Unit 5 Exam Review

Why was Africa so appealing to major European countries and investors?

• resources

• vast open spaces

• easy to navigate rivers

• tropical climate

Which biome is found in Sub-Saharan Africa nearest the equator?

• temperate forest

• taiga

• savannas

• tropical rainforests

Topography (physical features) and climate affected the history and colonization of Africa due to

• ending slavery

  in eastern Africa

• allowing the spread of Islam by trade routes

• delaying colonization of central Africa

• facilitating trade between southern and northern African nations

Blues music is evidence of the diffusion of what culture group

• African slaves

• Caribbean immigrants

• Tejano culture

• Slavic migrants

Which of the following was NOT an effect of European colonization in Africa?

• Many African tribal groups were united

• Europeans took African resource

• Europeans weakened African culture.

• In many areas education was structured by the European systems

What is the main idea of this cartoon?

• The mountains of South Africa have hindered black South Africans freedom

• The reconstruction of South Africa can only be achieved through violence

• Although black South Africans overcame many things, there is still a long road ahead

• Mandela completed South Africa’s reconstruction

The regions in dark gray are what type of biome?

• They are the most explored regions on Earth

• They each have a rainforest biome

• Portuguese is the official language

• Islam is the principle religion

which of the following conclusions can

be drawn given the map key?

• The Sahara was a barrier to trade

• Trade with the English was through the Gulf of Guinea

• Trade between kingdoms was via waterways.

• The region's economy was dependent on an extensive trade network

What African king was famous for gold and salt?

• Mansa Musa

• Ramses the second

• Shaka Zulu

• Alexander the Great

Where is the great rift valley?