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Africa Test Review
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Most of the adherents of the dominant religion (Islam) practiced in North Africa worship in | Mosques. |
| (Largest Desert on Earth, Rocky Mountains Tower over Gravel Plains, and Aquifers Offer Salvation) best describe the | Sahara Desert. |
| The end of apartheid in South Africa marked a change in cultural beliefs that led to an expansion of | citizenship practices such as voting. |
| What represented an international influence on public policies regarding the management of natural resources? | The ban on the Ivory Trade by the Convention on Trade in Environmental Species |
| _________________are NOT associated with the AIDS epidemic in Sub-Saharan Africa. | Inexpensive solutions |
| In Africa, _______________________is a key factor that has led to desertification. | overgrazing of livestock |
| Mali, Niger, and Chad are all | landlocked nations within the Sahel |
| The ancient Nile Valley had a comparatively high population density because of its | intensive agriculture based on irrigation. |
| One of the most important motives for the European “Scramble for Africa” in the late 1800s was | the need for raw materials used in industry |
| (Regular water supply for all, Increased Irrigation, Increased Profit, and End Drought Forever) all support __________________________ | the construction of the Aswan Dam. |
| The policy of apartheid in South Africa did not allow for | equal government representation. |
| Subsistence agriculture is when | a person or family produces only enough food for them to live on. |
| One reason people were opposed to the construction of the Aswan High Dam is | it decreased silt deposits on the surrounding farmland |
| Africa’s position between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn means that | there is little temperature change between the seasons |
| Since the 1950s, foreign oil companies have controlled most of Nigeria’s oil industry. One impact has been | the devastating environmental pollution of much of the Niger Delta. |
| Nelson Mandela was a hero to many South Africans because he | fought to end apartheid, was a leader of the African National Congress, he became president of South Africa in 1994. |
| Colonialism in Sub-Saharan Africa set the stage for current conflicts by | monopolizing African economies, creating artificial political boundaries, and restricting the development of national infrastructures. |
| Most urban areas in Africa and Asia are | developed near waterways |
| Many African countries have a mix of their traditional cultures and languages with European customs and cultures largely because of | colonialism during the 19th and 20th centuries. |
| As a result of the 1884 Berlin Conference, | Africa was divided without regard to ethnic groups |
| A current issue facing Sierra Leone, Liberia, and Mali is fighting the Ebola virus with | no medical help from the outside. |