Question 1

Write True or False to the statements below.If the statement is false, rewrite the underlined word or phrase to make the statement true.
-African ivory comes from mines in Botswana.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

In which Sub-Saharan African country is tropical deforestation the most prevalent?

Accepted Answer

A)  Madagascar 
B)  the Democratic Republic of Congo 
C)  Republic of the Congo 
D)  Gabon 
E)  Ghana

Question 3

In Sub-Saharan Africa, at about what age do most women marry?

Accepted Answer

A)  when they are teenagers 
B)  at an average age of 22 
C)  at an average age of 24 
D)  at an average age of 27 
E)  at an average age of 30

Question 4

For what type of animal is Africa and its wildlife refuges especially known?

Accepted Answer

A)  birds 
B)  monkeys 
C)  snakes and other reptiles 
D)  large mammals 
E)  All of the choices are correct.

Question 5

Write True or False to the statements below.If the statement is false, rewrite the underlined word or phrase to make the statement true.
-The Nile River is the world's longest river.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

The demise of apartheid in South Africa

Accepted Answer

A)  was precipitated by a major guerrilla war within the country. 
B)  came primarily as a result of unrelenting pressure from the Reagan administration. 
C)  culminated with a decision by the majority white party to hold free elections. 
D)  occurred in the late 1970s. 
E)  caused a major civil war.

Question 7

Why did Professor Wangari Maathai of Kenya win the Nobel Peace Prize in 2004?

Accepted Answer

A)  She brought an end to Apartheid in South Africa. 
B)  She established the "Doctors Without Frontiers" program. 
C)  She negotiated a peace agreement in Darfur, Sudan. 
D)  Her Greenbelt Movement led to the planting of millions of trees. 
E)  All of the choices are correct.

Question 8

Which of the following countries of Sub-Saharan Africa is landlocked?

Accepted Answer

A)  Senegal 
B)  Eritrea 
C)  Chad 
D)  Namibia 
E)  Tanzania

Question 9

Write True or False to the statements below.If the statement is false, rewrite the underlined word or phrase to make the statement true.
-The most widely used language in Sub-Saharan Africa is Swahili.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

What is the term for a social unit in Sub-Saharan Africa that is typically smaller than a tribe or ethnic group, but larger than a family?

Accepted Answer

A)  clan 
B)  relatives 
C)  cultural group 
D)  linguistic group 
E)  extended family

Question 11

Write True or False to the statements below.If the statement is false, rewrite the underlined word or phrase to make the statement true.
-Germany was the first to lose its African colonies, and did so at the end of World War I.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Which country of Sub-Saharan Africa recently elected a woman, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, as its President?

Accepted Answer

A)  Tanzania 
B)  South Africa 
C)  Liberia 
D)  Zimbabwe 
E)  Democratic Republic of the Congo

Question 13

What type of worker would be the most likely immigrant to the U.S. from Sub-Saharan Africa?

Accepted Answer

A)  a subsistence farmer 
B)  a mechanic 
C)  a medical doctor 
D)  a shop-keeper 
E)  All are equally likely immigrants to the U.S.

Question 14

Map ID - Countries of Sub-Saharan Africa

-What is the name of the country labeled on the map with the number 8 (eight)?

Accepted Answer

A)  Gambia 
B)  Guinea-Bissau 
C)  Liberia 
D)  Senegal 
E)  Sierra Leone

Question 15

As a region, what is the unifying characteristic of Sub-Saharan Africa?

Accepted Answer

A)  common religious experience 
B)  similar livelihood systems and shared colonial experience 
C)  shared language 
D)  unified political system 
E)  similar philosophy

Question 16

Which European country had lost all of its African colonies by 1920?

Accepted Answer

A)  Portugal 
B)  Belgium 
C)  Germany 
D)  France 
E)  All of the choices are correct.

Question 17

Which of the following was NOT one of the elements or characteristics of apartheid?

Accepted Answer

A)  It was an official policy of racial segregation. 
B)  It was practiced in the country of South Africa. 
C)  Whites, coloureds (mixed-race), Indians (South Asian), and Africans (blacks) were all categories for the purpose of segregation. 
D)  Blacks were crowded into the least desirable areas, forming squatter settlements called townships. 
E)  Non-whites (blacks, coloureds, and Indians) were enslaved.

Question 18

Write True or False to the statements below.If the statement is false, rewrite the underlined word or phrase to make the statement true.
-Sub-Saharan Africa's two largest hydroelectric installations are located on the Zambezi River.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Write True or False to the statements below.If the statement is false, rewrite the underlined word or phrase to make the statement true.
-Sub-Saharan Africa's largest city is Lagos, Nigeria.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

What is the most important of the indigenous language groups of Sub-Saharan Africa?

Accepted Answer

A)  Niger-Congo 
B)  Khoisan 
C)  Austronesian 
D)  Nilo-Saharan 
E)  Indo-European

Exam 6: Sub-Saharan Africa

Write True or False to the statements below.If the statement is false, rewrite the underlined word or phrase to make the statement true. -African ivory comes from mines in Botswana.

In which Sub-Saharan African country is tropical deforestation the most prevalent?

In Sub-Saharan Africa, at about what age do most women marry?

For what type of animal is Africa and its wildlife refuges especially known?

Write True or False to the statements below.If the statement is false, rewrite the underlined word or phrase to make the statement true. -The Nile River is the world's longest river.

The demise of apartheid in South Africa

Why did Professor Wangari Maathai of Kenya win the Nobel Peace Prize in 2004?

Which of the following countries of Sub-Saharan Africa is landlocked?

Write True or False to the statements below.If the statement is false, rewrite the underlined word or phrase to make the statement true. -The most widely used language in Sub-Saharan Africa is Swahili.

What is the term for a social unit in Sub-Saharan Africa that is typically smaller than a tribe or ethnic group, but larger than a family?

Write True or False to the statements below.If the statement is false, rewrite the underlined word or phrase to make the statement true. -Germany was the first to lose its African colonies, and did so at the end of World War I.

Which country of Sub-Saharan Africa recently elected a woman, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, as its President?

What type of worker would be the most likely immigrant to the U.S. from Sub-Saharan Africa?

Map ID - Countries of Sub-Saharan Africa -What is the name of the country labeled on the map with the number 8 (eight) ?

As a region, what is the unifying characteristic of Sub-Saharan Africa?

Which European country had lost all of its African colonies by 1920?

Which of the following was NOT one of the elements or characteristics of apartheid?

Write True or False to the statements below.If the statement is false, rewrite the underlined word or phrase to make the statement true. -Sub-Saharan Africa's two largest hydroelectric installations are located on the Zambezi River.

Write True or False to the statements below.If the statement is false, rewrite the underlined word or phrase to make the statement true. -Sub-Saharan Africa's largest city is Lagos, Nigeria.

What is the most important of the indigenous language groups of Sub-Saharan Africa?