Geography Chapter 20 Test

The _______________ War was between the Igbo people and the Nigerian government and ended in an irregular reconciliation. (p

Biafran

Which country is the only landlocked Central African country? A. Democratic Republic of the Congo B. Benin C. Republic of the Congo D. Central African Republic

D. Central African Republic

What fact made Nigeria different from other colonies in Western Africa? A. It was never divided. B. It was ruled by an oligarchy. C. It never engaged in slavery. D. It was an English colony.

D. It was an English colony.

Several African villages whose inhabitants have a common ancestor form what is called a A. commune. B. tribe. C. family. D. clan.

D. clan.

called the Belgian Congo

Democratic Republic of Congo

African country with Spanish as its official language

Equatorial Guinea

True or False - Because having more than one wife and many children often leads to poverty, polygamy is rare and uncommon in Africa.

False

True or False - The AIDS epidemic spreads primarily through insect bites and foul drinking water.

False

True or False - The smallest tribe in Gabon is the Bantu tribe.

False

True or False - The southern tip of the Democratic Republic of the Congo on the Katanga Plateau is poor because it has no mineral deposits of significance.

False

The smallest country in Africa

Gambia

Called the Gold Coast

Ghana

The country of _______________ was the first black republic in Africa.

Liberia

the first female president in Africa

Liberia

The most populous country in Africa

Nigeria

True or False - The Congo River has a discharge volume second only to the Amazon River.

True

In African society a _______________ unites several villages, using headmen as his administrators.

chief

Which country consists of several islands and a small region on the African mainland? A. Benin B. Equatorial Guinea C. São Tomé and Príncipe D. Central African Republic

B. Equatorial Guinea

The region of Western Africa along the curving eastern portion was once called the A. Bight of Benin. B. Slave Coast. C. Gold Coast. D. Volta Coast.

B. Slave Coast.

Burkina Faso means A. "rising sun." B. "land of many faces." C. "land of upright men." D. "stand and be counted.

C. "land of upright men."

Sierra Leone means A. "lion king." B. "lionhearted." C. "lion mountains." D. "line of seriousness.

C. "lion mountains."

The largest city of all the countries formerly known as French West Africa is A. Bandundu. B. Ubangi. C. Brazzaville. D. Franceville.

C. Brazzaville

The Hausa tribe of Nigeria is predominantly A. Christian. B. Animist. C. Muslim. D. Buddhist.

C. Muslim.

The ceremonies that many Africans must go through to mark their official transition from childhood to adulthood are called A. household chores. B. religious passages. C. initiation rites. D. last rites.

C. initiation rites.

The three largest ethnic groups of Nigeria are the Hause, Yoruba, and the _

Igbo

The short (average four feet six inches) people of Africa who have an intimate knowledge of the jungle are called _______________.

Pygmies

First inhabitants were the Portuguese

Sao Tome and Principe

The belief that all things have a spirit and that these spirits exercise great control over the world is called _

animism

The word _______________ means a strong identification with a tribe that speaks the same language or dialect as another

fdsm

The _______________ _______________ is responsible for the spread of African sleeping

tsetse fly