Sub-Sahara Africa - History 1

Which number on the map indicates the location of Nigeria?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

Which number on the map indicates the location of South Africa?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

African folktales reflect traditional Sub-Saharan Africa culture because they have been---

• passed on orally from generation to generation

• carved in stone monuments for all to see

• preserved in African libraries for centuries

• recreated by moviemakers and playwrights

Which mountain in Tanzania is Africa's highest peak?

• Mount Kenya

• Mount Everest

• Mount McKinley

• Mount Kilimanjaro

How has the history of Sub-Saharan Africa contributed to political instability in some nations of the region?

• The devastation of the Second World War has left some nations struggling to recover.

• The end of foreign aid to the region is leaving many without proper food and medicine.

• The end of European colonization left some nations struggling to form effective governments.

• The migration of the Bantu-speaking people across national boundaries has caused a clash of cultures.

In what way did European colonization of Sub-Saharan Africa affect economic development in the region?

• Command economies became a common institution.

• Traditional economies were encouraged to continue.

• Industrial economies were established in most nations.

• Most economies primarily export natural resources.

Many conflicts in Sub-Saharan Africa resulted from the way the European colonists--

• mined the region for resources

• educated different ethnic groups

• distributed farm land amongst the settlers

• established boundary lines between nations

English and French have become common languages spoken in Sub-Saharan Africa because of--

• an established system of christian schools in the region

• a tradition of learning multiple languages in the region

• the migration of many missionaries to the region

• a history of European colonization in the region

In what way did physical geography affect the language patterns of Sub-Sahara Africa?

• Mountain ranges stopped the spread of languages across the continent.

• Deserts and oceans served as barriers to the spread of some language families.

• Languages were able to spread from islands in the Indian Ocean to Africa's mainland.

• River systems in Africa helped to spread languages from South Africa to North Africa.

River deltas are found on the lower reaches of rivers, where the flow of water spread out and slows down, depositing sediments into expanses of wetlands and shallow water. There are two types of deltas: coastal deltas where the river meets the sea and inland deltas where the river fills extensive floodplains an marshes. One of the most famous African examples of an inland delta is the Inner Niger Delta in Mali.

Which physical environmental process is responsible for the creation of the types of landforms described in the excerpt?

• Droughts

• Ocean currents

• Erosion

• Tectonic plate movement