Benchmark for Social Studies 7th Grade

What are the four (4) regions of sub-Saharan Africa?

• North Africa, South Africa, East Africa, and West Africa

• West Africa, East Africa, Central Africa, and Southern Africa

• Libya, Cameroon, Ethiopia, and Zimbabwe

• Egypt, Sahara, Mount Kilimanjaro, and Kenya

Many Europeans believed that African culture and religion were inferior to those of Europe. They sent ____________ to convert Africans to Christianity.

• missionaries

• mercenaries

• conquistadors

• British soldiers

The practice of extending a nation's influence by controlling other territories is called _______________.

• colonization

• imperialism

• Pan-Africanism

• mission work

The __________________ is the main geographic feature of Central Africa.

• Great Rift Valley

• Mt. Kenya Volcano

• Congo Basin

• Highlands

Humans are responsible for most of the reduction of the big cats in African wildlife. _____________, movement into habitats, and hunting are factors that contribute to fewer big cats in the wild.

• migration

• climate change

• ecotourism

• poaching

_____________ is the process where soil gets drier so plants or crops cannot grow.

• Volcanic eruption

• interior

• desertification

• deforestation

The cutting down of forests has led to the arid soil unprotected. What is this practice called?

• deforestation

• poaching

• desertification

• migration

What letter represents the Sahara Desert?

• A

• B

• C

• D

Which country would be considered a Sub-Saharan African country?

• Egypt

• Ethiopia

• Morocco

• Libya

Most people of sub-Saharan Africa speak a language that is part of which family?

• Bantu

• Anasi

• Swahili

• Ashanti