AFRICA REVIEW (B)
2016
1. What was the Great Rift Valley created by?
a.
Movement of tectonic plates (moving apart)
2. Why are most rivers in Africa little help for
transportation and for transporting goods?
Because of the rapids and waterfalls
3. What are some effects of AIDS in Africa?
a. GDP has dropped
b. Personal income has fallen
c. Foreign business investments have declined
d. Population death-rate increase
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Suez Canal
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The construction
of the Suez Canal
benefited what
countries the
most?
- Somalia, Ethiopia, Kenya
- Or
- Greece, Italy, Spain
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4. What were some problems in the late 20th
Century (1900s) in Darfur & Rwanda?
a. ethnic or religious conflicts often led to genocide.
5. What is the policy of strict separation and
discrimination in South Africa?
.
Apartheid
6. What is the major religious influence in North
Africa?
a. Islam
7. Why do many countries in Africa have large debts?
a. Many countries had to borrow large sums of money for
economic developments. (modern Africa)
b. Many countries were unable to make enough money pay off
their debts.
c. After gaining independence from European rule most African
countries were unprepared to cope with a very weak
economy.
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8. How would you describe the soil around the Nile
River? a. Very fertile
9. Why do you think the Nile River flows North
toward the Mediterranean Sea?
a. Because of the landforms and higher elevations
at the source of the Nile (Lake Victoria)
10. What were some of
the effects of the
apartheid?
a. Segregation of schools
b. Unfair land distribution
for blacks
c. The banning of social
contact between whites
and blacks
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11. What are some of the long-term impacts the
Berlin Conference had on Africa?
a. The Berlin Conference created an environment of
tension that would eventually lead to genocide in
some countries.
b. The Berlin Conference set the stage for ethnic battles
and civil wars in the years to come.
c. The Berlin Conference divided Africa without regard to
geography or ethnic divisions.
12. What is desertification?
a.
It is the process where moist fertile areas become desert.
13. What are some of the causes of desertification,
such as the Sahel?
a. Over farming
b. Deforestation and the reduction of tropical rainforest
c. Overgrazing of livestock
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14. How has Islam become so much a part of
North Africa?
a. Muslim invaders brought their language,
culture,
and religion to North Africa.
b. Muslims controlled most of North Africa, and
solidified their hold with a network of sea-linked
trading zones.
c. Islamic armies swept into Egypt.
15. What are some effects of colonialism in Africa?
a.
It destroyed stateless societies
b.
It grouped traditional enemies together
c.
It created new boundaries
d. In some cases it created an
atmosphere that led to genocide