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Unit 8: Sub-Saharan Africa Complete
Unit 8: Sub-Saharan Africa Complete
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1
Religions in which believe a natural things have living spirits is called
animist
monotheistic
Judaism
Islam
2
What was the system of racial segregation used by South Africa until the early 1990s?
Separationism
Republicanism
Communism
Apartheid
3
The resource that has caused the most internal issues in African countries is
uranium.
diamonds.
titanium.
coffee.
4
A patriarchal family setting is one in which a __________ is the clear head of the household.
a distant relative
male
female
child
5
The country in red has the highest population in Africa. What is it?
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Mali
Liberia
Nigeria
6
A religion that believes that animals & landforms have spirits is known as a(n) ____ religion.
Animist
Buddhist
Atheistic
Christian
7
The mountain range that can be in southern Africa is the
Drakensburg Range
Ethiopian Highlands
Tibesti Mountains
Muchinga Mountains
8
What physical geographic factors made trade difficult with the Europeans in the colonial era?
Rugged snow-capped mountains and tundra
river deltas and plains
dense tropical rain forests and unnavigable rivers
volcanoes and estuaries
9
What is this African river system?
Zambezi
Congo
Niger
Nile
10
Africans began leaving the Sahara Desert around 2000 B.C. because
deforestation.
climate change.
pollution.
overpopulation.
11
One of the main problems with foreign involvement in African industry & natural resources is that
they pollute the envirnonment.
money generated by these rarely stays in Africa.
they create warfare between foreign powers in Africa.
they do not utilize sustainable development practices.
12
Kampala, Uganda is
faces freezing temperatures in June & July.
has dramatic changes in temperature during the year.
near the equator.
receives little precipitation.
13
Lake Volta is an example of
pollution attributed to multinational corporations
desertification
the underdeveloped areas of western Africa.
human modification of the natural environment
14
The maximum population a region will support without undergoing deterioration is called _____.
societal overload
population limits
carrying capacity
enviromental fufillment
15
What is the name of the southern tip of the African continent?
Tierra del Fuego
Cape of Good Intentions
Strait of Magellan
Cape of Good Hope
16
Planting a field for several years until all resources are depleted then abandoning is _______.
subsitence farming.
sedentary farming.
commercial farming.
shifting cultivation.
17
The spread of the Bantu language throughout southern Africa proves the theory of
the Columbian Exchange
Cultural Diffusion
Cultural Separation
Plate Tectonics
18
The Serengeti Plain can be described as
Africa's best farmland.
A barren area for desert and salt flats.
The most battled over spots on the African continent.
One of the world's largest savannas full of wildlife.
19
What physical land feature area is illustrated by the red on the following map?
Serengeti Plain
Zambezi Canyon
Kalahari Desert
Namib Desert
20
A subsistence farmer can only sell crops when
foreigners come to purchase their crops.
their crop is in its growing season.
they have grown a surplus of their crop.
they have the correct government permission.
21
African culture unfortunately helps the spread of _______ & continuation of _______ practices.
identity theft & polluting industrial
HIV/AIDS & subsistence farming
banking fraud & human slavery
crime & unfair imprisonment
22
The semi-arid area south of the Sahara Desert is called the _________.
Sahel
Transition Zone
Serengeti Plain
Congo River Basin
23
What African country has the highest population?
South Africa
Nigeria
Kenya
Madagascar
24
Commercial farming is ___________________.
not always totally helpful to the African economy
a result of the colonial plantation system
growing crops in large quantities to sell for profit
all of the above are correct
25
The dependence of African countries on their cash crops was started
by the Europeans during the colonization period.
after the end of the African tribal wars.
because of the American slave trade.
by the ancient kindoms of Africa such as the Kush.
26
Important art forms created by Africans include __________.
music, statues, & laser art
music, masks, & story-telling
story-telling, masks, & statues
paintings, masks, & theater
27
The river depicted on the map is the
Zambezi
Volta
Congo
Nile
28
Modern African industrialization has been hampered by
all of the following except
_______.
a lack of energy sources
unnavigable terrain
lack of workers
a poor educational system
29
What physical land area is illustrated by this map?
Zambezi River
Great Rift Valley
Tibesti Mountains
Namib Desert
30
Which of the following would be a "push factor" for African migration?
The desertification of the Sahel.
The improved farmland in the African countryside.
The increased industry found in African cities.
Mining jobs found in the Great Rift Valley.
31
Climate Regions in sub-saharan Africa include
Humid subtropical, subarctic, & tropical savanna
Tropical Savanna, steppe, & tundra
marine west coast, humid subtropical, & humid continental
Tropical rain forest, desert, & Mediterranean
32
What factors affect the population distribution on the African continent?
Climate & pollution
Food and wild animals.
Climate and land features.
Pollution and food availability
33
By examining the climograph, what type of climate zone do you believe Khartoum falls in?
Desert
Marine West Coast
Mediterranean
Humid Subtropical
34
One of the most widespread health issues throughout Africa is __________________ ?
over fertilization
poor sanitation
smog
skin cancer
35
The white island country is
South Africa
Liberia
Chad
Madagascar
36
In what month does Tombouctou receive the most rainfall?
September
February
August
July
37
What are two problems that exist in the Transition Zone?
overfertilization & constant earthquakes
Overgrazing & water management problems
pollution & strip mining
Constant flooding & overflowing aquifers
38
What ocean lies directly to the east of the African continent?
Indian
Atlantic
Arctic
Pacific
39
Most people in Africa work in
Factories
Construction
Agriculture
Businesses
40
What does the shape of the temperature curve tell you about Cape Town, South Africa?
Cape Town is located in the Northern Hemisphere.
The rainy season in Cape Town is in the winter.
Cape Town has no true seasons.
Cape Town is near the equator.
41
A problem caused by European colonization in Africa was
European style education did not help native Africans.
the lack of the development of infrastructure in Africa.
the continuation of the small farming system.
boundaries set by Europeans divided ethnic groups.
42
The natural physical area of east Africa that is lined by faults, volcanoes, and lakes is
The Drakensburg Range
The Kalahari Deset
The Great Rift Valley
The Sahel
43
African countries often invite foreign companies into its borders in order to
only find natural resources, but not to own resource rights.
do all cash crop farming.
gain foreign investment and help with its infrastructure.
help with governemnt organization.
44
The lake in the red circle is Lake
Victoria
Chad
Zambezi
Volta
45
The illegal hunting of animals is
e-commerce.
poaching.
a safari.
forced breeding.
46
E-commerce can help African businesses by
building more roads.
building more stores in Africa.
bypassing the need for complicated water systems
selling directly to the world working around infrastructure.
47
An energy source composed of living matter is called _________.
biofuel
gasoline
life energy
hydroelectricity
