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Africa Unit Review
Test Description: 7th Grade Africa Unit Review of all standards
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) Which describes the rate of HIV/AIDS infection in Sub-Saharan Africa?
A
not a real threat
B
among the highest in the world
C
information not available on infection rates
D
it is rapidly growing
2) In which area has Nigeria worked to specialize?
A
grain production
B
gold and diamond mining
C
textile manufacturing
D
oil production
3) In a traditional economy, how are economic decisions made?
A
government planners
B
custom and habit
C
consumers and the market
D
combination of consumers and government planners
4) Why is a system of currency exchange necessary for international trade?
A
People want to be paid in gold and silver.
B
Most goods must be paid for in U.S. dollars.
C
Almost all world currencies are worthless.
D
In order to pay for goods bought from other countries.
5) Which is the biggest threat to African rainforest today?
A
overpopulation
B
pollution from nuclear power plants
C
extended periods of drought
D
war and political unrest
6) Which best describes the Sahara Desert?
A
located only in the northwest corner of Africa
B
impossible for people to go across
C
the largest desert in the world
D
perfectly flat and sandy
7) Why is farming so difficult in the African Sahel?
A
thick grass makes farming difficult
B
no rain falls in the Sahel at all
C
little rain falls in the region
D
farm animals in the Sahel eat up all the crops
8) What is causing the Sahel to expand in recent years?
A
government programs that moved too many people into the area
B
over-grazing and cutting down trees for fuel
C
damming rivers and preventing irrigation
D
several years of heavy rains and flooding
9) What is meant by the Green Line of desertification?
A
the line dividing rural and urban neighborhoods
B
the line between the desert and the cultivated areas
C
a barrier put up around factories
D
the point in a river at which water pollution begins
10) Which best describes a nomad?
A
industrial worker who lives in an African city
B
plantation owner who lives along the coast
C
one who wanders from place to place to find food and water
D
one who lives in a village on the edge of the desert
11) What religion did the Arabs bring with them to Africa?
A
Islam
B
Christianity
C
Judaism
D
Animism
12) What religion is most common among the Swahili today?
A
Christianity
B
Buddhism
C
Islam
D
Hinduism
13) Which best describes the religion of the Bantu people?
A
most are Christians
B
Most practice Animism
C
a wide diversity of religions
D
Most are Muslims
14) What are the main religions of the Ashanti today?
A
Traditional religions Hinduism
B
little to no religious practices
C
Judaism and Christianity
D
traditional Shanti religions and Christianity Islam
15) South Sudan became a separate country from Sudan in 2011 due to ...
A
economic difficulties near the Nile River
B
better highways in Southern Sudan
C
civil war in Sudan
D
better schools in the south
16) Which branch is responsible for making and carrying out the laws in a parliamentary system?
A
courts
B
president
C
monarch
D
legislature
17) Which branch of the government passes the laws in a presidential system of government?
A
the president and the legislature together
B
the president
C
the courts
D
the legislature
18) Why is the literacy rate for girls in Kenya, Sudan, and South Sudan lower than it is for boys?
A
Girls are not as smart as boys
B
traditional views are that girls get married not educated
C
most girls don't want an education
D
very few schools allow girls to attend
19) In what areas has South Africa invested heavily in capital goods?
A
agriculture
B
building new government buildings
C
mining and heavy industry
D
space technology
20) What is definition of human capital?
A
amount of goods sold in foreign trade in a year
B
skills and knowledge workers have
C
taxes collected from the workers
D
money paid to workers for making the goods
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