Deck 8: Africa South of the Sahara

Question 1

Zimbabwe, in southern Africa, falls into this landform region:

A) Chad basin
B) deserts
C) lowlands
D) highlands

Answer 1

highlands

Question 2

Broadleaved evergreen trees are the dominant vegetation of:

A) steppe
B) desert
C) rainforest
D) savanna

Answer 2

steppe

Question 3

The Timbuktu, Djenne, and Gao civilizations flourished as intermediate trade centers between the forest zone to the south, and the desert regions of North Africa and Egypt. The most important items of trade were:

A) oil and coal
B) salt and gold
C) spices
D) slaves

Answer 3

oil and coal

Question 4

The 1884 meeting of European powers to divide Africa was the:

A) Berlin Conference
B) Africa Forum
C) Slave Conference
D) Dark Continent Congress

Question 5

Kenya is in ________ Africa.

A) north
B) southern
C) east
D) west

Question 6

Botswana is in ________ Africa.

A) north
B) southern
C) east
D) west

Question 7

Coal accounts for ________% of fuel use in Sub-Saharan Africa.

A) 1
B) 4
C) 20
D) 50

Question 8

The Zambia-Zimbabwe river boundary, the Zambezi, plunges over the spectacular Victoria Falls into a series of gorges in ________ Africa.

A) north
B) southern
C) east
D) west

Question 9

Capetown, in southwest Africa, is influenced by the ________ ocean current.

A) Benguela
B) North Atlantic Drift
C) Mozambique
D) Arctic Circumpolar

Question 10

Botswana, straddling Tropic of Capricorn, experiences most rainfall during ________ due to influence of ITCZ.

A) winter
B) fall
C) summer
D) spring

Question 11

Luanda, Angola experiences a dry period in ________ due to influence of STHP cells.

A) winter
B) fall
C) summer
D) spring

Question 12

Northern ________ does not have desert climate.

A) Niger
B) Mali
C) Democratic Republic of the Congo
D) Chad

Question 13

Radom National Park in South Sudan is an example of ________ typified by perennial tall grasses, about 10-49 percent tree cover to areas of open grassland interspersed with small trees.

A) steppe
B) desert
C) rainforest
D) savanna

Question 14

Ipassa Makoukou National Park in Gabon is an example of ________ with natural vegetation dominated by broadleaved evergreen trees.

A) steppe
B) desert
C) rainforest
D) savanna

Question 15

Nok was an ancient civilization in modern day ________.

A) Nigeria
B) Zimbabwe
C) South Africa
D) Ethiopia

Question 16

Some West African civilizations that existed prior to European colonization include Djenne, Hausa, and:

A) Nubia
B) Kazemba
C) Ashanti
D) Buganda

Question 17

Luanda, Angola was founded by the Portuguese to serve as a(n) ________, a city designed to funnel the resources of the interior to overseas destinations.

A) ITCZ
B) World Heritage Site
C) STHP
D) headlink

Question 18

The religion most dominant in central Africa is:

A) Roman Catholicism
B) Hinduism
C) Islam
D) Protestant

Question 19

The religion most dominant in southern Africa is:

A) Roman Catholicism
B) Hinduism
C) Islam
D) Protestant

Question 20

Which of these African countries produces about half of the GNI of the United States?

A) Nigeria
B) South Africa
C) Zimbabwe
D) none of these

Question 21

Ring of diamonds lies in ________ Africa.

A) southern
B) northern
C) eastern
D) western

Question 22

In Sub-Saharan Africa, petroleum accounts for 80% or more of the export earnings of Chad, Republic of Congo, Gabon, and:

A) South Africa
B) Nigeria
C) Ethiopia
D) Mozambique

Question 23

Which European country is the principle trading partner of Nigeria, Uganda, and Tanzania?

A) France
B) Germany
C) China
D) United Kingdom

Question 24

The ________ region is a transition zone between the savanna and desert environments of sub-Saharan Africa.

A) Sahel
B) rainforest
C) ITCZ
D) UNAIDS

Question 25

Farmers in Burkina Faso utilize local ingenuity through the ________technique to dig a grid of planting pits that are filled with manure.

A) microfinancing
B) lingua franca
C) zai
D) ECOWAS

Question 26

Ghana is also endowed with one of the world's largest artificial lakes, Lake ________.

A) Victoria
B) Malawi
C) Nyassa
D) Volta

Question 27

________ became Africa's newest independent country on July 9, 2011.

A) Zimbabwe
B) Sierra Leone
C) The Gambia
D) South Sudan

Question 28

Kenya was a(n) ________ colony.

A) British
B) French
C) Dutch
D) American

Question 29

Unrest in Africa was illustrated by violence in ________ after the election of National Alliance of Rainbow Coalition in 2002.

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

Question 30

Perpetrators of genocide in Rwanda might receive community service instead of jail time, a development made possible by:

A) Gacaca court system
B) crony capitalism
C) telephone law
D) ujamaa justice

Question 31

Chad's natural vegetation regions from north to south are desert, ________, savanna.

A) Sahel
B) rainforest
C) palm trees
D) taiga

Question 32

In Kano, a north-central Nigerian state, commercial agriculture is dominated by these products:

A) soybean, rice
B) cotton, cocao
C) vegetables, corn
D) wheat, barley

Question 33

Oil and gas extraction are mostly limited to ________ Nigeria.

A) southern
B) northern
C) eastern
D) western

Question 34

Somalia borders Indian Ocean and the:

A) Atlantic Ocean
B) Persian Gulf
C) Gulf of Aden
D) Pacific Ocean

Question 35

Somalia is noted for this type of rule, in which patrilineal descent groups define the political and legal status of people and assign them specific social claims and obligations.

A) Galmudug
B) clanocracy
C) ujamaa
D) socialism

Question 36

FRELIMO was an example of a(n) ________ during the colonial period in Mozambique.

A) insurgent state
B) Portuguese multinational corporation
C) shatterbelt
D) land reform program

Question 37

A region characterized by intense political discord and subjected to external pressures is a:

A) gacaca
B) kanu
C) shatterbelt
D) heer

Question 38

A supertanker traveling from Iraq to Europe, which won't fit through the Suez Canal, would likely stop here for a support stop.

A) Mozambique
B) Madagascar
C) Nigeria
D) South Africa

Question 39

The Coast 2 Coast SDI corridor runs from South Africa through Botswana and:

A) Namibia
B) Swaziland
C) Nigeria
D) Lesotho

Question 40

Of which of the following minerals does South Africa NOT lead the world in reserves?

A) platinum
B) manganese
C) gold
D) coal

Question 41

Of which of the following minerals does South Africa NOT lead the world in production?

A) platinum
B) vanadium
C) chromium
D) iron

Question 42

As a South African citizen, you claim your land was taken away from your great-grandfather in 1902. Which of the following post-apartheid programs would let you file suit to reclaim your land?

A) Restitution of Land Rights Act
B) Black Economic Empowerment
C) COMESA
D) none of these

Question 43

In Ghana, the term galamsey, "gather them and sell,"
refers to unregulated and illegal mining activities conducted by unskilled workers who use their hands and simple tools to dig pits and tunnels in search of gold.

Question 44

African rivers have limited navigability because they frequently are interrupted by falls and rapids.

Question 45

Typically, African governments do not have the investment funds and technical capacity to effectively and efficiently adopt renewable energy technologies.

Question 46

The region's limited continental shelves lend to great beaches for tourism.

Question 47

Savanna vegetation is devoid of trees.

Question 48

The largest linguistic family in this world region is Niger-Kordofanian.

Question 49

In many parts of the continent, people whose native languages are mutually incomprehensible use a common language-a lingua franca-for communication.

Question 50

Traditional religion in Africa acknowledge the existence of a supreme being.

Question 51

In traditional African societies, marriage is a union of two individuals, and extended families are not usually significant after marriage.

Question 52

Sub-Saharan Africa is among the least urbanized world regions because its urbanization growth rate is among the lowest.

Question 53

Freetown, Sierra Leone has a large natural harbor, which is a common feature of African coastal countries.

Question 54

West and Central Africa are largely flat landscapes.

Question 55

Tanganyika is among the great lakes of East Africa.

Question 56

The Semitic-Hamitic language family is dominant in the region of the Sahara desert and East Africa.

Question 57

The Bantu language family is dominant in the region of the Sahara desert and East Africa.

Question 58

One result of dividing Nigeria into smaller states over the past 50 years has been intensified regional divisions and ethnic dissension.

Question 59

ECOWAS stands for Environmental Concerns of West African States.

Question 60

Agriculture is still Kenya's leading economic activity.

Question 61

Unlike the experience in British and French colonies, the Portuguese colonies generally thrived under their colonial rulers.

Question 62

At $13,700, Namibia has the highest GNI PPP per capita in Southern Africa.

Question 63

The Congo Basin is in southern Africa.

Question 64

Port Elizabeth and East London, South Africa lie within the Richards Bay SDI.

Question 65

Describe the arrangement of neighborhoods in a typical African city.

Question 66

How do physical features influence the distribution of population in Africa?

Question 67

Explain why resource wealth in Sub-Saharan Africa has not translated into wealth for Sub-Saharan African countries and what measures are being undertaken to retain more profits for these countries.

Question 68

Give reasons why hydropower might have the most promise among Africa's potential renewable energy resources.

Question 69

Explain economic value of rainforests.

Question 70

Evaluate which colonial style of governance was most devastating to Africa.

Question 71

Develop a plan to improve agricultural production in Africa.

Question 72

Why would a rural resident of a country in Sub-Saharan Africa move to a city slum?

Question 73

Evaluate how HIV/AIDS and gender inequalities might affect future development in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Question 74

How can cell phones promote development in Sub-Saharan Africa?

Question 75

How can planting the Acacia albida tree improve conditions in the Sahel region?

Question 76

Describe some impediments to national cohesion in Somalia.

Question 77

Considering the current development issues of Nigeria, Ghana, and Cote D'Ivoire, evaluate what future development path might be effective.

Question 78

Considering the development issues of Central African Republic, Gabon, and the Democratic Republic of Congo, evaluate obstacles to development in Central Africa.

Question 79

South Sudan broke away from Sudan in 2011. Explain at least one reason why Nigeria has avoided splintering in this way.

Question 80

Evaluate success of socialism as implemented in Tanzania and Ethiopia.