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Sub-Saharan Africa Unit Review
Sub-Saharan Africa Unit Review
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Review game for geography class unit on Sub-Saharan Africa
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1
When continents are ranked by land size, Africa is ranked
Second
First
Seventh
Third
2
The Atlantic Slave Trade was awful for the slaves, but also bad for Western Africa because
Villages lost many of their youngest children
Villages lost some of their oldest citizens
Villages lost gold and other raw materials
Villages lost a whole generation of teens and young adults
3
One problem that Europeans left behind for African countries after they became independent was
Too many competing businesses
Infertile soil
Lack of education and capital
Very large school budgets
4
The business that linked Africa with Europe and the Americas from the 1400s to the 1800s was
Arctic Slave Triangle
Pacific Slave Triangle
Atlantic Slave Triangle
Atlantic Slave Exchange
5
Luka Mafo's life has been touched by all of these problems in Zambia EXCEPT
Low life expectancy
Inadequate rainfall
Bad economic policies
High infant mortality rate
6
Some African countries got into debt to the World Bank because
Natural disasters caused serious damage
Expenses rose faster than income
HIV/AIDS spread quickly
Income rose faster than expenses
7
Europeans start taking over land in Africa in the 1800s because
Europeans were still looking for slaves
Europeans wanted to put factories in Africa
Europeans wanted natural resources for factories in Europe
Africans had attacked European ships
8
One infrastructure problem in many African countries
Low life expectancy
No history of self-government
Tribal conflict
Inadequate electricity
9
The African leader blamed for causing Europeans to become interested in Africa's gold
Mansa Musa
Jacob Zuma
Nelson Mandela
King Leopold
10
One problem that Europeans left behind for African countries after they became independent was
Too much focus on mining, not manufaturing
Too much focus on tourism, not manufacturing
Too much focus on banking, not manufacturing
Too much focus on manufacturing, not mining
11
The early civilization that spread farming, herding, and iron tools throughout Africa
Songhai
Nubian
Bantu
Egyptian
12
Movies, newspapers, and TV in the USA spread stereotypes about Africa by
Focusing on the wealthiest Africans
Focusing on the improving economies in African countries
Focusing on the animal safaris in Africa
Focusing on the neediest Africans who need help
13
A common stereotype that Americans have about Africans is
Most Africans drive expensive cars
Most Africans are obese
Most Africans are poor and need help from USA
Most Africans work in high-tech jobs
14
One common stereotype that Americans have about Africa is
Africa is one country, rather than 54 countries
Most Africans are wealthy
Africa gets a lot of snow
Africa has beautiful beach resorts
15
The World Bank's effort to change countries so they can repay their debts has been called
Political colonialism
Economic colonialism
Capitalism
Tyranny
16
All of the following can slow down economic development EXCEPT
HIV/AIDS
Corruption
Unstable government
Foreign investments
17
This world event caused many African colonies to ask for their independence
1948 World Series
World War Two
Korean War
World War One
18
Columnist Thomas Friedman would NOT be happy to see
Record high donations to charities in Africa
New banks opening in Africa
New factories opening in Africa
New stores opening in Africa
19
A negative effect of diversity in Africa might be
Difficulties in communicating
Religious conflict
Tribal wars
All of the above are true.
20
All of these are reasons for European imperialism in Africa EXCEPT
Rising demand for natural resources
Competition among European countries
Growing interest in African wildlife
Racist attitudes toward blacks
21
Which one is NOT an economic effect of HIV/AIDS
Increased costs for medical care
Increased cost for orphanages
Lack of skilled workers
The spread of HIV from mothers to babies
22
The land area of Africa, compared to the USA, is
33.3% as big
half as big
2 times bigger
3 times bigger
23
Many tribal conflicts in Africa today can be traced back to
Country borders drawn by Europeans
Disputes over religion
Country borders drawn by African leaders
Atlantic Slave Trade
24
Zambia's textile mills closed because the World Bank
Wanted fees for health care
Wanted to charge fees for education
Wanted an end to subsidies
Wanted free trade with all countries