Africa Test Review Game!

1. Africa Test Review Game!

2. Which of the following statements is true about the population of Africa? a. Contains half the world’s refugees b. 75 percent live in urban areas c. Birth rates have sharply declined in the past 10 years d. Densely distributed across the continent

3. Which of the following statements is true about the population of Africa? a. Contains half the world’s refugees b. 75 percent live in urban areas c. Birth rates have sharply declined in the past 10 years d. Densely distributed across the continent

4. Which of the following is among the social and demographic consequences of the spread of AIDS in sub-Saharan Africa? a. There has been an increase in funds and research in AIDS education projects. b. Life expectancy is declining. c. Over 50 percent of the population has migrated to other continents. d. Many who succumb to the disease are elderly adults.

5. Which of the following is among the social and demographic consequences of the spread of AIDS in sub-Saharan Africa? a. There has been an increase in funds and research in AIDS education projects. b. Life expectancy is declining. c. Over 50 percent of the population has migrated to other continents. d. Many who succumb to the disease are elderly adults.

8. At the regional level, more than 70 percent of people in sub-Saharan Africa find employment in what sector? a. Manufacturing b. Mining c. Tourism d. Agriculture

9. At the regional level, more than 70 percent of people in sub-Saharan Africa find employment in what sector? a. Manufacturing b. Mining c. Tourism d. Agriculture

10. Among the following, which is the most obvious European legacy at the root of many armed conflicts in sub-Saharan Africa? a. National borders b. Ethnic discrimination c. Environmental destruction d. Socialist values

11. Among the following, which is the most obvious European legacy at the root of many armed conflicts in sub-Saharan Africa? a. National borders b. Ethnic discrimination c. Environmental destruction d. Socialist values

14. Changes in which one of the following countries demonstrate that it is possible to achieve stable and democratic rule in sub-Saharan Africa? a. Nigeria b. Burundi c. South Africa d. Zaire/Congo

15. Changes in which one of the following countries demonstrate that it is possible to achieve stable and democratic rule in sub-Saharan Africa? a. Nigeria b. Burundi c. South Africa d. Zaire/Congo

16. Which of the following is among the most influential religions that were introduced from outside Africa? a. Judaism b. Animism c. Islam d. Jainism

17. Which of the following is among the most influential religions that were introduced from outside Africa? a. Judaism b. Animism c. Islam d. Jainism

20. Which of the following is the best characterization of the climatic conditions brought about by the slow advance of the African Sahel? a. Cold b. Arid c. Wet d. Warm

21. Which of the following is the best characterization of the climatic conditions brought about by the slow advance of the African Sahel? a. Cold b. Arid c. Wet d. Warm

22. Which of the following explains why Africa earns so little from its valuable hardwood resources. a. Technologies do not exist to exploit the resource. b. The wood is processed into forms less useful to foreign consumers. c. The wood is sold in raw, low-value form. d. The U.S. and Europe will not engage in trade of this product.

23. Which of the following explains why Africa earns so little from its valuable hardwood resources. a. Technologies do not exist to exploit the resource. b. The wood is processed into forms less useful to foreign consumers. c. The wood is sold in raw, low-value form. d. The U.S. and Europe will not engage in trade of this product.

26. Which of the following human practices has contributed to the drying out of the West African environment? a. Damming of the Niger River b. Unscrubbedindustrial production c. Diversion of rivers to supply irrigation systems d. Forest clearing for cultivation and fuel wood

27. Which of the following human practices has contributed to the drying out of the West African environment? a. Damming of the Niger River b. Unscrubbed industrial production c. Diversion of rivers to supply irrigation systems d. Forest clearing for cultivation and fuel wood

28. What resource has the potential to make Nigeria the richest country in Africa, if it were managed properly? a. Salt deposits b. Diamonds c. Oil d. Bauxite

29. What resource has the potential to make Nigeria the richest country in Africa, if it were managed properly? a. Salt deposits b. Diamonds c. Oil d. Bauxite

30. What meeting resulted in the partitioning of Africa?

31. What meeting resulted in the partitioning of Africa? The Berlin Conference of 1884

32. Which of the following characteristics is shared by all countries in North Africa and Southwest Asia? a. An abundance of oil b. An arid climate c. Urban life is dominant d. Government is based on Islam

33. Which of the following characteristics is shared by all countries in North Africa and Southwest Asia? a. An abundance of oil b. An arid climate c. Urban life is dominant d. Government is based on Islam

34. The Red Sea separates North Africa from which of the following landmasses? • Arabian Peninsula • Horn of Africa • Iberian Peninsula • Madagascar

35. The Red Sea separates North Africa from which of the following landmasses? • Arabian Peninsula • Horn of Africa • Iberian Peninsula • Madagascar

36. Approximately what proportion of people living in North Africa and Southwest Asia subscribe to Islam? a. 100 percent b. 55 percent c. 15 percent d. 90 percent

37. Approximately what proportion of people living in North Africa and Southwest Asia subscribe to Islam? a. 100 percent b. 55 percent c. 15 percent d. 90 percent

38. What is pictured? • Rai • Hajj • Souk • sheik

39. What is pictured? • Rai • Hajj • Souk • sheik

40. What term is used to describe a country in which the state is governed according to, and is a defender of, a particular religion? a. Secular b. Theocratic c. Iconoclastic d. Martial

41. What term is used to describe a country in which the state is governed according to, and is a defender of, a particular religion? a. Secular b. Theocratic c. Iconoclastic d. Martial

42. A traveler searching for the largest desert in Africa would need to travel in what direction from Kinshasa?

43. A traveler searching for the largest desert in Africa would need to travel in what direction from Kinshasa? North

44. Which of the following terms does NOT represent one aspect of the traditional family structure in North Africa and Southwest Asia? a. Matriarchal b. Multigenerational c. Extended d. Communal

45. Which of the following terms does NOT represent one aspect of the traditional family structure in North Africa and Southwest Asia? a. Matriarchal b. Multigenerational c. Extended d. Communal

46. Which of the following statements does NOT describe the status of the Arabic language in North Africa and Southwest Asia? a. It is being replaced by minority languages. b. It is not the official language in Iran. c. It is becoming standardized as dialects disappear. d. English is secondary in status to Arabic.

47. Which of the following statements does NOT describe the status of the Arabic language in North Africa and Southwest Asia? a. It is being replaced by minority languages. b. It is not the official language in Iran. c. It is becoming standardized as dialects disappear. d. English is secondary in status to Arabic.

48. What region of Africa is pictured? • North Africa • East Africa • Southern Africa • West Africa • Central Africa

49. What region of Africa is pictured? • North Africa • East Africa • Southern Africa • West Africa • Central Africa

50. In North Africa and Southwest Asia, which of the following effects is a direct result of the growth of industrial (modernized, mechanized) agriculture and manufacturing? a. Higher rates of human fertility b. Less dependence on domestic oil production c. Greater consumption of water resources d. Urban-to-rural migration