In western Africa a _____ is welcome after heavy summer rains.
A. monsoon
B. pula
C. harmattan
D. wet season
C. harmattan
#14
100
E-commerce has
A. enabled some africans to sell their products directly overseas
B. forced people to travel to other places to sell their products
C. not been helpful to African commerce
D. benefited only people in the poorest nations
A. enabled some africans to sell their products directly overseas
#38
100
The earliest Europeans to come to Africa
A. were the Dutch
B. landed a few times but did not consider the continent valuable
C.were the Spanish
D. traded for several centuries before establishing colonies
D. traded for several centuries before establishing colonies
#25
100
Where are tropical rain forests located in Africa south of the Sahara?
A. along the Tropic of Capricorn
B. at the southern tip of Africa
C. along the Tropic of Cancer
D. near the Equator
D. near the Equator
#21
100
What mountain range forms part of the escarpment along the southern edge of the African continent?
A. Kilimanjaro
B. Mount Kenya
C. Ruwenzeri Mountains
D. Drakensberg Range
D. Drakensberg Range
#19
200
The _____ is called the Sahel.
A. steppe north of the Kalahari
B. tropical area near the Equator
C. steppe south of the Sahara
D. desert area west of the Sahara
C. steppe south of the Sahara
#17
200
Which statement about African music is not true?
A. It has been strongly influenced by America jazz
B. The blues tradition came from Africa
C. Contemporary music borrows from its traditions and styles
D. It is popular around the world today
A. It has been strongly influenced by American jazz.
#28
200
Ghana was an early trading kingdom that
A. was rich in salt
B. was rich in gold
C. traded only with the people of India
D. lasted for only about 100 years
B. was rich in gold
#29
200
Tropical rain forests in the region can receive _____ of rain a year.
A. more than 250 inches
B. less than 12 inches
C. more than 60 inches
D. more than 500 inches
C. more than 60 inches
#13
200
What are the most abundant resources in this region?
A. soil and coal
B. minerals and soil
C. water and soil
D. minerals and water
D. minerals and water
#11
300
Where is the Kalahari Desert located?
A. in North Africa
B. in Southwest Asia
C. in Southern Africa
D. in East Africa
C. in Southern Africa
#16
300
In Africa south of the Sahara there are at least
A. 2,000 languages spoken today
B. 3,000 languages spoken today
C. as many languages as people
D. twice as many major cities as languages
A. 2,000 languages spoken today
#31
300
When ______, the African slave trade greatly increased.
A. Africans began to ship slaves to Europe
B. Europeans needed more workers in the Americas
C. Islamic traders replaced European traders in western Africa
D. Africans took Arab across the Sahara
B. Europeans needed more workers in the Americas
#24
300
The factor that has the greatest influence on climate in this region is
A. pollution
B. rainfall
C. desertification
D. overpopulation
B. rainfall
#18
300
What large African lake supplies electricity to Ghana?
A. Lake Tanganyika
B. Lake Victoria
C. Lake Volta
D. Lake Malawi
C. Lake Volta
#12
400
Because of ____, Africa south of the Sahara is losing fertile land.
A. shrinking deserts
B. desertification
C. desalination
D. decreasing population
B. desertification
#20
400
What has been one of the chief obstacles to industrialization in this region?
A. a lack of properly trained workers
B. a lack of foreign ownership
C. disagreement about energy sources
D. inability to secure foreign loans
A. a lack of properly trained workers
#40
400
During the 1800s Europeans seeking raw materials and a market for goods
A. chose to colonize Australia instead of Africa
B. set up trading posts but did not interfere in African politics
C. colonized the entire region except for Liberia and China
D. focused entirely on the spice trade from India and China
C. colonized the entire region except for Liberia and China
#26
400
As one moves away from the Equator, climates change from
A. savanna to rain forests
B. tropical to steppe and desert
C. steppe to wetter regions
D. desert into less arid steppe
B. tropical to steppe and desert
#15
400
In what way did Christian missionaries oppose other Europeans in this region?
A. by preaching to African people in violation of government agreements
B. by respecting the traditions of the African people
C. by protesting the harsh way that colonists usually treated Africans
D. by urging Africans to become educated in European schools
C. by protesting the harsh way that colonists usually treated Africans
#27
500
The Ruwenzeri Mountains are found in
A. Kenya and Tanzania
B. Angola and the Democratic Republic of the Congo
C. South Africa and Lesotho
D. Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo
D. Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo
#22
500
Most profits form mining in South Africa
A. go to foreign corporations
B. are divided among the workers as bonuses
C. are reinvested in the nations's economy
D. go into a fund to help increase literacy in the nation
A. go to foreign corporations
#33
500
In the a.d. 800s Bantu people displaced much of
A. the original population of North Africa
B. the original population of central and southern Africa
C. western Africa's farms and trading communities
D. the European population to become the dominant traders in West Africa
B. the original population of central and southern Africa
#30
500
Ancient peoples moved south in Africa around 2500 b.c. because
A. the climate in which they were living became hotter and drier
B. the ice age cooled the north
C. people in the south wanted a political alliance with them
D. they were fleeing from invaders
A. the climate in which they were living became hotter and drier
#32
500
A(n) _______ has caused great suffering in Sudan
A. civil war lasting form more than a decade
B. influx of tourists to the region
C. increase in food production during the past 20 years
D. decades-long war with Ghana