Africa South of the Sahara TestStudy Guide:

  1. What is the name of the highest point on the African continent? Mt. Kilimanjaro
  2. What river is Victoria Falls located on? Zambezi River
  3. What is the large river that flows through the middle of Africa, near the equator? The Congo River
  4. What are the two largest deserts south of the Sahara called? The Kalahari and Namib Deserts
  5. What are the two deep cuts that run north to south in the eastern part of Africa? The Great Rift and Western Rift Valleys
  6. What are South Africa’s most valuable resources? Gold and diamonds
  7. Compared to other world regions, what is Africa South of the Sahara’s standard of living like? One of the lowest standard of living of any world region
  8. What is the constant problem for farmers in this region?Having enough food to feed their families; subsistence farming
  9. What is the most urbanized country in Africa South of the Sahara? Djibouti
  10. What is the wealthiest country in Sub-Saharan Africa? Equatorial Guinea
  11. What plain is shared by Kenya and Tanzania? Serengeti Plain
  12. By the late 1800’s, nations from what continent had claimed most of Africa? Europe
  13. What goods did the American colonies trade during the African Slave Trade? Tobacco and Sugar
  14. Who was elected the first black president of South Africa in 1994? Nelson Mandela
  15. How many years did Nelson Mandela serve in prison? 27
  16. What was the system of racial segregation that was law in South Africa until the 1990’s called? Apartheid
  17. Why are elephants being poached? For their ivory tusks
  18. What were the three perspectives we read about in regard to the protection of the African elephant? Conservation groups, subsistence farmers, and African nations
  19. What is the illegal hunting of protected animals called? Poaching
  20. What country is lies within South Africa but is not completely surrounded by it? Swaziland
  21. What country is completed surrounded by the nation of South Africa? Lesotho
  22. During the period of Imperialism in Africa, which European country possessed the most colonies? Great Britain
  23. Which European country possessed the least colonies? Belgium
  24. About how many ethnic groups can be found in the region? About 2000
  25. What is the “Natural Resource Curse?” Natural resources + Extreme Poverty
  26. Why is AIDS mostly a rural issue in Africa? Health services and a lack of information
  27. Timbuktu was the center of what ancient African civilization? Mali
  28. Be able to Define all the vocab terms:
  • rift valley
  • fault
  • cataract
  • estuary
  • leach
  • savanna
  • harmattan
  • oral tradition
  • patriarchal
  • clan
  • nuclear family
  • sanitation
  • lingua franca
  • service centers
  • pidgin
  • coup d’etat
  • apartheid
  • universal suffrage