PAP Test Review Africa

Question 1

river is the world’s longest river in Africa andit flows through 3 countries in Africa.

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Nile

Question 2

Where is the most abundant vegetation found inNorth Africa?

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The coastal and highland areas near mountainregions

Question 3

Murder of a group of people based on theirethnicity or religion.

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genocide

Question 4

European countries, seek resources, divided up Af. into European colonies,.

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Berlin Conference

Question 5

The Arabian Peninsulais surrounded by

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important shipping routes.

Question 6

As the petro indus. has grown, the Arabian Pen.;large increase in____“guest” workers.

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immigrant

Question 7

The Tigris andEuphrates Rivers gradually converge in _, almost touching near Baghd

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Iraq

Question 8

Supporters of GAP state that ? is arelatively clean way to address rising energy needs.

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hydropower

Question 9

active volcano in Kenya, Africa and it isAfrica’s highest peak.

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Mt.Kilimanjaro

Question 10

Leader of the African National Congress who ledthe struggle to end the separation of races

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Nelson Mandela

Question 11

Transportation of oil by supertankers can beinterrupted by disputes near the region’s

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choke points.

Question 12

This city, located in present day Ethiopia,Africa; one of Afr. most important civilizations

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Aksum

Question 13

Which statement about the desert regions ofNorth Africa is true?

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Droughts have expanded the Sahara Desert in NorthAfrica.

Question 14

Turkey’s valuable __are found in thevalleys, deltas, and basins of the lowland areas

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alluvial soils

Question 15

The primary religion in the region is

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Islam

Question 16

system of writing based on cuneiform wasdeveloped by the

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Sumerians

Question 17

Four tectonic plates that shaped the landscapesof North Africa and the African,Eurasian,Arabian

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Anatolian

Question 18

Africa suffers from ?; other nations not caring for it;negat. history, diseases, and genocide.

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ambivalence

Question 19

Describes a river when it goes on a winding,non-controlled course.

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meandering

Question 20

set up to by the United Nations to over see thespread of AIDS world-wide

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UNAIDS

Question 21

serves as animportant transportation link between Iran and other Asian countries.

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Caspian Sea

Question 22

Why do some North African countries import muchof their food?

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scarcity of food and water

Question 23

World’s largest desert, is 2.5 timeslarger thanthe continental United States.

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Sahara

Question 24

A rift valley is formed by

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the separation oftectonic plates.

Question 25

The oil and petroleum industries in North Africa

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latest technology to limit waterpollution; damage/ecosystems

Question 26

Bedouins are members of a group of nomadicdesert people

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who move from place to place to sell and tradegoods.

Question 27

deserts that cover most of the Arabian Peninsulahave significant

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winds that bring deadly heat/dust

Question 28

Biggest factor that limits agriculture in theEastern Mediterranean

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lack of water and dry climate andlimited river systems

Question 29

The economy of ? is the most highlydiverse among the nations of the sub-region

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Israel

Question 30

Expansion of dry conditions to moist areas thatare next to deserts.

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Desertification

Question 31

risk does theEuropean Union’s 2010 trade agreement with Morocco pose in the environment?

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increases waterconsumption, which depletes scarce water

Question 32

Describes when a disease, such as AIDS; affects a large population over a wide geographic area.

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pandemic

Question 33

type of music developed in Algeria, Africa bypoor urban children

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rai

Question 34

Two deserts of the Eastern Mediterranean include

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Negev and Syrian

Question 35

commodities are grown for direct sale and areusually the only crop, such as coffee, tea

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cash crops

Question 36

Arab Spring movement of 2010-11 led to newgovernments being elected in which countries?

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Egypt, Libya, and Tunisia

Question 37

loose sedimentary material, is deposited byrunning water and extremely rich

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silt

Question 38

movement of people from the west coast of Africasouthward and southeastward

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Bantu Migration

Question 39

desert, located in 6 different countries inwestern Africa is mostly barren

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Kalahari

Question 40

Steep slope, a flat top on top; traveling difficult Africa.

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escarpment

Question 41

King of Belgium opened up the African interiorto European settlement.

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King Leopold II

Question 42

leading cause of emigration among North Africa’spopulation in North Africa?

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lack of job opportunites

Question 43

Delta was created by the Niger River, which hasmany rich oil deposits.

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Niger Delta

Question 44

When a country has an economy based almost entirely on one principle export.

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one commodity

Question 45

This plains region is found in Tanzania.

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Serengeti Plain

Question 46

built to control the flooding of the Nile R. ;damaged ancient ruins and caused desertification

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Aswan Dam

Question 47

5 of these in Africa that collected badly neededrainfall

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Basins

Question 48

valley was created by plate tectonic movement;danger of splitting Africa.

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Great Rift Valley

Question 49

natural underground storage for water that havesprings in them;needed water supplies

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aquifers

Question 50

Found in the rainforest in the Congo in Africa,uppermost branches

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canopy

Question 51

ethnic group that has lived in the N/E forthousands of year but stillhave no coun. of their own

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Kurds

Question 52

type of society in which people use familylineages to govern themselves.

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stateless society

Question 53

process of removing fertile earth as a result ofdeforestation/excessive cultivation

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soil erosion

Question 54

;needed water supplies place in a desert where water come to thesurface

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oasis

Question 55

policy of South Africa concerning the white raceand other races.

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apartheid

Question 56

monotheistic religion set up primarily in NorthAfrica and has spread throughout Africa

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Islam

Question 57

Religious people in the region see making a__ as part of their duty to Allah.

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hajj to Makkah

Question 58

Was one of the world’s first culture hearths in Africa.

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Aksum

Question 59

Due to the history of colonization, unstablegovernment, poor economies, and turmoil in Africa,

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under developed economy

Question 60

Narrow band of dry grassland on the southernedge of the Sahara Desert.

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Sahel

PAP Test Review Africa

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PAP Test Review Africa

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