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Africa LC #2
Africa Unit Test
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What trade route routes developed across the Sahara? | The trans Saharan trade routes. |
| The trans- Atlantic slave trade started when ______ went to Africa? | Europeans |
| Journey across the Atlantic Ocean to the Americas where slaves were chained below deck , in crowded unhealthy conditions. | Middle Passage |
| How many slaves died on the trip through the middle passage trip? | 25% dies during transportation |
| 12 million people were enslaved and taken from Africa . What kind of African people did the Europeans want? A) women and children. B) young male leaders. C) young female AND male Leaders D) men and children | Young male leaders |
| What were the Europeans looking for in Africa? | Gold, Diamond,s and Spices |
| The Europeans controlled the Africans by setting up colonies to govern them and force their ____,______, and _____ on them. | language, culture, religion |
| What two countries during Africa's colonization remained independent? | Liberia and Ethiopia |
| What lead to the civil wars in Africa today? | Europeans establishing borders, not considering the tribes that were living there. |
| Why did Africa's map change rapidly after WWII? | Europeans were weakened by the war and Africans were willing to fight for independence. |
| Britain colonized Australia for what purpose? | To send convicts to work and serve their sentences. |
| British brought their ____,____, and ____ to Australia. | A) language, culture, and government. |
| Native people of Australia. | Aborigines |
| Leader in a fight against apartheid in South Africa. | Nelson Mandela |
| Nelson Mandela used what kind of resistance to go against apartheid. | Non violence and armed resistance |
| What is the largest desert in the world? | Sahara |
| What is the largest savanna, with many animals ? | Serengeti plain |
| _____ is an inactive volcano and the highest physical feature in Africa. | Mt. Kilimanjaro |
| What is the largest lake in Africa? | Lake Victoria |
| Located off the coast of Australia, is the largest coral reef in Australia. | Great barrier reef |
| The cutting of too many trees. | Deforestation. |
| Method used to create more farm land by cutting down trees and burning land. | Slash and burn method. |
| Deforestation causes, more pollution ,less oxygen, and loss of habitat. T/F | True |
| Desertification is the transformation of grasslands to desert. T/F | True |
| Desertification cannot be caused by natural causes, only by humans. T/F | False |
| Desertification results in more crops , more food,and less migration of people. T/F | False |
| To fight desertification farmers can decrease their herd sizes, use better plowing methods, rotate their crops and control erosion. T/F | True |
| Issues facing the Great Barrier Reef are an increase in water temperature, pollution, and over fishing . T/F | True |
| Shortness in supply of resources, can be caused by war, limited resources, and drought. | Scarcity |
| Average age to which a person in a country usually lives. | Life expectancy |
| Number of children (per 1,000 births) that die. | Infant mortality rate |
| What makes a country a developing country? | Low GDP per capita - Government has made bad decisions - low manfacturing |
| The percentage of people in a country who can read and write. | Literacy rate |
| What is Australia's government based on? | British style government |
| South Africa had _____________, that separated the whites and the blacks? | Apartheid |
| How were blacks in South Africa treated differently? | - They could not vote, they lived in reserves/homelands, they had to carry identification papers. They did not receive a good education. |
| When did apartheid end? | 1994 |
| What are 3 main influences in Africa? | Western, Muslim, and Indigenous |
| In Rwanda, what conflict between what two groups led to the many deaths in the 100 days in 1994? | Hutu and Tutsi |
| In Sudan there is a conflict between what two groups? | Northern Muslims and Southern Christians |
| What was the outcome after 20 years of civil war between Muslims and Christians in Sudan? | South Sudan was formed as an independent country. |
| Australia is trying to make peace with the aborigines. | True |
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