SS Grade 7 Final Exam Practice Test

What were the geographic, political, economic, and religious reasons Europeans colonized Africa? Explain your answer in ONE (1) paragraph.

Look at the map of Africa. Match each letter found on the map with the country whose location it represents.

What would be the BEST way for a government to improve the standard of living in its country?

• A. nationalize the major industries of the country

• B. outlaw trade with other countries to help domestic industries

• C. invest in the education of children and adults in the country

• D. invade a neighboring country to gain access to resources

Use the graph to answer the question. What conclusion can reasonably be drawn based on the information in the graph?

• A. Swaziland's government is less stable than the other three governments.

• B. Swaziland spends more money on education than it does on health care.

• C. South Africa's government is more stable than the other three governments.

• D. South Africa spends more money on health care than it does on education.

In which situation did a national government help a person increase his or her human capital?

• A. Anita studied hard at her private school in Sudan. She earned earned a scholarship to university in South Africa.

• B. Mercy earned a degree from a private university in Kenya. She then returned to her hometown to work for the Egyptian government.

• C. Solomon immigrated to Nigeria when he was three years old. He has attended public schools in Nigeria since the time he turned four.

• D. Issa worked hard as a mechanic's assistant at a shop in Kenya. His manager trained Issa to become a licensed mechanic and run the shop.

Read the speech by the fictional leader of a nonprofit organization in Africa and answer the question.

What data might support the speaker's claim?

• A. Seventy-one percent of the Earth's surface is covered by water.

• B. Seventy percent of water in the world is used for agriculture and irrigation.

• C. Exposure to unsafe drinking water is the leading cause of disease in the Africa.

• D. The average filled container for carrying water in Africa weighs over forty pounds.

In 2010, an extreme drought occurred in the Sahel region in West Africa. This resulted in the scarcity of which TWO resources?

• A. oil

• B. food

• C. water

• D. shelter

• E. medicine

What type of economy do MOST African countries have?

• A. mixed economies

• B. traditional economies

• C. pure market economies

• D. pure command economies

How did the Berlin Conference of 1884 cause conflicts in Africa that continue to the modern day?

• A. The conference encouraged rapid industrialization, which led to famine as many Africans stopped farming.

• B. The conference created economic barriers to trade, which hurt African countries' abilities to import goods.

• C. The conference allowed Europeans to sell weapons to African countries, leading to an arms race on the continent.

• D. The conference ignored existing boundaries when creating colonies, leading to territorial disputes after decolonization.

Use the chart to answer the question. Based on the information in the chart, which of these African nations would make the BEST trading partner for the United States?

• Angola

• Sudan

• South Africa

• Kenya