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World Geography Unit IV Review
World Geography Unit IV Review
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A game to review key concepts for Unit IV
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1
Where is the Sahel?
it is found along the southern border of the Sahara Desert
it is found in East Africa
it is north of the Sahara Desert
it surrounds the highlands of Ethiopia
2
What is a "landlocked" country?
a country surrounded by water
a country without borders
a country that does not have access to the coast
a country that has closed borders
3
What is the dominant religion among traditional tribal groups in Africa?
Hinduism
Christianity
animism
Islam
4
Languages that share common elements can be put into groups called:
Language teams
Language armies
Language systems
Language families
5
What area is between coastal areas of north African countries and the Sahel?
The Savanna region
The Sahel
The Sahara
The Namib Desert
6
Which leader was imprisoned in South Africa from 1962 to 1990 for his anti-apartheid activities
Nelson Mandela
F. W. de Klerk
Jomo Kenyatta
Shaka Zulu
7
Why are English and French, spoken in many sub-Saharan countries?
because they were trading partners for many years
because African languages are harder to learn
because of European colonization
because there is something in the water
8
Which is NOT a major river in Africa?
Tigris-Euphrates
Niger
Congo
Nile
9
What is the lingua franca of West Africa?
Afrikaans
Swahili
Bantu
English
10
Illiteracy rates are highest in which continent?
Africa
Asia
South America
Europe
11
Which is NOT a reason that
curable diseases
are deadly in Africa ?
Third world countries do not have great healthcare
Poor health conditions & common misconceptions about illness
Disease strands are more advanced in Africa
Corrupt governments make it unsafe for clinics to operate
12
Which of the following is part of the legacy of imperialism in Africa?
all of the answers are correct
constant warfare between ethnic groups within nations
lack of infrastructure and economic development
widespread poverty and corrupt governments
13
Why did Europeans want to establish colonies in Africa?
to make money from cheap labor
to gain raw materials
all of the answers are true
to spread Christianity
14
The most important river in the area known as West Africa is called the:
Nile River
Zambezi River
Congo River
Niger River
15
History in Africa prior to contact with Arabs and Europeans was:
primarily oral history
largely forgotten because little happened
written history recorded on stone tablets
only written on papyrus
16
What Bantu/Arabic language is the lingua franca of East Africa?
Swahili
Bantu
English
Afrikaans
17
What is the name of the policy in South Africa that kept whites and blacks strictly separated?
Genocide
Animism
Apartheid
The Anti-Mixing Code
18
Which of the following diseases is transmitted by mosquitoes?
African Sleeping Sickness
AIDS
Cholera
Malaria
19
What is the main economic activity for the majority of people in Sub-Saharan Africa?
herding cattle and goats
commercial farming
subsistence farming
mining
20
What is the second largest freshwater lake in the world called?
Lake Tanganyika
Lake Superior
Lake Victoria
Lake Chad
21
What makes most rivers in Africa unsuitable for economic use?
they are too long for trade
they are extremely polluted
they are not navigable for trade
they are centers for water borne diseases
22
Civil unrest that creates refugees is an example of a
push factor
pull factor
demographic transition
shift in standard of living
23
Which of the following features is NOT a characteristic of a "developing country"?
Large rural populations
Long life expectancy
Low literacy rates
Export of primary goods oriented economy
24
What happened at the Berlin Conference in 1884-1885?
The United Nations was formed
Germany decided to colonize Madagascar
Africa was divided up by European nations
Asian nations competed for colonies
25
Boundaries in Africa, made by Europeans are this type of boundary:
perceptual
geometric
natural
cultural
26
In what country did the Hutus and Tutsi engage in genocide?
Rwanda
Sudan
The Democratic Republic of the Congo
South Africa
27
Why did the European powers intentionally create tensions between ethnic groups in the colonies
to assist in the spread of Christianity
to make the ethnic groups work harder
so ethnic groups fight each other and not the Europeans
to help keep invaders out of colonies
28
In what century is the year 1922?
19th century
21st century
None of these are correct
20th century
