Modern African Issues

Compared to urban areas of Sub Saharan Africa, many rural areas’ economies are -

• free enterprise
• command
• traditional
• non-existent

What event is being described?

• Apartheid
• Kente
• Assal
• Kraal

Which of the following best replaces the question mark?

• Genocide in urban areas
• In severe debt to other countries
• Refugees flee the region
• Increase in civil war

What title best replaces the question mark?

• Desmond Tutu’s Leadership
• European Imperialism
• Lake Assal’s Climate
• Large Amounts of Refugees

Which of the following represents South Africa?

• A
• B
• C
• D

In the 17th and 18th centuries, many Sub Saharan Africans were enslaved and sent to the Americas to work through the -

• Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade
• Underground Railroad
• Trail of Tears
• Indigenous Passage

East and Central Africa have the world’s youngest and fastest growing -

• industries
• religions
• population
• economies

2. In which ocean do the equator and prime meridian intersect?

• Pacific Ocean
• Atlantic Ocean
• Indian Ocean
• Southern Ocean

4. Which country is at the southernmost point in Africa?

• South Africa
• Madagascar
• Botswana
• Angola

8. Which of the following best proves the point that Africa is a continent full of poverty?

• There are 16,100 miles of coastline.
• Nelson Mandela was imprisoned for 27 years.
• 36% of people live on less than $1 per day.
• 44% of the population is under 15 years old.