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Sub Saharan Africa Unit
Sub Saharan Africa Unit
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1
According to the map, which region of the world contains governments that are failing?
Oceania
Africa
South America
North America
2
Which of the following is a shared trait among failed states?
Advancement of technologies
Newly developed factories
Abundance of resources
Unstable government
3
Rift valleys are formed as continental plates pulls apart,which type of tectonic plate boundary
Subduction
Divergent
Transform
Convergent
4
Many nations in Africa share the same customs, religions, and language, which type of region?
Functional
Northwest
Perceptual
Formal
5
What could be a contributing factor to the decline in South Africa’s population in 2010?
Increased cattle farming
Increased murder rate as a result of Apartheid
Increased migration to countries north of the Sahara
Increased cases of HIV/AIDS
6
Which two ethnic groups in Rwanda were a part of the genocide that occurred there?
Bosnian and Croatian
Native American and Spanish
Hutu and Tutsi
English and South African
7
At 4,132 miles and flowing through 9 countries,this is the longest river in the world.
Niger
Nile
Amazon
Congo
8
What holds back floodwaters and instead releases water in a more steady flow from Lake Nasser.
Suez Canal
Chad Falls
Panama Canal
Aswan High Dam
9
How did the Berlin Conference affect the continent of Africa?
Created unity between the United States and Asia
Exported resources from Africa to the US and Europe
Allowed Africa to create alliances in Europe
Decreased gold production in South America
10
Both rural and urban Africans to access a clean water supply is a challenge. What issue is this
Water scarcity
Apartheid
AIDS
Gender-based division of labor
11
What event does the image above represent?
The German Delegation
The Berlin Conference
The German Conference
The Berlin Delegation
12
90% of the African continent lies within which region?
Tundra
Arctic
Tropics
Marine West Coast
13
A negative effect of the Aswan High Dam is?
Reliable year-round supply of water
Controlling flooding
Easier navigation of the river
Farmlands have become less fertile
14
What percent of Africa’s urban water is wasted?
80%
10%
50%
25%
15
The image above is an example of?
Desertification
Polders
Oasis
Reservoir
16
1884-1885, 14 nations met to divide Africa into colonies to avoid European wars over Africa.
The Berlin Conference
European Independence Conference
The African explorations
The triangular trade
17
The _______________ forms the southern edge of the Sahara
Sahel
Savannas
Rainforest
Coast
18
This region extends for 3,700 miles. In Ethiopia and Kenya, many fossils have been found.
The Namib Desert
The Sahara Desert
The Sahel
The Great Rift Valley
19
Desertification is?
Process caused by excessive rain clearing away vegetation
Process by which land becomes more dry & turning into desert
Removing or clearing away of trees
Process caused by sewage
20
Effects of imperialism and colonization in Africa that would be considered a drawback?
The spread of traditional religions
Cultural assimilation
An improved economic system
Political stability
21
The four major geographical regions found in Africa are __________________.
Desert, savanna, semi-arid, and tropical rainforest
Grasses, mountains, valleys, and hills
Rivers, lakes, marsh, and deltas
Hot, cold, wet and dry
22
Some modern groups justify their use of bombings, violence, and other tactics by arguing that..
All human life is precious and must be respected
They lack the strength to challenge their govt. more openly
Use their superior weapon to control ethnic minorities
Terrorism is necessary to keep group members faithful
23
The opposition to this policy which separated people according to their race.
Cultural assimilation
The Berlin Conference
Apartheid
Imperialism