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