What is the purpose of the African Union?

To promote unity and solidarity among all African states

What happened at the Berlin Conference?

Africa was carved up amongst western powers

What happened at the Berlin Conference?

Africa was carved up amongst western powers

These two historical events shaped Africa.

Trans Atlantic Slave Trade and Spread of Islam

What is the purpose of the African Union?

To promote unity and solidarity among all African states

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1
Mental Map: Which two deserts dominate MENA?
Patagonia and Kalahari
Thar and Mojave
Sahara and Arabian
Gobi and Sahara
2
Language used/created to help with trade between countries who don't speak the same language
Entrepot
Castell
Dothraki
Lingua Franca
3
Increased crop yields, but had negative impacts as well, like chemical runoff
Greenpeace
Industrial Revolution
Green Belt Movement
Green Revolution
4
All of these countries make up South Asia EXCEPT:
India
Malaysia
Bangladesh
Pakistan
5
Which country has two capitals?
Saudi Arabia
Sri Lanka
Ethiopia
Maldives
6
Region between Sahara and Savanna in Africa
Lake Chad
Qanat
Sahel
MENA
7
All of these countries make up South Asia EXCEPT:
Pakistan
India
Bangladesh
Malaysia
8
Which African country will pass US population by 2050?
Ethiopia
Nigeria
South Africa
Niger
9
What is the purpose of the African Union?
To promote free trade among African nations
To promote unity and solidarity among all African states
To create a military alliance against China
To protect oil among African nations
10
Two deserts in the southwestern portion of Africa
Gobi and Namib
Kalahari and Gobi
Kalahari and Namib
Sahara and Arabian
11
Which best describes a megacity?
Population over 10 million
Dominant city within a country
Has to be as large as the US
Continuous urban areas creating a metropolitan area
12
Who are the Afrikaners in South Africa?
Those who fought for equality in South Africa
White descendants of the Dutch
Black South Africans
White descendants of the British
13
What geographical feature is a natural boundary between North Africa and Sub Saharan Africa
Gobi Desert
Sahara Desert
Kalahari Desert
Savanna
14
Being on the failed state list means a country will cease to exist
True
False
15
What happened at the Berlin Conference?
Africa was carved up amongst western powers
Pakistan won control of Kashmir
Britain colonized India
Hitler was appeased by Britain
16
The Arab Spring spread quickly because of
newspapers
morse code
social media
24 hour news stations
17
Natural boundary between China and India
Himalayas
Nepal
Sahel
Gobi Desert
18
Which has more adherents (followers)?
Shia Islam
Sunni Islam
19
The Nile River only flows through Egypt
True
False
20
Kashmir is a contested area between
China and Pakistan
Iraq and Iran
India and China
India and Pakistan
21
Which group lost 50% of their population in the Rwandan Genocide?
Rwandans
Tutsi
Hutu
Afrikaners
22
Mental Map: The Indus River is part of
Sub Saharan Africa
South Asia
North Africa
The Middle East
23
Strict social class system typically found in India
Sati
Caste
Hinduism
Sikhism
24
One country taking over and colonizing another
Imperialism
Arab Spring
Qanat
Mercantilism
25
The Arab Spring spread quickly because of
newspapers
social media
24 hour news stations
morse code
26
Nature-oriented tourism
Biotourism
Nature tourism
Ecotourism
Hybrid tourism
27
Mental Map: Which two deserts dominate MENA?
Thar and Mojave
Sahara and Arabian
Patagonia and Kalahari
Gobi and Sahara
28
Mental Map: Mountain range that goes through northwest Africa.
Atlas
Atlai
Karakorum
Zagros
29
Female Indian Prime Minister
Mohandas Gandhi
Margaret Thatcher
Indira Gandhi
Mahatma Gandhi
30
Natural boundary between China and India
Himalayas
Sahel
Gobi Desert
Nepal
31
Africa was a rich continent until European colonizers
True
False
32
First human settlements and civilizations were found in this region
Egypt
Middle East
South Africa
East Africa
33
Point of contention, usually a strait or canal
Qanat
Choke Point
Shatter Belt
Entrepot
34
Who lived in Israel when it was given to the Jews post WWII?
Hamas
Israelis
Palestinians
Pakistanis
35
Large landmass that is a distinct part of a larger continent
Subcontinent
Peninsula
Plateau
Ghat
36
Mental Map: The Indus River is part of
South Asia
The Middle East
North Africa
Sub Saharan Africa
37
Which group lost 50% of their population in the Rwandan Genocide?
Hutu
Rwandans
Tutsi
Afrikaners
38
Which has more adherents (followers)?
Sunni Islam
Shia Islam
39
What happened at the Berlin Conference?
Hitler was appeased by Britain
Africa was carved up amongst western powers
Pakistan won control of Kashmir
Britain colonized India
40
These two historical events shaped Africa.
Trans Atlantic Slave Trade and Spread of Christianity
Trans Atlantic Slave Trade and Spread of Islam
Mansa Musa's Hajj and Apartheid in South Africa
Apartheid in South Africa and Spread of Islam
41
Earliest humans were found in this region
Middle East
South Asia
China
East Africa
42
Economic theory states that colonies exist to make the mother country wealthy
Marxism
Mercantilism
Command
Capitalism
43
What is the purpose of the African Union?
To promote free trade among African nations
To protect oil among African nations
To promote unity and solidarity among all African states
To create a military alliance against China
44
Mental Map: Mountain range that goes through northwest Africa.
Karakorum
Atlas
Atlai
Zagros
45
Which country has two capitals?
Maldives
Ethiopia
Sri Lanka
Saudi Arabia
46
Strict social class system typically found in India
Sati
Caste
Hinduism
Sikhism
47
Kashmir is a contested area between
India and China
India and Pakistan
China and Pakistan
Iraq and Iran
48
Region between Sahara and Savanna in Africa
Sahel
Qanat
Lake Chad
MENA
49
Where do most people live in Sub Saharan Africa?
Urban areas
Rural areas
50
Africa was a rich continent until European colonizers
True
False
51
Which best describes a megacity?
Dominant city within a country
Has to be as large as the US
Continuous urban areas creating a metropolitan area
Population over 10 million
52
Point of contention, usually a strait or canal
Shatter Belt
Entrepot
Qanat
Choke Point
53
Language used/created to help with trade between countries who don't speak the same language
Dothraki
Lingua Franca
Castell
Entrepot
54
First human settlements and civilizations were found in this region
East Africa
Middle East
Egypt
South Africa
55
The Middle East consists of only dry, arid climate. No exceptions
False
True
56
The Ganges River flows through
Eastern India
Iraq
Pakistan
Southern India
57
The Middle East consists of only dry, arid climate. No exceptions
False
True
58
Where do most people live in Sub Saharan Africa?
Urban areas
Rural areas
59
Nature-oriented tourism
Hybrid tourism
Biotourism
Ecotourism
Nature tourism
60
One country taking over and colonizing another
Arab Spring
Qanat
Mercantilism
Imperialism
61
Being on the failed state list means a country will cease to exist
False
True
62
Large landmass that is a distinct part of a larger continent
Plateau
Peninsula
Subcontinent
Ghat
63
Which African country will pass US population by 2050?
Niger
South Africa
Ethiopia
Nigeria
64
Two deserts in the southwestern portion of Africa
Kalahari and Namib
Kalahari and Gobi
Sahara and Arabian
Gobi and Namib
65
Economic theory states that colonies exist to make the mother country wealthy
Capitalism
Mercantilism
Command
Marxism
66
Earliest humans were found in this region
China
East Africa
Middle East
South Asia
67
System of segregation in South Africa
Jim Crow Laws
Apartheid
Afrikaaners
Plessy v. Ferguson
68
The Ganges River flows through
Southern India
Iraq
Eastern India
Pakistan
69
Who are the Afrikaners in South Africa?
Those who fought for equality in South Africa
White descendants of the Dutch
White descendants of the British
Black South Africans
70
What geographical feature is a natural boundary between North Africa and Sub Saharan Africa
Gobi Desert
Kalahari Desert
Savanna
Sahara Desert
71
The Nile River only flows through Egypt
True
False
72
Female Indian Prime Minister
Mohandas Gandhi
Mahatma Gandhi
Indira Gandhi
Margaret Thatcher
73
System of segregation in South Africa
Afrikaaners
Jim Crow Laws
Plessy v. Ferguson
Apartheid
74
Increased crop yields, but had negative impacts as well, like chemical runoff
Industrial Revolution
Green Revolution
Greenpeace
Green Belt Movement
75
These two historical events shaped Africa.
Mansa Musa's Hajj and Apartheid in South Africa
Trans Atlantic Slave Trade and Spread of Christianity
Apartheid in South Africa and Spread of Islam
Trans Atlantic Slave Trade and Spread of Islam
76
Who lived in Israel when it was given to the Jews post WWII?
Palestinians
Israelis
Pakistanis
Hamas

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