Unit 7 Exam Review
1. Where is the wettest climate in this region?
2. Where do many wild animals live?
3. What is a delta?
4. What are South Africa’s primary mineral resources?
5. What large African lake supplies electricity to Ghana?
6. As one moves away from the Equator, how do the climates change?
7. Where is the Kalahari Desert located?
8. Where is the Ethiopian Highlands located?
9. What is the Sahel?
10. What is the factor that has the greatest influence on climate in this region?
11. What mountain range forms part of the escarpment along the southern edge of the African continent?
12. Why is Africa south of the Sahara losing fertile land?
13. Describe the Great Rift Valley.
14. Where are tropical rain forests located in Africa south of the Sahara?
15. What does the Niger River splits into in southern Nigeria?
16. In relation to the in_class exercise, describe the 10 stages of the Nile River.
17. What was Egypt’s main reason for the building of the Aswan High Dam?
18. What is the source of the Blue Nile?
19. What is the best definition of a river basin?
20. What was significant about the 1994 elections in South Africa?
21. What is urbanization in Africa south of the Sahara causing?
22. Where are most cities in the region located?
23. Who were the earliest Europeans to come to Africa?
24. What does Africa today have the highest in the world?
25. Describe the population of Africa south of the Sahara.
26. Where do most people in Africa south of the Sahara live?
27. What ethnic group made up the Interhamwe Militia Group?
28. Describe how the Tutsis were different than the Hutus?
29. How does the Interhamwe spread its propaganda message?
30. What is the best definition of a micro-enterprise?
31. What has contributed to widespread poverty in Africa?
32. In traditional societies with gender-based division of labor, the kind of work a person does depends on what?
33. What is the most common problem faced by poor women in developing countries who want to start a business?
34. What term best describes African women who set up street-side restaurants in caravans?
35. What is the mountain range that dominates Southern Africa?
36. What area of Africa gets most of the rainfall?
37. What is it about public schools in Ghana that makes them unattractive to parents?
38. Name a reason why private schools are better than public schools in Ghana
39. Why are private schools in Ghana better than public schools?
40. In Victoria’s Chance, what was Joshua Korley’s most prized possession?
41. Why is it good that there are so many private schools in such a small area in Ghana?
42. What has caused great suffering in Sudan?
43. What is the difference between men and women in relation to farming in sub-Saharan Africa?
44. How has E-commerce impact Africa?
45. What are ways to protect animals in Africa?
46. Economic imbalances in this region are largely due to what factor?
47. Why is water transportation in the region limited?
48. When did South Africa abolish apartheid and embrace democracy?
49. In the article “South Africa’s Decade of Freedom” for how many years had the oppression of blacks been on the
rise?
50. After the end of apartheid in South Africa, who became the country’s first democratically-elected president?
51. Which Europeans first colonized South Africa?
52. What is apartheid?
53. What was the code word to start the genocide in Hotel Rwanda?
54. In the documentary “The Real Invictus,” what did Nelson Mandela do before the championship game that helped
gain the support of the whites (Afrikaans)?
55. In the documentary “The Real Invictus,” what was the slogan on the bus carrying the rugby team during the
victory parade?
56. What is an extended family?
57. What religions are normally practiced south of the Sahara Desert?
58. What is one of the region’s most important economic activities?
59. What do game preserves encourage?
60. What is poaching?