Midterm Review

D (July 2011)

South Sudan recently separated from Sudan to become African's youngest and most recent independent state: a. January 2005 b. June 2009 c. January 2010 d. July 2011

D (1885)

The Berlin Conference for the partitioning of Africa a. 1785 b. 1825 c. 1855 d. 1885

C (1652)

The Dutch East India Company founded Cape Town in what year? a. 1452 b. 1552 c. 1652 d. 1752 e. 1852

C (Botswana)

The Okavango Delta is located in which country? a. Tanzania b. Zimbabwe c. Botswana d. Namibia

C (Tanzania)

The island of Zanzibar is part of which country a. Mozambique b. South Africa c. Tanzania d. Somalia

A (Tse Tse Fly)

The vector for Sleeping Sickness is: a. Tse Tse Fly b. Mosquito c. Small Black Fly d. Snail e. Monkey Tick

A (Malaria)

The worst endemic African disease that kills 1 million people a year a. Malaria b. Ebola c. River Blindness d. Sleeping Sickness

B (Lagos)

This city is the largest city in Sub Saharan Africa with a population of 13 million a. Kinshasa b. Lagos c. Dakar d. Nairobi

A (Zambezi River)

Victoria Falls is located on which river? a. Zambezi River b. Congo River c. Limpopo River d. Orange River e. Okavango River

C (Vasco de Gama)

Which of the following European explorers wasn't involved in the exploration of interior Africa? a. David Livingstone b. Henry Stanley c. Vasco de Gama d. Mongo Park

C (Burundi)

Which of the following countries is landlocked? a. Mozambique b. Tanzania c. Burundi d. Kenya

A (Namibia)

Which of the following countries was a former German colony: a. Namibia b. Chad c. Central African Republic d. Mozambique e. Burkina Faso

C (Angola)

Which of the following countries was a former Portuguese colony? a. Mali b. Botswana c. Angola d. Madagascar

A (Liberia)

Which of the following countries was established by former American slaves? a. Liberia b. Uganda c. Sierra Leone d. Ghana e. Togo

D (Mauritania)

Which of the following is a Francophone country: a. Tanzania b. Ghana c. Angola d. Mauritania

B (43 mainland, 7 island)

How many countries are there in the region known as Sub-Saharan Africa a. 42 mainland, 8 island b. 43 mainland, 7 island c. 44 mainland, 6 island d. 45 mainland, 5 island

A (Tanzania)

Mount Kilimanjaro is located in: a. Tanzania b. Cameroon c. Angola d. Ethiopia e. Zambia

E (Nigeria)

All of the following countries are major diamond exporting countries except: a. South Africa b. Angola c. Botswana d. Sierra Leone e. Nigeria

C (Kenya)

All of the following countries are major oil exporting countries except: a. Nigeria b. Gabon c. Kenya d. Democratic Republic of Congo e. South Sudan

B (1486)

Bartolomeu Dias first arrived at the Cape of Good Hope in: a. 1450 b. 1486 c. 1492 d. 1510 e. 1530

D (Belgium)

Before independence, the Democratic Republic of Congo was a colony of: a. France b. Germany c. Britain d. Belgium e. South Africa

C (1871)

Diamonds were first discovered in South Africa when? a. 1671 b. 1781 c. 1871 d. 1884

E (Ethiopia and Liberia)

Europeans colonized the whole continent of Africa except for two countries: a. Sudan and Kenya b. South Africa and Namibia c. Congo and Gabon d. Madagascar and Reunion e. Ethiopia and Liberia

E (926 million)

In 2013 Sub-Saharan Africa's population was estimated to be: a. 550 million b. 652 million c. 767 million d. 883 million e. 926 million

D (Nigeria)

In 2013 this country is the most populous country in Africa with a population of 174,000,000? a. Ethiopia b. Democratic Republic of Congo c. Zambia d. Nigeria e. South Africa

E (Inter-tropical Convergence Zone)

Seasonal changes and variations in African climates are mainly affected by: a. Easterly winds b. Westerly westerly c. Sub-tropical cyclones d. Sub-tropical anti-cyclones e. Inter-tropical Convergence Zone

D (Central African Republic)

The Sahel region includes all of the following countries except a. Mauritania b. Mali c. Chad d. Central African Republic e. Niger

C (Yamoussoukro)

The capital city of Ivory Coast is: a. Abidjan b. Ibadan c. Yamoussoukro d. Banjul

C (Abuja)

The capital city of Nigeria was moved from Lagos to: a. Banjol b. Ibadan c. Abuja d. Accra

B (Khartoum)

The capital city of Sudan located at the convergence of the blue and white Nile a. Kampala b. Khartoum

C (Kampala)

The capital city of Uganda is: a. Buganda b. Asmara c. Kampala d. Kinyala e. Banjul

C (Harare)

The capital city of Zimbabwe is: a. Durban b. Kinshasa c. Harare d. Pretoria

B (Djibouti)

The country that is formerly known as French Somalia is: a. Togo b. Djibouti c. Eritria d. Cameroon e. Nigeria

A (Zambia)

The country that is formerly known as North Rhodesia is now: a. Zambia b. Zimbabwe c. Botswana d. Swaziland e. Malawi

C (Burkina Faso)

The country that is formerly known as Upper Volta is: a. Niger b. Mali c. Burkina Faso d. Congo e. Guinea

B (Zimbabwe)

The country that was formerly known as Rhodesia is now: a. Zambia b. Zimbabwe c. Botswana d. Swaziland e. Malawi

A (South Africa)

The country with the highest number of people infected with HIV/AIDS in 2012: a. South Africa b. Zaire c. Botswana d. Swaziland

D (Rwanda)

The country with the highest population density is: a. Nigeria b. Democratic Republic of Congo c. Kenya d. Rwanda e. South Africa

A (Forest, Savanna, Arid lands)

The landscapes and vegetation regions in Sub-Saharan Africa can be classified into three major types: a. Forest, Savanna, Arid lands b. Forest, river basins, desert c. Forest, savanna, river basins d. Forest, desert, mountains e. None of the above

D (Kenya)

The region in Africa called the Horn of Africa includes all of the following countries except: a. Eritrea b. Ethiopia c. Somalia d. Kenya e. Djibouti