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Geography Chapter 14 Review Game Part I
Test Description: Sub-Saharan Africa Today
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) What types of communities do about two-thirds of Africans live in today?
A
rain forest villages
B
rural villages
C
nomadic desert communities
D
large cities
2) About how many languages are spoken in Africa by different ethnic groups?
A
about 500
B
about 100
C
about 200
D
about 1,000
3) Many Africans identify themselves first a members of a country rather than a tribe
A
True
B
False
4) Before the arrival of Europeans, borders between African cultural groups developed by agreement or conflict.
A
True
B
False
5) Which of the following was NOT an effect of colonial borders set up by Europeans on sub-Saharan AFrican cultural groups?
A
all cultural groups were treated equally by the Europeans
B
they were divided
C
they were divided AND forced to share territory with rivals
D
they were forced to share territory with rivals
6) Why do few sub-Saharan African countries share one common culture?
A
after they began to gain independence, they did not change their colonial borders
B
most African countries created laws to establish only one official language
C
military dictatorships rule over many of the countries
D
some African countries are still European colonies
7) What have cultural differences across Africa often led to?
A
civil wars over political control
B
civil wars over resources
C
all of these
D
civil wars over territory
8) What music genre does experts link African music to in the United States?
A
all of these
B
blues
C
rock-and-roll
D
jazz
9) Much West African music is a fusion of griot music and other Africa music with global music.
A
True
B
False
10) What is music sometimes focused on in South Africa?
A
cuisine
B
celebrations
C
the economy
D
politics
11) Why did Miriam Makeba and a number of other South African musicians leave South Africa in the 1970s and 1980s?
A
to protest government policies
B
to be paid more money
C
to reach a wider audiance
D
to promote apartheid policies
12) What two factors are key to Kenya's economic future?
A
the large salt and iron mines
B
Mount Kenya and Lake Victoria
C
the diverse geography and wildlife
D
the abundant diamond and gold mines
13) How did Jomo Kenyatta help all Kenyans pull together after his election?
A
he created a strong military and became a powerful dictator
B
he created new apartheid laws to seperate the different ethnic groups
C
he ordered the military to take over and protect the wildlife preserves
D
he appointed members from different ehtnic groups as hid advisors
14) Kenyatta and other leaders of Kenya encouraged domestic policies that led to what?
A
both of these
B
modernization
C
economic gworth
D
none of these
15) What is an important factor in modernization for Kenya?
A
growing population
B
powerful military
C
stable government
D
education
16) Which of the following is NOT one of the three countries that formed the East Africa Community in 2000?
A
Uganda
B
Tanzania
C
South Africa
D
Kenya
17) What has taken much of the profits from mineral mining in many African countries?
A
modernization
B
apartheid policies
C
government corruption
D
commodities
18) What has limited the development of the Central African Republic’s diamond mining industry?
A
political unrest
B
lack of infrastructure
C
all of these
D
smuggling
19) What is one thing South AFrica, Namibia, and Tanzania all have in common?
A
they are located in West Africa
B
they have powerful military dictators
C
they are located in the Kalahari Desert
D
they have used their mineral profits to build their economies
20) Which country has the largest population in Sub-Saharan Africa?
A
Botswana
B
Chad
C
Nigeria
D
South Africa
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