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African Study Guide # 2

Total questions: 41

Worksheet time: 36mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The former laws in South Africa that separated people according to race, giving political and economic power to white

a)

Apartheid

b)

Distribution

c)

Multiracial

d)

Segregation

2.

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

3.
The Sahel is _________________
a)
the spread of desert like conditions
b)
transition zone between the desert in North Africa and the Rain Forest and Savanna to the South
c)
an area of tall grasses and scattered trees
d)
transition zone between Africa and Europe
4.

Which color is Southern Africa?

a)
Red
b)
Blue
c)
Yellow
d)

Orange

5.

Which color is Eastern Africa?

a)
Red
b)
Blue
c)
Yellow
d)

Orange

6.

Which color is Northern Africa?

a)

Green

b)
Blue
c)
Yellow
d)

Orange

7.

Which color is Western Africa?

a)

Green

b)

Red

c)
Yellow
d)

Orange

8.

Which color is Central Africa?

a)

Green

b)

Red

c)
Yellow
d)

Orange

9.

Which river is located in the area circled?

a)

Tigris River

b)

Euphrates River

c)

Indus River

d)

Nile River

10.
What area is shaded in red?
a)
Kalahari Desert
b)
the Nile River Valley
c)
the Sahara Desert
d)
South Africa
11.

Which physical feature is indicated by the red star?

a)

Sahel

b)

savanna

c)

tropical rainforest

d)

Kalahari Desert

12.

What is E?

a)

Congo River

b)

Niger River

c)

Nile River

d)

Congo Basin

13.

What is H?

a)

Great Rift Valley

b)

Ethiopian Highlands

c)

Atlas Mountains

d)

Sahel

14.

What is P?

a)

Ethiopian Highlands

b)

Kalahari Desert

c)

Great Rift Valley

d)

Sahel

15.
What is the name of the mountain range represented by the triangles?
a)
Atlas Mountains
b)
Tibesti Mountains
c)
Drakensberg Mountains
d)
Mount Kilmanjaro
16.
What is the name of the river that is colored blue?
a)
Nile River
b)
Niger River
c)
Congo River
d)
Zambezi River
17.

Feature #7

a)

Cape of Good Hope

b)

Horn of Africa

c)

Mt. Kilimanjaro

d)

Madagascar

18.
Which feature is marked with a "A"?
a)
Nile River
b)
Congo River
c)
Niger River
d)
Jordan River
19.

Which region is partly shaded in green on the map?

a)

Sahel

b)

Sahara

c)

Tropical Rainforest

d)

Savanna

20.

Which African region is shaded on the map?

a)

Savanna

b)

Tropical Rainforest

c)

Sahel

d)

Desert

21.

Which African region is shaded on the map?

a)

Tropical Rainforest

b)

Kalahari Desert

c)

Savanna

d)

Sahel

22.

Mt. Kilimanjaro is the tallest mountain in Africa, is located in what country?

a)

Tanzania

b)

Kenya

c)

Ethiopia

d)

Rwanda

23.

Land or a climate that has little or no rain; too dry or barren to support vegetation, desert

a)

Grassland

b)

Semi-Arid

c)

Arid

d)

Rainforest

24.

Land or a climate that has some rain, but not much; dry but can plant some crops

a)

Grassland

b)

Semi-Arid

c)

Arid

d)

Rainforest

25.

Northern Africa is home to the world's largest desert, which is

a)
Kalahari Desert
b)
Atacama Desert
c)
Sahara Desert
d)
Gobi Desert
26.

After the Berlin Conference, Great Britain colonized more of the African population than any other European country. What was the percentage?

a)

15%

b)

30%

c)

9%

d)

2%

27.

True or False: Ethiopia was the only African country to remain independent after the Berlin Conference.

a)

False

b)

True

28.

The colonization of African countries by the Europeans caused the process of assimilation. The native people of Africa were required or encouraged to change their religion, culture,

a)

Age

b)

Race

c)

Eye Color

d)

Language

29.

Islam is the dominant religion in which African region?

a)

Northern

b)

Southern

c)

Central

d)

Eastern

30.

What is the population (in millions) of males in Egypt between the ages of 60 to 64?

a)
2.3 million
b)
3.5 million
c)
1.5 million
d)
0.8 million
31.

What is the population (in millions) of females in Egypt between the ages of 100 or over?

a)

0

b)

1.2 million

c)

5 million

d)

0.8 million

32.

What did the Berlin Conference of 1884 do?

a)

It divided up the lands of Africa among the European powers, yet no African leaders were invited to take part in this.

b)

It ended slavery in Europe and the Americas.

c)

They came to the conclusion that Europeans would remove all colonies from Africa.

d)

It made slavery illegal in all parts of Africa.

33.
What is an economic system, where African slaves were exchanged for raw materials, money, and finished goods? Those countries/continents involved included Ivory Coast  (Africa), Europe, and the Americans.
a)
Mercantalism
b)

Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade

c)
Market economics
d)
Feudalism
34.

When did the Trans-Atlantic slave trade occur?

a)

Late 1400s to mid-1800s

b)

1800s to 1900s

c)
16th century to early 18th century
d)
Early 20th century to late 21st century
35.

A group of people who share a language, culture, similar backgrounds are called a

a)
cultural group
b)
social class
c)
linguistic community
d)
ethnic group
36.

Christianity, Islam, and Buddhism are groups of people that believe in the same god or deity. These are examples of

a)

Religious Groups

b)

Sports teams

c)

Schools

d)

Old People

37.

What river is shown on the map?

a)
Amazon River
b)
Nile River
c)
Mississippi River
d)

Zambezi River

38.

What is the name of the area circle in red on the map?

a)

Suez Canal

b)

Sahara Desert

c)

Atlas Mountains

d)

None of these

39.

Africa lack of water is effecting the people that lives inland because they are not able to do?

a)

Go Outside

b)

Grow Crops/Farm

c)

Fish

d)

None of These above

40.

What minerals were mined Near Timbuktu and Taghaza?

a)

Gold and Silver

b)

Silver and Salt

c)

Gold and Salt

d)

None of these

41.

What mineral was mined along Mansa Musa's route to Mecca?

a)

Silver

b)

Salt

c)

Gold

d)

None of these

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