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Test Description: Hello Fabulous students! Show us what you know about Africa.
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) What is a savanna?
A
wetlands
B
a flat grassland with scattered trees that can survive dry weather
C
boreal forest
D
taiga forest
2) Which describes rainforests?
A
urban landscape
B
found in parts of the world that are warm and humid and usually near the equator; home to many plants and animals
C
subsistence farming
D
a flat grassland with scattered trees that can survive dry weather
3) What is the Sahel?
A
a semiarid, dry area that lies between the Sahara and the regions south that receive more rainfall
B
the largest, hot desert in the world
C
a technique for tanning goat hides
D
another name for rainforest
4) What is the Sahara?
A
a plant raised to sell and make more money; coffee, cocoa, and tea are some examples from Africa
B
the largest, hot desert in the world
C
a flat grassland with scattered trees that can survive dry weather
D
the name of the language spoken by South African nomads
5) What is a cash crop?
A
subsistence farming
B
an irrigation system used along the Nile River
C
relying on the central government for aid
D
a plant raised to sell and make more money; coffee, cocoa, and tea are some examples from Africa
6) What does famine mean?
A
an excess of natural resources
B
the name for a temporary dwelling for nomads
C
extreme hunger
D
stockpiling necessities in times of abundant harvests
7) Which defines ethnic group?
A
shares a belief system in a god or gods, with a specific set of rituals and sacred literature
B
Bible, Torah, Talmud, Vedas, Sidharratha
C
a group of people who share cultural ideas and beliefs that have been a part of their community for generations
D
people who live in the same urban area
8) Which defines a religious group?
A
a group of people who share cultural ideas and beliefs that have been a part of their community for generations
B
shares a belief system in a god or gods, with a specific set of rituals and sacred literature
C
a musical band devoted to hymnals
D
a group of people residing in a nomadic land
9) What does arid mean?
A
prime land for farming and cash crops
B
having very little or no rain; too dry or barren to support vegetation
C
rainforests
D
humid, hot, located near the equator
10) What does subsistence farming mean?
A
crop rotation
B
raising just enough crops to support one's family with none left over to sell
C
an irrigation method along the Nile River
D
sustainable agriculture
11) Which words describe rural?
A
city, cities, skyscrappers
B
countryside, farms, forests
C
dense population
D
high density, mixed use, residential zones
12) Which words define urban?
A
a livestock method for dairy cows
B
city, cities, high density population
C
rural, spread out, little connectivity
D
confederation of cooperative farm units
13) Define nomads.
A
people who move from place to place without a permanent home
B
city dwellers
C
a South African soccer team
D
a financial term for people who own more than one home
14) What does the idiom to make a living mean?
A
to have a job and bring home money
B
retirement; leaving the work force
C
a term to describe the unemployed
D
a method of farming and rotating crops
15) What does AIDS mean?
A
Anti Indigenous Deciduous Series
B
Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome; a disease in which there is a severe loss of the body's cellular immunity
C
confederation-style government
D
the name of a housing project in southern France
16) What does desertification mean?
A
a term used in petroleum production in northern Canada
B
too much chocolate in the blood stream
C
the process of nomads become a settle group of people
D
when deserts expand due to overuse; fertile land becoming unusable due to desert encroachment
17) What is deforestation?
A
the adding of man-made fertilizers to the soil
B
the destruction of the rainforest; often caused by logging
C
sustainable farming
D
crop rotation to maximize nitrogen in the soil
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