Deck 9: Africa South of the Sahara

Question 1

Which of the following is not a part of traditional African beliefs?

A) There is a close relationship between humans, nature, and spiritual forces.
B) All humans are part of a continuing chain of life.
C) Individual accomplishment is the most important aspect of life.
D) Wisdom and strong leadership are respected.

Answer 1

Individual accomplishment is the most important aspect of life.

Question 2

Which is not the name of a traditional African empire?

A) Ghana
B) Songhai
C) Mali
D) Niger

Answer 2

Niger

Question 3

Use of the _____ for transportation enabled Arab and African traders to exchange goods along well-traveled caravan routes across the Sahara.

A) horses
B) covered wagons
C) camels
D) elephants

Answer 3

camels

Question 4

The first Europeans to establish a regime in Africa South of the Sahara were the

A) British
B) Portuguese
C) Spanish
D) French

Question 5

The country that was founded by former slaves from the United States is

A) Liberia
B) The Gambia
C) Ghana
D) Angola

Question 6

Which of the following countries was not a European colony?

A) Nigeria
B) Gabon
C) Zimbabwe
D) Ethiopia

Question 7

Which colonial power made its colonies part of the home country?

A) Britain
B) Belgium
C) Germany
D) France

Question 8

Which of the following statements is true about economic relations between African colonies and their ruling countries?

A) Ports and railroads were built to carry exports of African resources to Europe.
B) Water projects served African subsistence farmers.
C) Africa became a center of the global economy.
D) African laborers were well treated, because labor was in short supply.

Question 9

The first African country to gain independence after World War II was

A) Nigeria
B) Senegal
C) Zambia
D) Ghana

Question 10

The climate that dominates the Congo Basin is

A) desert
B) Mediterranean
C) Tropical wet and dry
D) Equatorial

Question 11

In most of Africa South of the Sahara, the rainy season is

A) the low-sun season
B) the high-sun season
C) spring
D) autumn

Question 12

Elevated land with a relatively flat top is a

A) mountain
B) cirque
C) plateau
D) inselberg

Question 13

Rift Valleys mark zones where tectonic plates

A) pulled apart
B) collided
C) slid past each other
D) none of the choices are correct

Question 14

Control of the spread of HIV/AIDS is hindered by all of the following except

A) lack of medical understanding
B) apartheid
C) poverty
D) "social marketing" of condoms

Question 15

The lowest population density in Africa South of the Sahara is in

A) Central Africa
B) Western Africa
C) Southern Africa
D) Eastern Africa

Question 16

The Democratic Republic of Congo, Congo, Burundi, Chad, and Rwanda rely on links to the rest of the world via

A) the Nile River
B) the Congo River
C) the Tanzam Railway
D) Saharan caravan routes

Question 17

In general the percentage of Muslims in the population of Africa South of the Sahara declines from

A) south to north
B) east to west
C) west to east
D) north to south

Question 18

The majority ethnic group in Rwanda is

A) Hutu
B) Tutsi
C) Congo
D) Masai

Question 19

The first part of Africa South of the Sahara to receive European contacts was

A) Southern
B) Eastern
C) Western
D) Central

Question 20

Most foreign exchange comes to Central Africa from

A) forest products
B) plantation plant products
C) animal products
D) mining

Question 21

The currency of many former colonies in Africa South of the Sahara is the

A) U.S. dollar
B) Pound
C) Franc
D) Lira

Question 22

In Western Africa, precipitation decreases from

A) north to south
B) south to north
C) east to west
D) west to east

Question 23

West African empires were based in

A) deserts
B) tropical rainforests
C) wetter parts of the savannah grasslands
D) drier parts of the savannah grasslands

Question 24

The African country with the largest population is

A) Cote d'Ivoire
B) Nigeria
C) Ghana
D) Cameroon

Question 25

The Nigerian ethnic group that tried to secede from Nigeria in the 1960s was the

A) Fulani
B) Yoruba
C) Igbo
D) Hausa

Question 26

Civil war in Liberia broke out between

A) local people and descendants of slaves from the United States
B) Hutu and Tutsi
C) Christian and Muslim
D) citizens and immigrants

Question 27

Which of the following was not a factor in Western Africa's lack of economic development?

A) lack of seaports
B) drought hazards
C) restricted economic bases
D) political conflict and mismanagement

Question 28

The main oil-producing country of Western Africa is

A) Ghana
B) Cote d'Ivoire
C) Nigeria
D) Niger

Question 29

Which of the following is not a member of the East African Community, revived in 2001?

A) Kenya
B) Uganda
C) Tanzania
D) Somalia

Question 30

Independence for _____ in 1993 made Ethiopia landlocked.

A) Kenya
B) Uganda
C) Eritrea
D) Somalia

Question 31

Germany's colony in Eastern Africa became _____________ after World War I.

A) Kenya
B) Zanzibar
C) Tanganyika
D) Uganda

Question 32

Most exports of Eastern Africa are from

A) mining
B) forestry
C) manufacturing
D) agriculture

Question 33

The Boers or Afrikaners in South Africa were descendents of

A) Dutch settlers
B) British settlers
C) Khoikhoi
D) Zulus

Question 34

The common staple food of Southern Africa is

A) rice
B) wheat
C) corn
D) yams

Question 35

Zimbabwe's igneous intrusion that contains most of its mineral wealth is called the

A) Iron Range
B) Great Mountain
C) Great Mine
D) Great Dyke

Question 36

Most Africans make their living from the following except

A) herding
B) cultivating
C) manufacturing
D) hunting

Question 37

Which of the following is not characteristic of Rift valleys

A) They contain deep elongated lakes
B) They are static and no longer show rifting activity
C) They have volcanic activity along their margins
D) The Red Sea is an example of a Rift Valley

Question 38

The African continent is characterized by all except

A) There are deserts in the north and south
B) There are elevations in the east reaching up to 19,000 ft.
C) There are very few major rivers due to the aridity of the region
D) There are extensive plateau surfaces

Question 39

This subregion of Africa South of the Sahara is known for its mineral wealth

A) East Africa
B) West Africa
C) Southern Africa
D) Central Africa

Question 40

This subregion of Africa South of the Sahara is known for its coffee and tea exports

A) East Africa
B) Southern Africa
C) Central Africa
D) West Africa

Question 41

All of the following are landlocked countries except

A) Gabon
B) Chad
C) Lesotho
D) The Democratic Republic of Congo

Question 42

Africa South of the Sahara is the world's materially poorest region.

Question 43

In many parts of Africa, people of different religious beliefs live together peaceably.

Question 44

Europeans justified enslaving Africans because they believed that Africans were of an inferior race.

Question 45

Present-day boundaries in Africa are determined by distribution of African ethnic groups.

Question 46

Angola and Mozambique suffered from civil war after independence from Britain.

Question 47

European rulers encouraged African manufacturing development.

Question 48

Reliance on exports of raw materials has raised local incomes in Africa South of the Sahara.

Question 49

After the end of the Cold War, outside countries that had sought allies in Africa ignored them.

Question 50

African cultural, economic, and political values encourage small families.

Question 51

The restructuring programs of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank are appropriate for the countries of Africa South of the Sahara.

Question 52

The rivers of Africa South of the Sahara are useful for internal navigation but have obstacles to connections with the coast.

Question 53

Most agricultural research in Africa is focused on commercial rather than subsistence crops.

Question 54

Much of Africa South of the Sahara is connected to the global economy as a quarry and plantation providing cheap raw materials to wealthy countries.

Question 55

African trading groups have been less successful than the EU or NAFTA.

Question 56

The largest share of Nigeria's oil revenue goes to the country's 36 states, based on area and population.

Question 57

In 1910 the Union of South Africa was formed by Cape, Natal, Orange Free State, and Transvaal.

Question 58

The end of apartheid in 1994 resulted in economic equality for blacks in South Africa.

Question 59

Mineral wealth is a guarantee of prosperity.

Question 60

The two Southern African countries with significant diversified manufacturing are South Africa and Zambia.

Question 61

Land is traditionally communal, not individual, ownership.

Question 62

The colonists labeled local ethnic groups as "lazy".

Question 63

Many thousands of years ago, the Sahara was more humid than today.

Question 64

The Masai are one of Rwanda's main rival tribes and are shorter with flat noses.

Question 65

Manufacturing brings in most foreign exchange to the countries of Central Africa.

Question 66

The Orange River in Southern Africa flows east and empties into the Indian Ocean.

Question 67

The largest language group of Africa South of the Sahara is the __________.

Question 68

The southern part of the Sahara, subject to major droughts especially under conditions of global warming, is called the __________________.

Question 69

South Africa remained isolated from the global economic system until the 1990s because of its policy of _______________.

Question 70

Communities of unplanned, self-built housing with minimal services around major cities are called _________________________.

Question 71

The name of the region that is characterized as receiving very low rainfall is
______________.

Question 72

Though most women are expected to raise the children, raise crops, and cook meals, this country has Africa's first elected female head of state ________________.

Question 73

HIV/AIDS destroys the __________________ making its victims more vulnerable to diseases such as tuberculosis and pneumonia.

Question 74

This country that has the distinction of being the only large African country that was not colonized by a European power has a high percentage of Coptic Christians _____________.

Question 75

These two small countries are completely surrounded by South Africa
________________ and ___________________.

Question 76

This country is part of Southern Africa but is separated by water______________________.