CRCT AFRICA TARGETS

1What is the major physical barrier on the

continent of Africa?

a. Black Sea

b. Sahara Desert

c. Horn of Africa

d. Indian Ocean

Sahara Desert

2Which of Africa’s, major rivers is located in

Central Africa?

a. Zambezi River

b. Nile River

c. Congo River

d. Niger River

Congo River

3Why might the people of Cote d’Ivoire be

concerned with desertification?

a. Increased pesticides

b. Decreased farmland

c. Growing forests

d. Increase in the Sahel

Decreased farmland

4Which statement about deforestation is true?

a. Good for soil

b. Cannot be reversed

c. Helpful to native animal species

d. Can cause flash floods

Can cause flash floods

5What is the BEST way to fight deforestation?

a. Desertification

b. Protecting coastline

c. Planting trees

d. Irrigation

Planting trees

6Which statement BEST describes the result of

fertile soil along the Niger River?

a. East Africa is the population center of Africa.

b. South Africa is the population center of Africa

c. North Africa is the population center of Africa

d. West Africa is the population center of Africa

West Africa is the population center of

Africa

7Swahili refers to a people, a culture of trade,

and a language. Which two cultures does Swahili embrace?

a. Bantu and Arabic

b. Arabic and Islamic

c. Ethiopian and Egyptian

d. Arabic and Persian

Bantu and Arabic

8Where in Central/West Africa would you find

the leading agricultural zone?

a. Sahara

b. Sahel

c. Rainforests

d. Savannahs

Rainforests

9Who was the white South African leader

responsible for ending apartheid?

a. Nelson Mandela

b. Jomo Kenyatta

c. Julius Nyere

d. F.W. de Klerk

F.W. de Klerk

10At the Berlin Conference, European nations

agreed to divide up the African continent. What was the main goal of the European nations?

a. Gain control of natural resources

b. Gain new markets for manufactured goods

c. Gain religious missionary work

d. Gain land for new citizens

Gain control of natural resources

11What physical feature is important to Egypt’s

trade?

a. Atlas Mountains

b. Suez Canal

c. Rocky Mountains

d. Lake Victoria

Suez Canal

12Which African country is MOST affected by the

AIDS epidemic?

a. Egypt

b. South Africa

c. Sudan

d. Morocco

South Africa

13What destination was most common for

enslaved Africans?

a. Zambia

b. Australia

c. India

d. Americas

Americas

14How could the condition of a slave ship BEST

be described?

a. Pleasant

b. Dangerous

c. Safe

d. Decent

Dangerous

15Which of these statements BEST describes

the reason for European colonization of Africa?

a. Europeans wanted to see African wildlife

b. European cities were overcrowded

c. Europeans wanted raw materials not available in Europe

d. Europeans were tired of wars

Europeans wanted raw materials not available in

Europe

16All of these are positive impacts of European

colonization of Africa EXCEPT?

a. Hospitals

b. Schools

c. Roads

d. Wars

Wars

17Why did Africans want independence from

Europeans powers?

a. European languages were confusing

b. They did not like Europeans

c. They wanted to fight each other instead of Europeans

d. They wanted control of their own governments

They wanted control of their own governments

18What did the African nationalist movements

fight for?

a. Wealth

b. Colonies

c. Independence

d. New friends

Independence

19Who is Nelson Mandela?

a. Leader of the National Party

b. First European to arrive in South Africa

c. First president elected by democratic election

d. Last president during apartheid

First president elected by democratic election

20Under apartheid, people of different races had

to do all of the following EXCEPT?

a. Register their race with the government

b. Work with people of different races

c. Live only with people of their own race

d. Use separate services & buildings

Work with people of different races

21Food shortages can be caused by all of the

following EXCEPT?

a. Lack of food on the planet

b. Wars

c. Droughts

d. Poor food distribution

Lack of food on the planet

22Civil war may be caused by all of the following

EXCEPT?

a. Racism

b. Historical conflicts

c. Peace treaties

d. Economic differences

Peace treaties

23The Pan-African movement called for what

among black people?

a. Genocide

b. Unity

c. Disease

d. Food

Unity

24What are new technologies, new factories, and

new machinery examples of in economics?

a. Human capital

b. Natural resources

c. Capital goods

d. Economic systems

Capital goods

25What is an entrepreneur?

a. Head of state in control of resources

b. A dictator

c. Person in charge of international trade

d. Person who takes risks starting a new business

Person who takes risks starting a new business

26Which statement about the Aswan High dam is

true?

a. Caused oil spills

b. Cleaned up the Nile River

c. Helped farming

d. Slowed the flow of the Nile River

Slowed the flow of the Nile River

27All of the following are examples of natural

trade barriers EXCEPT?

a. Mountains

b. Deserts

c. Rivers

d. Rainforests

Rivers

28Diamonds are one of Africa’s natural

resources. What is another?

a. Oil

b. Tobacco

c. Spices

d. Chocolate

Oil

29Education, training, and healthcare are all

examples of what in economics?

a. Investments in human capital

b. Natural resources

c. Capital goods

d. Entrepreneurs

Investments in human capital

30Which of the following factors is the greatest

risk to Africa’s stability today?

a. Border disputes

b. Apartheid

c. Pan-Africanism

d. AIDS

AIDS