AFRICA Review

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AFRICA Review

• 7th Grade World Studies

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Question 1

• What desert covers most of northern Africa?
• Sahel
• Sahara
• Savanna
• Kalahari

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Question 2

• What is Africas transition zone between desert
  and rainforest?
• Sahel
• Sahara
• Savanna
• Kalahari

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Question 3

• What African landform has rolling grassland and
  scattered trees?
• Sahel
• Kalahari
• Isthmus
• Savanna

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Question 4

• Located in Africa, what is the longest lake in
  the world?
• Lake Tanganyika
• Lake Okeechobee
• Lake Mead
• Lake Victoria

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Question 5

• What desert is located in southern Africa?
• Kalahari
• Sahel
• Sahara
• Gobi

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Question 6

• Located in Africa, what is the worlds longest
  river?
• Niger
• Rhine
• Congo
• Nile

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Question 7

• What mountain range is located in northern
  Africa?
• Atlas
• Himalayan
• Andes
• Pyrenees

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Question 8

• What is the largest lake in Africa?
• Lake Victoria
• Lake Tanganyika
• Lake Orange
• Lake Mead

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Question 9

• What African river near the equator is located in
  the tropical rainforest?
• Nile
• Niger
• Congo
• Mekong

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Question 10

• Which river is the principal river in western
  Africa?
• Nile
• Niger
• Congo
• Mekong

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Question 11

• What is the result of deforestation?
• Rain washes soil away
• Nutrients in soil wash away
• Sun continually bakes exposed soil
• All of the above

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Question 12

• What is desertification?
• Spread of desert area
• Decrease in desert area
• African farming practice
• Way of getting used to desert heat

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Question 13

• What is the cause of desertification?
• Slash and burn agriculture
• Too much sunlight
• Toxins in irrigation water
• Growing wrong types of crops

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Question 14

• Most of Africas population
• Lives in mud huts
• Lives near a river, lake, or coastline
• Spends their summers elsewhere
• Lives in crowded cities

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Question 15

• The two main religious groups in Africa are
• Catholic and Methodist
• Hindu and Buddhist
• Muslim and Hindu
• Muslim and Christian

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Question 16

• An example of an ethnic group is
• Arab
• Ashanti
• Muslim
• Both A and B

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Question 17

• Most African languages can be traced to
• Bantu ethnic group
• Muslim ethnic group
• Swahili ethnic group
• Kente ethnic group

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Question 18

• A high literacy rate generally leads to
• High crime rate
• High standard of living
• High agricultural production
• Both A and B

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Question 19

• The literacy rate in Africa is
• High
• Low
• Higher for men than women
• Both B and C

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Question 20

• This type of government is a loose alliance.
• Confederation
• Federal
• Unitary
• Parliamentary

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Question 21

• The leader holds power in this government.
• Democracy
• Republic
• Oligarchy
• Autocracy

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Question 22

• Control rests with a small group in this
  government.
• Oligarchy
• Autocracy
• Democracy
• Republic

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Question 23

• The legislature holds the power in this system.
• Parliamentary
• Federal
• Presidential
• Both A and C

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Question 24

• Kenyas government is a
• Monarchy
• Republic
• Dictatorship
• Autocracy

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Question 25

• Which country has a dictator?
• Sudan
• South Africa
• Kenya
• Egypt

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Question 26

• An example of entrepreneurship is
• Working at a factory
• Teaching at a school
• Starting a computer repair business
• Both A and B

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Question 27

• Who gets better access to school in Africa?
• Girls
• Boys
• Children under the age of 10
• There are no schools in Africa

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Question 28

• What has led to famine in Africa?
• Repeated drought
• AIDS deaths have reduced workforce
• Infertile soil and erosion
• All of the above

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Question 29

• This economic system is based on supply and
  demand.
• Market
• Command
• Traditional
• Communist

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Question 30

• What country has the strongest economy in Africa?
• Nigeria
• Botswana
• South Africa
• Namibia

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Question 31

• This trade barrier is a tax placed on imported
  goods.
• Tariff
• Quota
• Embargo
• Boycott

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Question 32

• An example of a capital investment is
• Buying a hamburger
• Building a factory
• Cutting down trees
• Hiring a store manager

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Question 33

• The European division of Africa caused
• Tribal conflicts
• Civil war
• Desire for independence
• All of the above

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Question 34

• A strong belief in ones country is
• Democracy
• Nationalism
• Protectionism
• Isolationism

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Question 35

• In 1963, Kenya achieved independence from
• Great Britain
• France
• Spain
• Denmark

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Question 36

• More than 250 ethnic groups make up this country.
• Kenya
• Nigeria
• South Africa
• Rwanda

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Question 37

• Apartheid separated blacks and whites in
• Kenya
• Nigeria
• South Africa
• Sudan

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Question 38

• Who was arrested and imprisoned for resisting
  apartheid?
• Nelson Mandela
• F.W. de Klerk
• Martin Luther King, Jr.
• Winnie Mandela

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Question 39

• The goal of the Pan-African movement was to
• Abolish the slave trade in Africa
• Elect democratic leaders in Africa
• Unite Africans to solve Africas problems
• Create more jobs in Africa

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Question 40

• This country has lots of oil, but its people are
  very poor.
• Kenya
• South Africa
• Mali
• Nigeria

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Answers

• 1. B
• 2. A
• 3. D
• 4. A
• 5. A
• 6. D
• 7. A
• 8. A
• 9. C
• 10. B

• 11. D
• 12. A
• 13. A
• 14. B
• 15. D
• 16. D
• 17. A
• 18. B
• 19. D
• 20. A

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Answers continued

• 21. D
• 22. A
• 23. A
• 24. B
• 25. A
• 26. C
• 27. B
• 28. D
• 29. A
• 30. C

• 31. A
• 32. B
• 33. D
• 34. B
• 35. A
• 36. B
• 37. C
• 38. A
• 39. C
• 40. D