Europeans established in Africa?
They crossed too many rivers and lakes
They divided some cultural groups and grouped some rivals together
They blocked British colonies from the ocean
They made it very difficult for French colonists to transport resources.
Why haven't African nations benefitted more from their mineral wealth?
They did not discover the minerals until very recently
Corrupt governments took much of the profits from mining
People with traditional beliefs oppose digging the land
A lack of universities led to a shortage of engineers
What term is used for a country in which government, economic institutions and civil order have broken down?
clan system
failed state
federal system
military state
Before Europeans colonised Africa, how did African cultural groups define their borders?
climate patterns
map lines
natural features
wooden fences
APARTHEID happened in.........
England
Malta
South America
South Africa
APARTHEID broke which 2 main HUMAN RIGHTS?
The RIGHT to eat
The RIGHT to be EQUAL
The RIGHT to travel
The RIGHT of FREEDOM
The word APARTHEID means.......
Friendship
Separateness
Racism
A big apartment
Mainly Apartheid DIVIDED people according to......
Gender
Age
Race
Religion
Apartheid started in ........
1938
1948
2008
1984
The white people in South Africa were the
majority
minority
During APARTHEID, black people could not ................ HUMAN RIGHTS.
take
claim
accept
refuse
