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There are about how many languages spoken in Africa today:
2,000
50
200
1,000
2
Because much of Africa is high and flat, the continent is often called the...
River Valley Continent
Mountain Continent
Coastal Plain Continent
Plateau Continent
3
Another word for colonialism.
Imperialism
Independence
Democracy
Monarchy
4
Rainforest in central Africa.
Amazon
Congo
Rift Valley
Nile
5
What desert can be found in the Northern part of Africa?
Zambezi
Gobi
Kalahari
Sahara
6
Africa's biggest trading partner today is:
Each other
China
United States
Europe
7
One example of imperialism is...
When millions of Africans were sold as slaves.
China investing in building highways in Dem. Rep. of Congo
Non-governmental organizations (NGOs) helping people
When Europe split up Africa into 50 countries.
8
Largest city in Africa today is:
Djibouti, Djibouti
Cairo, Egypt
Lagos, Nigeria
Nairobi, Kenya
9
Area of grasslands between desert and forest.
Sahara
Kalahari
Savanna
Sahel
10
What was Mansa Musa famous for?
Taking over Songhai and converting to Islam, converting his whole kingdom
Building a university at Timbuktu, making a hajj to Mecca w/ 60,000 people
Being the first king of Mali, traveling to Europe, and giving away silver
Building university at Timbuktu, expanding Mali's army, conquering enemies
11
Which invention is NOT by an African?
Car-mounted flame thrower to deter car-jacking
CT (CAT) Scan - to scan soft tissue in humans
Portable electronic device to scare sharks while scuba/snorkeling
Refrigerated Trucks - for food, donated blood, etc.
12
Africa is:
A continent
a place with only poor people
a cool song from the 1980s
A country
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Why is it impossible for ships to sail from Africa's interior to the sea?
Tributaries interrupt the rivers' flow.
Mountains interrupt the rivers' flow.
It is possible to sail into the interior.
Waterfalls and rapids interrupt the rivers' flow.
14
All of the following diseases have caused problems for Africa except....
Malaria
Flu
Ebola
HIV/AIDS
15
City in Mali famous for a university built there during the Middle Ages.
Timbuktu
Bornu
Kilwa
Ghana
16
Ellen Johnson Sirleaf was the first female president in Africa - where?
Rwanda
Liberia
Ethiopia
South Africa
17
A griot was...
The only one in the village who could speak to the ancestors
A person who fights for independence.
The historian for West African villages.
The iron worker in West African villages.
18
What allowed early African and Arab traders to cross the Sahara desert?
Camels
Portable Water
Trucks
Horses
19
True or False? Early African kingdoms traded with Spain, Portugal and Italy.
True
False
20
Africa's deadliest animal is:
Hippo
Hyena
Cape Buffalo
Lion
21
Who was the first king of Mali?
Bornu
Sundiata
Zambezi
Mansa Musa
22
True or False? Early African kingdoms traded with India and Asia.
True
False
23
All of the following is true of Nelson Mandela EXCEPT...
Advocated violent revolution to overthrow Apartheid
Martin Luther King Jr. attended a protest rally for him after his arrest
He was sent to prison for 27 years.
He was the first Black president of South Africa.
24
True or False? Slavery is no longer a problem in Africa.
False
True
25
What percentage of the world's cocoa comes from Africa?
90%
25%
50%
70%
26
What two empires rose up in West Africa during the Middle Ages?
Ghana and Mali
Ghana and Egypt
Kilwa and Egypt
The Zulu and Songhai
27
The African country that is only 9 miles away from the Rock of Gibralter in Europe is
Tunisia
Libya
Algiers
Morocco
28
Name of the meeting where Europeans divided up Africa between them in 1884?
Berlin Conference
Committee on the Prevention of War in Africa
London Exchange
Paris Convocation
29
Apartheid was all of the following EXCEPT...
A system of racial groups being segregated in South Africa.
Part of a history of racism starting with imperialism.
An idea Americans brought to South Africa
Fully ended when Nelson Mandela became president.
30
Why were the Agojie warriors of the Dahomey Kingdom famous?
They fought on horses like European knights
They were all women
They defended Mansa Musa
They never lost
31
What are the two largest rivers in Africa?
Nile and Zambezi
Nile and Congo
Zambezi and Niger
Congo and Amazon
32
Only African countries not conquered by Europeans:
Ghana & Egypt
Ethiopia & Liberia
Ethiopia & Egypt
Liberia & Ghana
33
Ghana and Mali became rich due to...
The University of Timbuktu
Conquering other nations
The Slave Trade
The Gold-Salt Trade
34
Most people in North Africa follow what religion?
Hinduism
Christianity
Judaism
Islam
35
True or False? Ancient Ghana was located in the same place as the modern-day country of Ghana.
True
False
