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Africa Unit Test (50 points)

Part 1: Multiple Choice (32 points) Directions: Fill in the bubble with the correct answer.
1. What vocabulary word means to settle an area and take over its government?

a. Civilization b. Colonization
c. Nationalism d. Pilgrimage

2. A form of government in which citizens help to make government decisions.

a. Literate b. Democracy
c. Colonization d. City-State

3. The earliest humans in East Africa got their food by__________________________.

a. Hunting and Gathering b. Domesticating and Herding

c. Farming and Gathering d. Mcdonalds

4. In order to win independence from the colonial powers, African leaders encouraged the
growth of____________________________.

a. Religion b. Nationalism
c. Farming d. Trade

5. Europeans wanted to colonize Africa for what?

a. Land b. Gold
c. Ivory d. All of these are true

6. To adapt plants and animals for human use is to ______________________them.

a. Boycott b. Domesticate
c. Democrasize d. Migrate

7. A large, raised area of mostly level land is called a(n)_____________________________.

a. Plateau b. Economy
c. Mountain d. Desert

8. A larger river can be fed by a(n)______________________which is a small river or stream

that flows into it.

a. Tributary b. Irrigate
c. Cash crop d. Fertile
9. Africa’s location near the Equator, its elevation, and its relationship to large bodies of water
and landforms affect its__________________________.

a. Climate b. Language

c. Government d. Archaeology
10. The four geographic regions in Africa are

a. South, North, East West b. North, West, Central, and Southern

c. Northeast, South, Central-South, East d. North, Eastern, Western, North-

Southern

11. Africa is often called the plateau continent because the elevation of much of the land is

a. High b. Uneven
c. Low d. Mountainous

12. The largest desert in Africa is the

a. Equator b. Sahara
c. Namib Desert d. Mount Kilimanjaro

13. Where did the European countries meet to discuss the colonization of Africa?

a. Berlin b. Madagascar
c. Egypt d. Paris

14. What river in Africa was the home to many ancient civilizations.

a. Nile b. Amazon
c. Mississippi d. Missouri

15. A deep crack in the earth’s surface is called a

a. Rift b. Oasis
c. Crack d. dam

16. Which area in Africa is the most established?

a. South Africa b. North Africa

c. West Africa d. Egypt
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Part 2: Short Answer (8 points)

Directions: Answer the following questions in complete sentences.

17. How did Pan-Africanism help African Countries to gain their independence?

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18. How was the Nile River important to the history of Egypt?

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19. Why did the Europeans want to colonize Africa? ______________________________

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20. List these in order of the time they occurred. Colonization of Africa, Fight for Independence,

Ancient Civilizations, The Berlin Conference, Decolonization.

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21. Describe in complete sentences with as much detail as possible everything that you have learned

about Africa during this Unit.

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