Name Date Class Section 1 Quiz The Land MATCHING: Match each item in Column A with an item in Column B. Write the correct letters in the blanks. (10 points each) A B 1. landlocked, shrinking body of water A. Lake Victoria 2. largest lake in Africa B. Eastern Highlands 3. part of the escarpment along the southern edge of the continent C. Lake Chad 4. dividing line between Uganda and the D. Ruwenzori Mountains Democratic Republic of the Congo 5. location of most African mountains E. Drakensberg Range MULTIPLE CHOICE: In each blank on the left, write the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question. (10 points each) 6. Lakes and rivers in Africa south of the Sahara a. are located in huge basins formed c. are few and far between because of millions of years ago. the desert conditions. Copyright © Glencoe/McGraw-Hill, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. b. drain to the north and east across d. were formed within the last 3,000 the Sahel region. years. 7. The nickname refers to the Niger River. a. “little river” c. “great river” b. “wild and raging river” d. “blue river” 8. The Congo River is important because it a. reaches the sea in a shallow bed c. flows into the interior of the continent that people can cross on foot. with no ocean outlet. b. reaches the sea in a deep, d. reaches the sea at Lagos, Nigeria. navigable estuary. 9. Diamond deposits are located in a. Sudan, Ethiopia, and the Nile c. Niger, Chad, and the Niger River Basin. River Basin. b. South Africa, Botswana, and the d. Kenya, Somalia, and Victoria Falls. Congo River Basin. 10. The Niger River is very important for both a. agriculture and transportation. c. mining and water sports. b. shipbuilding and heavy industry. d. tourism and high-tech industry. Section Quizzes and Chapter Tests 243
Name Date Class Section 2 Quiz Climate and Vegetation MATCHING: Match each item in Column A with an item in Column B. Write the correct letters in the blanks. (10 points each) A B 1. upper layer of the rain forest. A. Sahel 2. hot, dry northeast trade wind B. Serengeti Plain 3. steppe that forms the southern “coast” C. harmattan of the Sahara 4. one of the world’s largest savannas D. Kalahari 5. desert that lies partly in eastern Namibia E. canopy MULTIPLE CHOICE: In each blank on the left, write the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question. (10 points each) 6. Tropical dry climates in Africa have a. a dry climate all year. c. a wet climate all year. b. alternating wet and dry seasons. d. an unpredictable but often very Copyright © Glencoe/McGraw-Hill, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. cold winter season. 7. The climate in Africa south of the Sahara is mostly a. desert. c. tropical. b. Mediterranean. d. marine west coast. 8. Human land use and animal activities in the Sahel have a. had little effect on the land. c. improved the land’s fertility b. contributed to desertification. d. caused drought. 9. Cash crops in this region’s tropical zone a. include bananas, pineapple, c. have yet to be planted, but will be cocoa, tea, coffee, and cotton. by 2020. b. were destroyed by the d. include rice, corn, soybeans, lemons, monsoons of the 1990s. and apples. 10. Africa’s tropical rain forest is threatened by a. animal migrations and forest fires. c. tornadoes and excessive rain. b. farms and commercial logging. d. urbanization and desertification. 244 Section Quizzes and Chapter Tests
Name Date Class Section 1 Quiz The Sahel MATCHING: Match each item in Column A with an item in Column B. Write the correct answers in the blanks. (10 points each) A B 1. region of Sudan where conflict is displacing A. Kush millions of people B. indigenous 2. cultures that originated in the region C. Islam 3. center of the Mali empire 4. predominant religion in the Sahel D. Timbuktu 5. became powerful when Egypt faded E. Darfur MULTIPLE CHOICE: In each blank on the left, write the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question. (10 points each) 6. Why is French widely spoken in the Sahel? Copyright © Glencoe/McGraw-Hill, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. a. English is hard to learn. c. All the schools teach French. b. Only the French trade with d. Much of the Sahel was under French countries in the Sahel. colonial rule. 7. Literacy in the Sahel is generally a. high. c. low. b. higher in rural areas. d. on par with European countries. 8. When did the countries of the Sahel gain their independence from European colonial powers? a. between 1950 and 2000 c. between 1900 and 1950 b. after 2000 d. between 1850 and 1900 9. Which of the following is a factor that prevents access to health care in the Sahel? a. religious objections c. poverty b. urbanization d. desertification 10. What is one consequence of colonial boundaries that cut across ethnic boundaries? a. droughts c. weak governments b. civil wars d. corrupt governments. Section Quizzes and Chapter Tests 253
Name Date Class Section 2 Quiz East Africa MATCHING: Match each item in Column A with an item in Column B. Write the correct answers in the blanks. (10 points each) A B 1. inland city in Kenya A. Tanzania 2. country where Bantu people are in the majority B. Nairobi 3. country where Hutu people are in the majority C. Djibouti 4. country whose people were the first on the continent to adopt Islam D. Axum 5. early trading economy in Ethiopia E. Burundi MULTIPLE CHOICE: In each blank on the left, write the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question. (10 points each) 6. Which of the following cause(s) poor food production in East Africa? a. government policies and c. low world market prices for food poor farming practices and government actions Copyright © Glencoe/McGraw-Hill, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. b. not enough food is exported d. heavy seasonal rains 7. Where are most urban centers in East Africa located? a. in the highlands c. in the interior b. along the coast and in river valleys d. along the rift valley 8. The oldest human bones found in East Africa are about a. 200,000 years old. c. 3 million years old. b. 1 million years old. d. 4 million years old. 9. In which country did conflict between Hutu and Tutsi people lead to genocide in 1994? a. Kenya c. Uganda b. Rwanda d. Somalia 10. What is the most common language in Sudan and Eritrea? a. Congo-Kordofanian c. English b. French d. Arabic 254 Section Quizzes and Chapter Tests
Name Date Class Section 3 Quiz West Africa MATCHING: Match each item in Column A with an item in Column B. Write the correct answers in the blanks. (10 points each) A B 1. empire that was rich with gold A. Hausa 2. ethnic group that lived in southern Niger and B. Gambia northern Nigeria 3. language widely spoken in West Africa C. Ghana 4. country in which most people live in villages D. Nigeria 5. rapidly growing country of more than 150 million people E. Yoruba MULTIPLE CHOICE: In each blank on the left, write the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question. (10 points each) 6. Where do most of the people in West Africa live? a. in tropical rain forests c. along the coast and river plains b. in the deserts and steppes d. along the rivers and in the tropical savannas Copyright © Glencoe/McGraw-Hill, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. 7. What did Portuguese explorers want when they began trading in West Africa? a. gold and salt c. lumber and minerals b. gold and slaves d. slaves and oil 8. In what country did civil war follow independence in 1960? a. Togo c. Liberia b. Sierra Leone d. Nigeria 9. What is a consequence of poor health conditions and inadequate nutrition in parts of West Africa? a. high infant mortality c. uncontrolled tropical diseases b. education is ignored d. very little food is grown 10. Cloth made by which people has become a symbol of Africa to many African Americans? a. Yoruba c. Hausa b. Ashanti d. Sena Section Quizzes and Chapter Tests 255
Name Date Class Section 4 Quiz Central Africa MATCHING: Match each item in Column A with an item in Column B. Write the correct answers in the blanks. (10 points each) A B 1. origin of most people in Equatorial Guinea A. Gabon 2. relatively unchanged indigenous group B. Mangbetu 3. island nation C. Bantu 4. Central African group known for their art D. São Tomé and Principe 5. center of the slave trade E. Mbuti MULTIPLE CHOICE: In each blank on the left, write the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question (10 points each) 6. Which country experienced human rights abuses and one-party rule from the late 1960s to the 1990s? a. Cameroon c. Republic of the Congo b. Gabon d. Democratic Republic of the Congo Copyright © Glencoe/McGraw-Hill, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. 7. The western highlands of Cameroon are a. infertile and sparsely populated. c. an important source of minerals. b. populated only by subsistence d. believed to be the origin of ancient farmers. Bantu migrations. 8. In addition to creating states in the southeast of Africa, the Bantu people a. founded the kingdoms of Kongo, c. built huge fortresses and road Luba, and Luanda. networks in Central Africa. b. migrated north of the Sahara. d. stopped the slave trade from the interior of Africa. 9. The French changed the economy of the Congo by extracting resources and a. building roads and cities. c. encouraging the slave trade. b. growing cash crops. d. building factories and other industry. 10. What is helping countries in Central Africa stabilize? a. farming and logging activities c. oil and other natural resources b. manufacturing d. tourism 256 Section Quizzes and Chapter Tests
Name Date Class Section 5 Quiz Southern Africa MATCHING: Match each item in Column A with an item in Column B. Write the correct answers in the blanks. (10 points each) A B 1. city that owes its origins to gold mining A. Namibia 2. divides Zambia and Zimbabwe B. Johannesburg 3. home of San peoples C. Angola 4. gained independence through a coup d’etat D. Zambezi River 5. island nation E. Madagascar MULTIPLE CHOICE: In each blank on the left, write the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question (10 points each) 6. What small country is completely surrounded by South Africa? a. Zimbabwe c. Lesotho b. Swaziland d. Botswana Copyright © Glencoe/McGraw-Hill, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. 7. Which people’s traditional homes are called kraals ? a. San c. Sena b. Zulu d. Swazi 8. How much of the population in southern Africa is expected to live in cities by the year 2030? a. more than half c. a quarter b. about a third d. three quarters 9. About what percentage of the world’s HIV-positive population lives in Africa south of the Sahara? a. one-half c. one-fourth b. two-thirds d. three-fourths 10. Which country has enjoyed a relatively smooth transition from European colonial rule to independence? a. Mozambique c. Zimbabwe b. Angola d. Botswana Section Quizzes and Chapter Tests 257
Name Date Class Section 1 Quiz The Economy MATCHING: Match each item in Column A with an item in Column B. Write the correct letters in the blanks. (10 points each) A B 1. city at one end of the Trans-African Highway A. Nigeria 2. 300-mile long gold deposit in South Africa B. Guinea 3. regional trading association in Africa south of the Sahara C. ECOWAS 4. country that exports valuable rain forest hardwoods D. Witwatersrand 5. country that has large oil deposits and is a member of OPEC E. Mombasa MULTIPLE CHOICE: In each blank on the left, write the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question. (10 points each) 6. In many African countries south of the Sahara, most of the profits from mining a. go to the workers in those c. are erased by the enormous costs countries. of doing business. b. go to foreign investors and d. turn nations that once were poor Copyright © Glencoe/McGraw-Hill, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. corporations. into wealthy nations. 7. Africans who cannot afford their own computers run e-commerce businesses using a. Internet connections at public c. Internet connections at cybercafés. universities and libraries. b. television hookups to the Internet. d. satellite dishes to reach the Internet. 8. In Zimbabwe, large-scale farms a. have been forcibly seized c. have been purchased by small-scale by the government. farmers. b. have been converted to public d. are being created by European housing. corporations. 9. Which of the following are major export crops from Africa south of the Sahara? a. rice, bananas, and wheat c. grapes, oranges, and corn b. pineapple, sugar, and barley d. cacao, coffee, and peanuts 10. One reason economic development is difficult in most of Africa south of the Sahara is that a. there are not enough workers c. religious beliefs discourage making available for industries. a profit. b. billions of dollars are owed d. not enough land is available for to foreign countries. development. Section Quizzes and Chapter Tests 267
Name Date Class Section 2 Quiz People and Their Environment MATCHING: Match each item in Column A with an item in Column B. Write the correct letters in the blanks. (10 points each) A B 1. areas established to save endangered animals A. carrying capacity 2. the number of people an area of land can support B. civil war 3. the spreading of desert C. game preserves 4. threat to food distribution in Somalia, Liberia, and Rwanda D. drought 5. threat that has become more severe since the 1970s, turning farmland into wasteland E. desertification MULTIPLE CHOICE: In each blank on the left, write the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question. (10 points each) 6. In Africa south of the Sahara, war a. is typically caused by invading c. has little effect on daily life. Europeans. Copyright © Glencoe/McGraw-Hill, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. b. continues to be a major cause d. has been stopped altogether through of hunger and malnutrition. land-sharing agreements. 7. Which of the following is an accurate statement about the protection of tropical forests in Africa south of the Sahara? a. It is an increasing priority. c. It is not an issue because there are so many forests left. b. It does not interest most d. It has little effect on the economy African farmers. and people’s lives. 8. In Sudan, is one result of civil war. a. an increase in supplies of food c. the prevention of delivery of food and medicines supplies b. the rebuilding of communities d. the elimination of starvation 9. Two factors that have led to desertification in the Sahel are a. civil war and global warming. c. droughts and animal grazing. b. animal grazing and severe storms. d. political turmoil and game parks. 10. Which of the following statements about communications in the region is accurate? a. Many people rely on televisions c. High literacy rates encourage the to obtain news and information. use of newspapers and magazines. b. Telephone service is limited, d. Cell phone use is not possible in especially in rural areas. the region. 268 Section Quizzes and Chapter Tests