Transcript Unit 4 Sub-Saharan Africa Review

Unit 4 Sub-Saharan Africa
Test Review
A constant power struggle between
the Hutus and the Tutsis led to a civil
war and genocide in what country?
Rwanda
What was responsible for the
formation of Africa’s major valleys,
lakes, and volcanoes?
plate tectonics
What is the source of the Nile River?
Lake Victoria
What is the term used to describe
tropical grasslands?
savanna
What is “a region drained by a river
system?”
basin
What is the main reason why many
people of sub-Saharan Africa lack fresh
water?
poor sanitation
What is one reason that many African
nations have had military
dictatorships?
to keep order among rival groups
What term is used for a country in
which government, economic
systems, and civil order have broken
down?
failed state
What is the legal separation of the
races, denying black South Africans
their rights?
apartheid
Niger River
Congo River
A person who flees a place to find
safety is called what?
refugee
__________ is an outbreak of a
disease affecting a great number of
the population in a particular
community.
epidemic
• Why does Southern Africa have the
highest standard of living in SubSaharan Africa?
A. abundant mineral resources 
B. rich and varied wildlife
C. fertile volcanic soil
D. large navigable rivers
Who was the first black African
elected president of South Africa?
Nelson Mandela
In what region of Sudan have
religious and ethnic differences led
to conflict forcing millions to flee to
neighboring countries such as Chad?
Darfur
What is the semiarid grassland that
separates the Sahara in the north
from the tropical grassland in the
south?
sahel
What is the term for a gradual
transition from fertile to less
productive land?
desertification
What term describes a disease that
spreads over a large area?
pandemic
What was the long-term effect of
the African slave trade?
A. dramatic but not long-lasting in any
part of the world
B. still seen both inside and outside of
Africa today
C. limited to the African communities
that were destroyed
D. more pronounced in the Americas
than in Africa
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What policy led European countries to
try to gain power by controlling Africa
and its resources?
A.
B.
C.
D.
colonialism
conversion
industrialism
imperialism 
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Sudan
Nigeria
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How does the Congo Basin differ
from most other parts of SubSaharan Africa?
more humidity
What did South Africa experience for
the first time in 1994?
an election in which all races could
vote
Why haven’t African nations
benefited more from their mineral
wealth?
corrupt governments
What is the name of the process that
alters the land through the action of
humans…by the massive removal of
trees?
deforestation
What two regions does the
Sahel lie between?
desert and grasslands
How has human activity affected the
Sahel?
poor use of resources has made the
soil less fertile