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Conflicts in Africa
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World Geography Africa Unit #africa #apartheid #ethnicconflict
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1
Why does Africa still currently struggle to have a stable, democratic government?
Does not have a history of democracy
Most countries of Africa have a king or queen
Apartheid still prevents many Africans from voting
Europeans still largely control Africa
2
Which statement is TRUE of the Berlin Conference?
This meeting lead to the start of World War I
European colonies were based on tribal boundaries
Only the interior boundaries of Africa were redrawn
No African Tribal Leaders were invited
3
All of the following are EFFECTS of European Colonization in Africa EXCEPT...
Political Stability
Increased Trading
Ethnic Conflict
Increased Infrastructure
4
Most of Africa's rivers are not navigable because...
They flow North
They only empty into the Eastern side of the continent
They are very shallow and short
They have many waterfalls and rapids
5
Eastern Africa is nicknamed __________________.
Birth of Man
Horn of Africa
Ancient Earth
Cradle of Humanity
6
What landform has created CULTURAL DIVERSITY in Northern Africa from Sub-Saharan Africa?
Nile River
Sahara Desert
Congo Basin
Kalahari Desert
7
Liberia was not colonized by the Europeans, but instead was founded as...
A penal colony for prisoners
An American Colony
A colony for black Africans only
A colony for former slaves
8
Where would you find the Congo rainforest?
Eastern Africa
Northern Africa
Southern Africa
Central Africa
9
Africa is known for having a zonal climate because...
the climates mirror eachother off the Prime Meridian
Each region has its own unique climate zone
has distant climate in the North compared to the South
it's climate zones mirror eachother across the Equator
10
The Northern part of Africa is often considered part of the Middle East because...
it is majority Muslim
it has a desert climate
all of the above
oil is widely found here
11
Apartheid means...
people are segregated by their race/ethnicity
one country has control over another
people do not have the right to practice their religion
when a dictator has absolute control
12
West Africa has been the most affected by HIV/AIDs due to its high poverty level.
False
True
13
The genocide in Rwanda was between what two ethnic groups?
Congo & Zimbia
Hutu & Tutsi
Erisia & Congo
Zomba & Jangee
14
Which word is NOT correctly matched to its synonym?
Genocide : Segregation
Famine : Starvation
Epidemic : HIV/AIDS
Refugee : Immigrant
15
What natural resource is found in Africa and has been used to fund violence?
Water
Diamond
Gold
Oil
16
Who helped end Apartheid in South Africa and would later become the first Black President?
Ghandi
Nelson Mandela
Joseph Kony
Martin Luther King Jr.
17
Due to overfarming and overgrazing, ____________ has been impacted by desertification.
Congo
Sahara
Sahel
Great Rift Valley
18
Similar to Shinto, many African religions believe that everything in nature has a soul...
Monotheism
Animism
Reincarnation
Naturalism
19
In 2012, which country was created after years of government-sponsored civil war?
South Sudan
South Africa
Somalia
Rwanda
20
If you wanted chocolate, which part of Africa would you want to visit?
West
East
South
Central
