Africa
5. _____________ spent his life working to end _____________ in South Africa.
Nelson Mandela, aparthied
13. What is the name of the world's largest hot desert?
The Sahara desert
16. What is the name for the descendants of Dutch, German and French people in South Africa?
Afrikaners
6. What economic effect occurred in South Africa once apartheid ended?
trade embargos set by foreign countries who were against apartheid were lifted and trade with South Africa resumed
8. What religion do the majority of people in North Sudan practice?
Islam, they are Muslims
17. What is the negative effect of being a country that is landlocked?
trade is limited because you are not near the water
2. Where is Africa's Great Lakes region?
Eastern Africa
10. What is the purpose of a constitution in a democracy?
to limit the power of the government
11. Correctly describe the following as limited or unlimited:
Travel Restrictions
Unlimited Government
18. What is a negative effect of desertification in sub-Saharan Africa?
loss of fertile land, decreased farming land
which continent colonized most of Africa?
Europe
20. What is a common theme found in African music?
a struggle for independence
3. Do most Africans identify with their politically divided nation or with their tribal group?
tribal group
14. What are some economic development challenges for sub-Saharan African (hint: think education)
lack of educated workers, large populations, most countries have only one good to trade and sell
11. Correctly describe the following as limited or unlimited:
Universal Voting
limited government
12. Correctly label if the following countries have limited or unlimited governments.
South Africa?
Zimbabwe?
South Africa-limited
Zimbabwe-unlimited
9. Which four countries in Africa were the top producers of diamonds in 2006?
Botswana, South Africa, the democratic republic of Congo and Angola.
21. Correctly describe whether the following characteristics would increase or decrease life expectancy?
access to clean water _________
frequent droughts ___________
access to clean water- increase
frequent droughts- decrease
4. What was the official policy of racial segregation in South Africa that caused political struggles during the 20th century?
Apartheid
21. Correctly describe whether the following characteristics would increase or decrease life expectancy?
a period of civil war _________
access to education __________
a period of civil war -decrease
access to education -increase
11. Correctly describe the following as limited or unlimited:
Economic Freedom
Limited Government
7. What is the name of the valley where modern human beings evolved?
The Rift valley
11. Correctly describe the following as limited or unlimited:
absolute ruler
unlimited government
19. How is sub-Saharan Africa culturally very different from North America and Latin America? (Hint:think of language)
there are many different languages spoken in Africa
Many current sub-Saharan societies have economies that export only ________ product
one