World Geography Africa Unit 6
Quiz over Geographic features, places and terms
- 1.________ emerged in Ethiopia in the A.D. 100s.
- A.
Aksum
- B.
Masai
- C.
Mutapa Empire
- D.
Mali Empire
- E.
NONE OF THE ABOVE
- 2._________, or marketplaces, are common features of life in North Africa.
- A.
Rai
- B.
Souks
- C.
Oasis
- D.
Ottoman
- 3.The Berlin Conference was held during which years?
- A.
1884-1885
- B.
1885-1886
- C.
1876-1878
- D.
1881-1882
- E.
1882-1883
- 4.Who led the Ethiopian forces to defeat the Italians in 1896?
- A.
King George lll
- B.
Nelson Mandela
- C.
Menelik l
- D.
Menelik ll
- E.
Constantinople
- 5.The Kikuyu are the largest ethnic group in Africa.
- A.
TRUE
- B.
FALSE
- 6.AIDS has become a pandemic.
- A.
TRUE
- B.
FALSE
- 7.A __________ is an uncontrollable outbreak of a disease affecting a large population over a wide geographic area.
- 8.Which of the following countries is known as the "gift of the Nile"?
- A.
Cameroon
- B.
Sudan
- C.
Somalia
- D.
Eritrea
- E.
Egypt
- 9.A god-king in Egypt is known as the
- A.
King
- B.
Pharaoh
- C.
God
- D.
Prince
- 10.__________ region of Africa has been invaded and occupied by many people and empires from outside Africa. (The answer is of the five regions of Africa in chapter 19)
- 11.What is a major cultural and religious influence in North Africa?
- A.
Christianity
- B.
Islam
- C.
Judaism
- D.
Buddhism
- E.
Hunduism
- 12.West Africa includes:
- A.
Benin
- B.
Chad
- C.
Haiti
- D.
Lesotho
- E.
Both A & B
- 13.Three major trading empires in West Africa were:
- A.
Ghana, Mali, Roman
- B.
Roman, Ottoman, Mali
- C.
Ghana, Mali, Songhai
- D.
Songhai, Mali, Ottoman
- 14.A _____________ is one in which people rely on family lineages to govern themselves, rather than an elected government or monarch.
- 15.Ghana's economy mostly relies on the export of:
- A.
Gold
- B.
Diamonds
- C.
Magnesium
- D.
Oil
- E.
A, B, C
- 16.Who was the president of the Democratic Republic of Congo from 1967-1997?
- A.
Mobutu Sese Seko
- B.
George Rutaganda
- C.
Fidel Castro
- D.
Amadou Toumani Toure
- E.
Mikhail Sakasvili
- 17.The ______________ are famous for their work in weaving colorful asasia.
- 18.Much of Central Africa's art has reflected attitudes towards colonialism.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 19.Is Angola a part of Southern Africa? (yes or no)
- 20.Around 1000, the Shona established a city called _______ in what is now the country of Zimbabwe.
- A.
Cairo
- B.
Windhoek
- C.
Mutapa Empire
- D.
Great Zimbabwe
- E.
NONE OF THE ABOVE
- 21._______: complete separation of the races.
- A.
Apartheid
- B.
Integration
- C.
Both A & B
- D.
Neither A or B
- 22.When did the apartheid begin in South Africa?
- A.
1972
- B.
1989
- C.
1948
- D.
Around 1800's
- 23.What movement of people helped to bring a sense of unity of language to much of Africa?
- 24.Several nations in Africa are called "_________" countries, because they rely only on one or two principle commodities.
- 25.Lack of clean water supply/sanitation can lead to
- A.
AIDS
- B.
HIV
- C.
Cholera
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