WorksheetsGeography Ch. 20 Vocabulary Quiz
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 9mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
First Name
4 lines
2.
Last Name
4 lines
3.
The measure of how many people live in a certain area is its ____________.
a)
population density
b)
tribute
c)
imperialism
d)
refugees
4.
During the European Age of Discovery, the Portuguese demanded __________, or taxes, from the East African cities they traded with.
a)
tribute
b)
imperialism
c)
refugees
d)
subsistence agriculture
5.
The late 1800s was a time of European ____________ in Africa where the continent was divided up into colonies.
a)
imperialism
b)
refugees
c)
subsistence agriculture
d)
Rift
6.
Somalia’s unstable government has led to many citizens fleeing the country as ________ .
a)
refugees
b)
subsistence agriculture
c)
Rift
d)
desertification
7.
People who live in rural parts of East Africa practice __________, where they grow enough to feed themselves and their families.
a)
subsistence agriculture
b)
Rift
c)
desertification
d)
poaching
8.
Tectonic plates pulling apart has created a geographic region called the Great _________ system.
a)
Rift
b)
desertification
c)
poaching
d)
genocide
9.
Poor land use has led to ________ of some farmland.
a)
desertification
b)
poaching
c)
genocide
d)
oral tradition
10.
Wild animals such as elephants are threatened by ________ .
a)
poaching
b)
genocide
c)
oral tradition
d)
hydroelectric power
11.
In the 1990s, the government of Rwanda committed acts of _______ against the Tutsi minority.
a)
genocide
b)
oral tradition
c)
11. hydroelectric power
d)
12. geothermal energy
12.
East African culture still relies heavily on __________, such as stories and family histories passed down through the generations.
a)
oral tradition
b)
hydroelectric power
c)
geothermal energy
d)
clan
13.
The country of Sudan has an opportunity to get electricity through ___________ .
a)
oral tradition
b)
hydroelectric power
c)
geothermal energy
d)
clan
14.
Kenya and Djibouti could develop ________ because there is so much volcanic activity there.
a)
oral tradition
b)
hydroelectric power
c)
geothermal energy
d)
clan
15.
A group of people who are related to one single individual is called a _______.
a)
oral tradition
b)
hydroelectric power
c)
geothermal energy
d)
clan
16.
The populations of Kenya, Tanzania and Ethiopia are diverse in terms of their ethnicity.
a)
A. alike
b)
B. varied
c)
C. rifted
d)
D. challenged
17.
The European age of discovery had a major impact on East Africa.
a)
A. history
b)
B. tribute
c)
C. effect
d)
D. strike
18.
The region of East Africa consists of 11 countries.
a)
A. communicates
b)
B. has
c)
C. relates
d)
D. finds
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