CBA #4 Review *23

There are few plants found at ground level in Central African rain forests, why?

• The animals of the forest eat most of the ground-level plants.

• The forest does not get enough precipitation to support ground-level plant life.

• Because of the forest canopy, very little sunlight filters through to the forest floor.

Salt was such an important trade good in West Africa because, West Africans used it to preserve food.

• True

• False

Other English, which of the following Euro languages is most widely used in West Africa? German

• Arabic

• Italian

• French

• Greek

Which sentences best describes religion in West Africa?

• Islam, Christianity, and animistic beliefs are all practiced in West Africa.

• Christianity has completely replaced African animism in West Africa.

• Religions in West Africa include Islam, Hinduism, and Buddhism.

• Islam is the dominant religion across West Africa.

How did Europeans often justify the colonization of Central Africa?

• They believed that whites were morally entitled to the region’s riches.

• They claimed their goal was to promote civilization and to spread Christianity

• They argued that they needed the region’s resources more than local people did

• They promised to share the riches they made with the people of Central Africa.

Very few plants found at ground level in Central African rain forests, why is that?

• The forest floor consists mostly of clay soil and gravel.

• The forest does not get enough precipitation to support ground-level plant life.

• The animals of the forest eat most of the ground-level plants.

• Because of the forest canopy, very little sunlight filters through to the forest floor.

How did the Sahara of 10,000 years ago differ from the Sahara of today?

• Great cities with thousands of inhabitants existed there.

• It had grasslands and was more like a savanna than a desert.

• Even fewer plant and animal species lived there.

What are the major West African trading kingdoms when put in chronological order?

• Ghana, Mali, Songhai

• Bantu, Songhai, Ghana

• Mali, Ghana, Songhai

• Songhai, Ghana, Bantu

The region’s most industrial and wealthiest in Southern Africa is ?

• South Africa

• Angola Mozambique

• Zimbabwe

The government refused to give the African population the right to vote. This was the main reason a guerrilla war began in Rhodesia during the 1970s.

• True

• False