Multiple Choice
Identify the
choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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Over-grazing by livestock and logging trees for fuel has caused which region of
Africa to shrink in recent years?
A. | rain forests | B. | Sahel | C. | Sahara | D. | Savannah |
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Deforestation is the largest threat to which region of Africa?
A. | rain forests | B. | Sahel | C. | Sahara | D. | Savannah |
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Transportation of goods and people from the interior of Africa to the Atlantic
ocean is one of the major uses of which river?
A. | Niger | B. | Congo | C. | Nile | D. | all of the
above |
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The Sahel region of Africa has access to which river?
A. | Niger | B. | Congo | C. | Nile | D. | all of the
above |
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Desertification is a significant problem in Africa, especially in the Sahel.
Which of these statements describes the impact of desertification on the region?
A. | Desertification can result from land being cleared for farming which destroys a major
part of the environment. | B. | Desertification occurs when a desert expands
into farmland areas, causing the soil to become poor and powdery. | C. | People are less able
to grow enough food, which causes starvation and poverty. | D. | all of the
above |
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Ethnic groups are peoples who share which of the following?
A. | food | B. | language or history | C. | belief in god or
gods | D. | all of the above |
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Religious groups are peoples who share which of the following?
A. | food | B. | language or history | C. | belief in god or
gods | D. | all of the above |
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The Age of Imperialism which began in Africa in the 1800s was a result of
European countries interest in
A. | increasing their wealth and important in the world. | B. | access to raw
materials and markets. | C. | protecting their trade
routes. | D. | all of the above. |
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What is the name of the movement whose goal was to unify African countries and
help them work together to improve each other’s economies?
A. | Independence Movement | B. | Pan-African Movement | C. | African
Union | D. | Colonization |
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What are some of the legacies of colonialism which have led to civil wars in
Africa?
A. | Europeans did not help the colonies set up stable governments. | B. | Some countries
became more wealthy than their neighbors. | C. | The borders between countries were based on the
colonial boundaries, which were drawn without thought to the different groups of people in Africa,
leading to civil wars, which in turn, led to famine and poor education | D. | all of the
above |
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Which region of Africa has a dry and arid climate where the people make a living
in the traditional way of herding animals?
A. | Sahel | B. | Sahara | C. | Savannah | D. | rain forests |
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Which region of Africa has one of the harshest desert areas of the world where
very few people live?
A. | Sahel | B. | Sahara | C. | Savannah | D. | rain forests |
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Which region of Africa has heavy rains that produce grasslands and where people
usually farm?
A. | Sahel | B. | Sahara | C. | Savannah | D. | rain forests |
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Which region of Africa has a heavy canopy of trees where people gather
wood from the forest or live on small farms?
A. | Sahel | B. | Sahara | C. | Savannah | D. | rain forests |
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Multiple Response
Identify one
or more choices that best complete the statement or answer the question.
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Islam is the religion most common among which ethnic groups in Africa? Select
ALL that apply.
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Which of the following did the Bantu-speaking people of Africa bring with them
as they migrated from the Sahel to the central and southern parts of Africa? Select ALL that
apply.
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Which of the following events occurred in Africa in the 1950s which created an
independence movement in Africa? Select ALL that apply.
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What factors contribute to the high number of HIV/AIDs infections among African
people? Select ALL that apply.
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