7th Grade Social Studies Midterm Exam Review

What principle motivated the Mau Mau Movement and Jomo Kenyatta's push for an independent Kenya?

• Nationalism

• Globalism

• Capitalism

• Industrialism

A strong sense of pride in one's own country.

• Independence

• Colonialism

• Capitalism

• Nationalism

The movement that believed that all Africans shared a common heritage and should work together for their freedom.

• Apartheid

• Pan-Africanism

• Nationalism

• Entreprenuership

What was one of the primary goals of the Pan-African Movement in the twentieth century?

• To encourage African countries to create market economies

• To encourage foreign investment in Africa

• To improve trade between African and European countries

• To bring an end to colonial rule in Africa

The process by which European colonizers divided the African continent into colonies, without regard for existing tribes, conflicts, villages, etc.

• Nationalism

• Partitioning

• Segregation

• Pan-Africanism

In what way did the partitioning of Africa by European nations cause lasting civil and regional conflicts in modern Africa?

• European nations competed by encouraging conflict between African nations.

• Partitions ignored existing ethnic and political boundaries between African nations.

• European invested heavily in infrastructure in Africa, leading many nations to develop strong militaries.

• African independence movements spread throughout the continent, leading to the Pan-African movement.

A system of laws that enforces racial segregation and discrimination that existed in South Africa from 1948 to 1991.

• Segregation

• Partitioning

• Apartheid

• Pan-Africanism

Dry, semi-arid region between the desert and rainforest. Transition zone. Has become more of a desert in recent years. South of the Sahara and North of the equator.

• Sahara
• Sahel
• Savanna
• Tropical Rain Forest

Which country is located at letter "A"?

• Democratic Republic of the Congo
• South Africa
• Kenya
• Egypt
• Nigeria

Which country is located at letter "C"?

• Kenya
• South Africa
• Democratic Republic of the Congo
• Egypt
• Nigeria