WorksheetsAfrica Quiz
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Why is malaria especially common in Sub-Saharan Africa?
Because the population is immune to mosquito bites
Because warm, humid temperatures and high rainfall create mosquito breeding grounds
Because people in the region refuse to use nets
Because malaria parasites only live in Africa
Which organism spreads malaria?
Ticks
Male Anopheles mosquitoes
Female Anopheles mosquitoes
Houseflies
Approximately what share of malaria deaths occur in Sub-Saharan Africa?
10%
50%
Over 90%
0%
Which age group is described as being at highest risk of dying from malaria?
Elderly people
Teenagers
Young children
Middle-aged adults
Which of the following is a simple, effective prevention method for malaria mentioned in the text?
Vaccination campaigns only
Drinking clean water
What challenge makes treating malaria harder in many African countries?
Too many hospitals
Lack of strong healthcare systems and fewer health workers per population
Excess of malaria drugs
Cold climate
How is climate change expected to affect malaria’s geography, according to the passage?
Malaria will disappear everywhere
The area of highest transmission may shrink, but the overall area where malaria is present could expand
Malaria will only move to deserts
Climate change has no effect
What tools do scientists use to predict where malaria might spread?
Coin flips
Mapping and mathematical models
Tarot cards
Only lab experiments
What does the word “apartheid” mean?
Unity
Apartness
Freedom
Equality
When did apartheid officially begin and end in South Africa?
1800–1850
1948–1994
1914–1918
2000–2010
Which language is the origin of the word “apartheid”?
Zulu
Afrikaans
English
Portuguese
Which group came to power in South Africa in 1948 and implemented apartheid policies?
African National Congress (ANC)
National Party (NP)
British Parliament
United Nations
Under apartheid, which of the following was a restriction placed on Black South Africans?
They could vote in national elections
They could own land anywhere freely
They had to carry passbooks controlling their movement
They were given extra government jobs
Who was a key leader of the resistance against apartheid and later became South Africa’s president?
A. Mahatma Gandhi
B. Nelson Mandela
C. Winston Churchill
D. Marcus Garvey
What international action helped pressure South Africa to end apartheid?
Global festivals
Sanctions from other countries
Gifts of money to the government
A worldwide sports tournament
What was the “Scramble for Africa”?
A race among African kingdoms to explore Europe
Intense competition among European countries to colonize Africa in the late 1800s and early 1900s
A global sporting event in Africa
A migration of Africans to other continents
Which conference set rules for European colonization of Africa and excluded African leaders?
Treaty of Versailles
Congress of Vienna
Berlin Conference of 1884
Yalta Conference
Before the Scramble for Africa (around 1870), Europeans controlled roughly what percentage of Africa?
90%
50%
10%
0%
Which two African countries remained independent after the Scramble for Africa?
Nigeria and Ghana
Liberia and Ethiopia
Which of the following was NOT a reason European countries wanted to colonize Africa?
Access to valuable resources
New markets for goods
Desire to “civilize” Africans based on racist beliefs
To return land to original African owners
