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