Unit 9 Assessment: Sub Saharan Africa

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Label the following characteristics of Africa as part of (N) North Africa and Southwest Asia and (S) Sub-Saharan Africa 1) Islamic religion 2) Tribal Animism and other religions 3) Many languages such as Bantu 4) Various underdeveloped economies 5) Economies developing due to Oil revenue 6) Arabic Language

1) N 2) S 3) S 4) S 5)N 6) N

This is a large area of grassland, climate changes are causing a loss of vegetation, subsistence farming and nomadic herding take place here, overgrazing has caused a loss of land area and this area has a semi-arid climate type. What is the name of this land area in Africa just south of the Sahara Desert?

A Sahel

SUBJECT: SOUTH AFRICA What was the name of the policy that made it so nonwhite South Africans would be forced to live in separate areas from whites and use separate favilities, and contact between the two groups would be limited.

APARTHEID

What is Africa's biggest challenge to fighting Africa's A.I.D.S. Epidemic?

Africa does not have a unified or "pan" African approach to solving their health issues. No unified vision to attack pandemics in Sub Saharan Africa

Which of the following would help African countries be more open to tourism, trade, investment and urban development? Building artificial water sources Destruction of the Tropical Rainforest Building transportation and infrastructure such as railroads Domesticating native animals such as Elephants for work purposes.

Building transportation and infrastructure such as railroads

What region of Sub-Saharan Africa would a person look for work in the "Forestry" industry? NORTH SOUTH CENTRAL EAST WEST

CENTRAL

MATCH THE EVENT TO THE COUNTRY WHERE IT TOOK PLACE IN AFRICA: GENOCIDE SOMALIA/ETHIOPIA A.I.D.S. DEM. REP of the CONGO APARTHEID RWANDA / SUDAN ONE WAY TRADE UGANDA DROUGHT / FAMINE SOUTH AFRICA

GENOCIDE-RWANDA/SUDAN AIDS- UGANDA APARTHEID- SOUTH AFRICA ONE WAY TRADE - DEM. REP OF THE CONGO DROUGHT/FAMINE: SOMALIA / ETHIOPIA

This landform area of Sub-Saharan Africa was created by Tectonic forces along a diverging plate boundary. It is believed to be the cradle of humanity and is the location of some of the largest animal migrations on planet Earth. What is the name of this landform area?

Great Rift Valley

Which of the following did NOT attract European entrepreneurs and businessmen to Sub-Saharan Africa? Fresh water and arable land High technology and infrastructure Oil and natural gas Gold and other precious metals

High technology and infrastructure

What is causing many East African countries who are experiencing drought and famine to go into more and more debt? Importing food from other countries Conflict between tribes Food prices from increased food production Increase in agricultural jobs

Importing food from other countries

Which 2 of the following are the most influentieal on the climate patterns of AFRICA? LATITUDE OCEAN CURRENTS WIND CURRENTS/ AIR PRESSURE ELEVATION LAND FORMS / MOUNTAINS

Latitude and wind currents/Air pressure

Cutting down timber in the rainforest to build a home Using plants as medicines and food Using an animal hide for clothing Digging a well to search for fresh water Plowing the land to enable farming All of the above are examples of Human - Environmental - Interaction: The above are examples of how humans ___________ and _________________ to their environment.

Modify and Adapt

This is the world's oldest desert of southwestern Africa. It is composed of extreme heat, shifting sand dunes, gravel plains and rugged low mountains. Climatic forces or natural forces have caused sparse and unpredictable rainfall in the region. What is the name of the Desert described?

Namib Desert

What region of Africa would have the LEAST political power? North coast North central East West Southern

North Central

Which economic SECTOR below has the largest percentage of jobs in Underdeveloped Sub-Saharan Africa? PRIMARY TERTIARY SECONDARY QUATERNARY

Primary

Use the graphic organizer to answer the following question: Migration immigration emigration All of the following complete the graphic organizer EXCEPT: DISEASE, CONFLICT, POLITICAL OPPRESSION, REFUGEES, FAMINE

REFUGEES

This landform area of North Africa, has limited migration between northern and southern Africa and has acted as a barrier to culture and communication. What is the name of this landform area of North Africa?

Sahara Desert

The diffusion of African culture during the 16th and 17th centuries to Europe and the Americas can be attributed most to which of the following? Slave trade / Triangular trade Genocide and European migration Intertribal warfare in Africa Industrialization of Europe

Slave trade/ Triangular trade

Europeans saw African tribal society as socially inferior to their own cultures. Europeans conquered every aspect of Sub Saharan African lifestyle including Political, Economic, and Social characteristics. This era of domination by European powers is known as Imperialism. What were the 2 driving forces of European Imperialism from the 1500s and then again in the 1800s?

Slavery and Natural Resources

The policy of _______________ in the country of _______________ legalized the segregation of blacks from whites. This country was a former British colony and the lasting effects of this policy are still evident because the white minority today is much wealthier than the black majority of people in the same country. What country did this happen in? What was the name of the policy that once segregated blacks from whites in this country?

South Africa and Apartheid

Use the table from your packet to answer the following question: What country is the most developed and has the highest standard of living ? 2) What would happen to the Infant mortality rate in Rwanda if the world provided more medical assistance to that country?

South Africa and the infant mortality rate would decrease

As the Sub-Saharan region becomes more and more arid, people who practice this type of agriculture will struggle more than people who practice commercial, market driven economies. rely on nature Small plot of land Farm for family Inefficient, low yield per acre

Subsistence agricultural

Which of the following occupations would a WOMAN in rural Africa have the most success to get a job in? Commercial farming Cottage industries Transportation industry Subsistence farming

Subsistence farming

The Arabic people of the northern part of this country persecuted the people of Darfur in the southwestern area because of religious and other cultural differences. The northern areas of this country are Arabic while the people of the southern areas are tribal African. This conflict caused the northern and southern areas of this country to divide into two new countries. What country is being described above?

Sudan

What is the difference between the Northern border of Tanzania and the Western border of Tanzania?

Tanzania's northern border is man made and it's western is a natural lake

FILL IN THE BLANK The ______________ of a place is developed by its history, economy, social and ____________ characteristics. For example, many nations of Sub-Saharan Africa are considered ________________ overall due to the economic activity of its people as well as the lack of urbanization and technology. physical geography, underdeveloped, cultural, international, highly developed, character, educational, industrial

character,cultural and underdevelopment


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