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- 1. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the period in African history in which European powers conquered African land?NationalismCommunismImperialismCapitalism
- 2. Multiple ChoiceWhat would be the best way to describe African migration to the Americas in the 1600 and 1700sEconomic Pull FactorsEnvironmental Push FactorsForced Migration
- 3. Multiple ChoiceAfrican trucking routes are known pathways for spreading HIV across borders.TrueFalse
- 4. Multiple ChoiceBy the early 1900s, 90% of Africa was under ________________ control.EuropeanLatin AmericanNorth American
- 5. Multiple ChoiceWhich is true of the informal sector in sub-Saharan Africa?An example would be working for best buy as a full-time employee with a stable income.Income taxes are deducted from workers paychecks by the African governmentAn example would be working for your father in a small, family run business where you pay is not steady.
- 6. Multiple ChoiceThe largest freshwater lake in Africa is Lake ____________TitikakaSaharaVictoriaMichigan
- 7. Multiple ChoiceWhich of these is not an example of a less developed country?High BirthrateHigh Infant Mortality RateLow Life ExpectancyLow Birthrate
- 8. Multiple ChoiceThe Great Rift Valley was formed by which type of plate movement?ConvergentDivergentTransforming
- 9. Multiple ChoiceGrasslands, scattered trees, wet and dry seasons; these are all characteristics of what climate zonePolarSavannaTropical Rain forestDesert
- 10. Multiple ChoiceIn the late 1800s - early 1900s, European leaders scrambled for African land with the main goal being to make a profit from the raw materials and natural resources in Africa.TrueFalse
- 11. Multiple ChoiceIn general, the men in Africa go out to an external water source and carry the water back home.TrueFalse
- 12. Multiple ChoiceThis religion found in Africa believes that humans, non-humans, and non-living beings have spirits:AnimistCatholicismIslam
- 13. Multiple ChoiceSome Africans live in elevated houses to keep out savanna floods and predators. A few Africans live in mountainous areas and practice terrace farming. These are examples of Africans _____ respectively.depending on their environment and modifying itadapting to their environment and modifying itmodifying their environment and depending on it
- 14. Multiple ChoiceWill increased education opportunities in sub-Saharan Africa positively or negatively impact the economy and development of Africa?PositivelyNegativelyIt will have no effect
- 15. Multiple ChoiceAll of the following are NEGATIVE impacts of hydro-politics, politics over the availability of water, EXCEPT:War over waterConflict between border countries over access to water from a river passing through both countriesMutually beneficial business transactions regarding trade along a riverA country being deprived of water after a border country cuts off their water supply
- 16. Multiple ChoiceThe Great Rift Valley and the lakes within the valley can be found in ___ Africa:EasternSouthernWestern
- 17. Multiple ChoiceOne reason the ancient kingdoms in western Africa prospered was that theywere located along the Tigris and Euphrates rivershad no contact with the rest of the worlddeveloped extensive trade in gold, ivory, and salt
- 18. Multiple Choice
To which region do all of these geographic features belong?Northern AfricaSub-Saharan AfricaMiddle EastNorthern Southwest Asia - 19. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following reflects a problem associated with the informal economy in sub-Saharan Africa?It provides some relief for the poor, but profits are unreliable.It produces more tax revenue for the state.Profits are stable and have led to increased living standards.The incomes of those it employs are increasing.
- 20. Multiple ChoiceSwahili, Arabic, English, French, and Hausa are all spoken by many people across Africa. What they have in common is that they are allIndo-European languages.languages of trade and business in Africa.languages indigenous to Africa.languages brought to Africa by European colonizers.
- 21. Multiple ChoicePeople have lived on savannas, in deserts and mountains, along river valleys, along coastlines, and on islands. This demonstrates that people-prefer to live in isolated areas.can adapt to varied physical environments.settle in temperate climatic zones.adopt different forms of government.
- 22. Multiple ChoiceThe political organization of Africa changed frequently between 1500 and 1900. What contributed to these changes?The economy moved away from mostly agricultural activities to mostly industrial activities.Africans stopped trading with Europe and began trading with Asia.Democratic ideals spread across Africa.European countries tried to establish colonies in Africa.
- 23. Multiple ChoiceMany disease in Africa are caused by which of the following?Poor sanitationLack of clean waterMosquitoesAll of the above
- 24. Multiple ChoiceIn 1994 Apartheid ended in what country in Africa?KenyaEthiopiaSouth AfricaSomalia
- 25. Multiple ChoiceThe political boundaries that Europeans established in Africa had what lasting effect?Ethnic RivalriesEconomic ProsperitySubsistence AgricultureTechnological Advancements
- 26. Multiple ChoiceWhat type of climate would you find in the Congo?Sub TropicalTropical humid/rainforestHumid ContinentalTaiga
- 27. Multiple ChoiceA steep slope with a nearly flat plateau on top.SahelEscarpmentDeltaRift Valley
- 28. Multiple ChoiceA long, thin valley created by the moving apart of the continental plates.delta valleyrift valleyescarpmentdeath valley
- 29. Multiple ChoiceMajor basin located in the tropical wet climate region of Africa.Sudan BasinCongo BasinRift Valley BasinKilimanjaro Basin
- 30. Multiple ChoiceWhat place is turning into a desert?SaharaSouth AfricaSahelNone of the above
- 31. Multiple ChoiceWhy is the Sahel is considered a transition zone?It has many grasslands and plainsThere is less fertile land there to farmIt has characteristics of the Sahara in the north and the savannas in the south.It was formed when the Earth’s crust separated and broke apart.
- 32. Multiple ChoiceDuring the conflict in Sudan, about 2.5 million people became refugees. What is a refugee?a large family-based unit with loyalty to the groupthe legal separation of racespeople who flee (leave) a place to find safetydiseases that can spread rapidly
- 33. Multiple ChoiceThe Berlin Conference did not allow Africans to attend to talk about their land and territory.TrueFalse
- 34. Multiple ChoiceWhat was "The Middle Passage"?voyage carrying enslaved Africans across the Atlanticvoyage carrying enslaved Africans from island to island in the Caribbeana caravan taking enslaved Africans across the Saharaa caravan taking enslaved Africans from Central Africa to the coast
- 35. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following is not a common cause of famine?droughtsfloodswarmalaria
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