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