Central Africa Review

Question 1

slaves were shipped from Africa to the Americas

Accepted Answer

Middle Passage

Question 2

In what field have Central Africans Clémentine Madiya FaikNzuji, Ntumb Diur, and Kama Kamanda gained international fame?

Accepted Answer

literature

Question 3

How does daily life for women in rural Central Africa diff er from that for men?

Accepted Answer

Women typically gather and prepare food

Question 4

wide variety of life on Earth

Accepted Answer

biodiversity

Question 5

In Central Africa, more and more people are moving into cities.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 6

tuberous plant grown for its edible roots

Accepted Answer

cassava

Question 7

Which of the following statements about the Congo River is accurate?

Accepted Answer

It is the world’s third-largest river when measured by water flow.

Question 8

Which Central African nation served as one of the most important centers of the slave trade?

Accepted Answer

Gabon

Question 9

Hundreds of different languages are spoken across Central Africa.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 10

passage in which freshwater meets salt water

Accepted Answer

estuary

Question 11

Some Central African countries have been plagued by political instability and corruption

Accepted Answer

True

Question 12

The agricultural revolution in Central Africa laid the foundation for village life & also for the development of crafts

Accepted Answer

True

Question 13

country that is one of the world’s leading producers of manganese

Accepted Answer

Gabon

Question 14

Central Africans who flee war and conflict are known as nomads.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 15

land drained by a river and its system of tributaries

Accepted Answer

watershed

Question 16

country with the region’s most abundant natural resources

Accepted Answer

Democratic Republic of the Congo

Question 17

How did Europeans often justify the colonization of Central Africa?

Accepted Answer

They claimed their goal was to promote civilization & spread Christianity.

Question 18

Which of the following statements about Central Africa's population is accurate?

Accepted Answer

Children and teenagers make up about half of the region’s population.

Question 19

area of grassland with a mixture of trees and shrubs

Accepted Answer

savanna

Question 20

Which is the most populous country in Central Africa?

Accepted Answer

Democratic Republic of the Congo

Question 21

country that gets nearly half its export earnings from diamonds

Accepted Answer

Central African Republic

Question 22

grass that produces edible seeds in a short growing season

Accepted Answer

millet

Question 23

country whose capital is Brazzaville

Accepted Answer

Republic of the Congo

Question 24

Central Africans make tapioca and fl our from potatoes. _________________________________________________

Accepted Answer

False

Question 25

Which of the following correctly identifies a stage of the “triangular trade”?

Accepted Answer

Cloth, beads, and guns came to Africa from Europe

Question 26

In rural Central Africa, most people work as miners.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 27

How does the Central African Republic diff er from all the other Central African nations?

Accepted Answer

It is the only landlocked Central African nation

Question 28

The Yaka people of Central Africa are known for what type of art?

Accepted Answer

decorative masks and figurines

Question 29

In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, about half of the people are Muslim.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 30

The eastern part of Central Africa runs along the GRV and features rugged mountain ranges and long, narrow lakes.

Accepted Answer

True

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