Africa Unit Test (2022)

Question 1

2 natural resources in Africa are abundant & hold the key to Africa’s future development b/c they cant be taken away by

Accepted Answer

sunlight and waterfalls

Question 2

Which river is the most important body of water in Western Africa?

Accepted Answer

Niger River

Question 3

Which is not a major river in Africa?

Accepted Answer

Tigris River

Question 4

What is being done to fight AIDS in Africa?

Accepted Answer

All of the above

Question 5

Which river is the longest in Africa?

Accepted Answer

Nile River

Question 6

What is the longest lake in the world?

Accepted Answer

Lake Tanganyikia

Question 7

Which of the following countries had no representation at the Berlin Conference?

Accepted Answer

Nigeria

Question 8

Which lake is famous for its rare fish?

Accepted Answer

Lake Malawi

Question 9

The physical feature that is most associated with Africa is ____________.

Accepted Answer

plateaus

Question 10

What are steep slopes with a flat plateaus top called?

Accepted Answer

escarpments

Question 11

In 2003, genocide started taking place in which African country?

Accepted Answer

Sudan

Question 12

The first black president of South Africa was

Accepted Answer

Nelson Mandela

Question 13

Which region of Africa was the original home of the Aksum tribe?

Accepted Answer

east

Question 14

What was one major focus of European involvement in Africa during the 1600’s and 1700’s?

Accepted Answer

trade

Question 15

Cote d’ Ivoire is famous for the export of what good?

Accepted Answer

chocolate

Question 16

Which region of Africa was most affected by the slave trade?

Accepted Answer

West

Question 17

Africa is the world’s ____ largest continent.

Accepted Answer

2nd

Question 18

Which region of Africa is most similar to the Middle East?

Accepted Answer

North

Question 19

Why is East Africa called the “cradle of humanity?”

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It is where the first humans were found

Question 20

The two most common religions in Africa are _______ and _______.

Accepted Answer

Christianity/Islam

Question 21

Which resource is the 2nd most traded commodity in the world?

Accepted Answer

coffee

Question 22

Which region of Africa has the strongest economies?

Accepted Answer

Southern

Question 23

DDT spray was used to kill mosquitoes to prevent the spread of what disease?

Accepted Answer

Malaria

Question 24

The lingua franca (bridging language) in much of Africa is?

Accepted Answer

Swahili

Question 25

What is the highest mountain in Africa?

Accepted Answer

Mt. Kilimanjaro

Question 26

Why are there so many lakes in rivers in the Great Rift Valley?

Accepted Answer

Prt of east Africa is drifting away from the rest of Africa causing craters

Question 27

Which early group of people are the ancestors to most of the African population?

Accepted Answer

Bantus

Question 28

Which river forms Victoria Falls?

Accepted Answer

Zambezi River

Question 29

What was one major focus of European involvement in Africa during the 1800’s?

Accepted Answer

raw materials

Question 30

Which two countries were never under European control?

Accepted Answer

Liberia & Ethiopia

Question 31

What is the largest lake in the region?

Accepted Answer

Lake Victoria

Africa Unit Test (2022)

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