Geography Module 8

What culture and language group is common throughout Central Africa? Bantu Hutu Zulu Somali

Bantu

What nation is pictured in purple below? (with the number "1" written over it) Namibia Botswana South Africa Tanzania

Botswana

The __________ is a tropical rainforest in Western Africa that is considered the Earth's "second lung."

Congo Basin

____________ is the illegal hunting of endangered animals.

Poaching

What European power was the first to make direct contact with the peoples of West Africa? Spain France Portugal England

Portugal

What European power was the first to make direct contact with the peoples of West Africa? Spain Portugal France England

Portugal

_________ was a political and societal system in South Africa that denied rights to certain ethnic and racial groups. Imperialism Apartheid Vichy Colonialism

Apartheid

What nation is pictured in purple below? (with the number "1" written over it) Namibia Kenya Côte d'Ivoire Ghana

Côte d'Ivoire

What city was one of the largest trade ports during the Atlantic Slave Trade and is now the capital of Senegal? Lagos Nairobi Dakar Addis Ababa

Dakar

Which of the following genres of music were influenced by traditional dance and music of Sub-Saharan Africa? (choose all that apply) Jazz Baroque Opera Blues

Jazz Blues

Which of Mount Kilimanjaro's peaks is actually a dormant volcano? Mawenzi Shira Kibo

Kibo

What climatic region near the Equator has dry and rainy seasons? Sahel Highlands Savanna Kalahari

Savanna

A recent civil war in ___________ has led to instability in the Horn of Africa. Kenya Somalia Gabon Mali

Somalia

What is the main economic activity undertaken by those who live in this region of the world? Mining Service Industry Subsistence Agriculture Plantation Agriculture

Subsistence Agriculture

What is the second largest economic activity in Sub-Saharan Africa? Farming Mining Logging Shipping

mining

When did European powers start carving up the entire continent of Africa among themselves? twentieth century seventeenth century nineteenth century sixteenth century

nineteenth century

What is the largest city in South Africa and one of the main financial cities in the world? Lagos Johannesburg Nairobi Addis Ababa

Johannesburg

What is the largest city in Sub-Saharan Africa? Johannesburg Nairobi Lagos Dakar

Lagos

_________ was a political and societal system in South Africa that denied rights to certain ethnic and racial groups.

Apartheid

match the correct number and letter 1. Senegal, Mali, Ghana a. Central Africa 2. Tanzania, Rwanda, Gabon b. West Africa 3. Namibia, Botswana, Mozambique c. horn of africa 4. Kenya, Ethiopia, Somalia d. Southern Africa

1 & b; 2 & a; 3 & d; 4 & c

Which of the following businesses would be considered primary economic activities? (choose all that apply) A Coffee plantation An IT Consulting Firm A Gold Mine A Bank A Restaurant

A Coffee Plantation A Gold Mine

What culture and language group is common throughout Central Africa? Zulu Somali Bantu Hutu

Bantu

What European country owned much of Central Africa and lost its colony due to its violent practices? England France Portugal Belgium

Belgium

What European country owned much of Central Africa and lost its colony due to its violent practices? Portugal Spain Belgium France

Belgium

Which of the following are languages spoken in Sub-Saharan Africa? (choose all that apply) English Afrikaans Arabic French Bantu Dialects

English Afrikaans Arabic French Bantu Dialects

What country in Sub-Saharan Africa adopted Christianity in the fourth century AD? Lesotho Namibia Djibouti Ethiopia

Ethiopia

What nation is pictured in purple below? (with the number "1" written over it) Ethiopia Ghana Rwanda

Ethiopia

What was the only nation in Sub-Saharan Africa that did not fall to European imperialism? Ethiopia Gabon Somalia Kenya

Ethiopia

What was the only nation in Sub-Saharan Africa that did not fall to European imperialism? Kenya Ethiopia Somalia Gabon

Ethiopia

What modern-day country used to be the center of the slave trade in Central Africa? Gabon Botswana Uganda Tanzania

Gabon

What two West African countries are named after early empires that made fortunes selling salt and gold across the Sahara? Niger and Botswana Ghana and Mali Ethiopia and Kenya Côte d'Ivoire and Senegal

Ghana and Mali

Which of the following were native empires in West Africa? (choose all that apply) Zulu Bantu Ghana Mali

Ghana, Mali

Who are the story telling poets of Sub-Saharan African culture? Bards Brehon Griots Imams

Griots

In Southern Africa, the spread of what disease has created a health crisis that continues to the present day, especially in the nation of South Africa? H1N1 smallpox HIV polio

HIV

Which of these regions of Africa had the most contact with the wider world before European imperialism? West Africa Central Africa Horn of Africa Southern Africa

Horn of Africa

What nation is pictured in purple below? (with the number "1" written over it) Mozambique Madagascar Gabon Côte d'Ivoire

Madagascar

A _______ is a place of worship for Muslims.

Mosque

What European power established a permanent settlement in Southern Africa before European colonization began in earnest? England Germany Portugal Netherlands

Netherlands

What European power established a permanent settlement in Southern Africa before European colonization began in earnest? Germany England Netherlands Portugal

Netherlands

Which of the following are cash crops that can be found in Sub-Saharan Africa? (choose all that apply) Palm Oil Cacao Cassava Coffee Sorghum

Palm Oil Cacao Coffee

A _________ is a depression in the Earth's surface formed by gradually shifting tectonic plates. delta basin rift valley escarpment

Rift Valley

What climatic region of Sub-Saharan Africa is a transitional boundary between the Congo Basin and the Sahara? Savanna Sahel Kalahari Namib

Sahel

Which of the following is true about the climate of Africa's midlatitude regions? -The southernmost tip of Africa has a subarctic climate. -There are no temperate regions in this part of the world. -There is never snow in any part of this region. -The highlands in eastern Africa have temperate climates with lush vegetation.

The highlands in eastern Africa have temperate climates with lush vegetation.

Which of the following are major religions in Sub-Saharan Africa? (choose all that apply) Traditional Religions Judaism Buddhism Islam Christianity

Traditional Religions Islam Christianity

The Sahara may not be the largest desert in the world, but it is the largest ______ desert.

hot