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Africa Unit Test
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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| How does the system known as "shifting agriculture" help marginal lands? | It gives worn-out fields a chance to recover. |
| How have the Tuareg adapted to life in the southern Sahara and Sahel? | They raise animals and live a nomadic lifestyle. |
| What problem might a community face if too many palm groves are created in the desert? | The underground streams that support the oasis may run dry. |
| What is one way in which humans have contributed to desertification? | Farmers planted cash crops that deplete the soil faster. |
| Which of the following is a problem that countries with many cultural regions face? | choosing a national language conflicts between ethnic groups finding a common national identity |
| Drilling for oil creates which of the following problems? | pollution from oil spills |
| The Hausa and Fulani ethnic groups are similar in their _______ | religions |
| Which of the following is a term for a group of people who share a common culture? | ethnic group |
| Pastoral nomads have adapted to life in the Sahel by _______. | wandering in search of water and food for their animals |
| Which of the following statements about the Sahara is true? | The region had a much wetter climate thousands of years ago. Over time, the desert is slowing expanding. Trade winds remove moisture from the ground, keeping the region dry. |
| Where do most people of the Sahara live? | near a desert oasis |
| The rivers that flow through the Sahara are _______. | the Nile and the Niger |
| Which of the following affects the clothing and housing of northern Nigerians? | climate |
| Drivers in the challenging Dakar Rally have to deal with driving their vehicles_______. | over shifting sand dunes across dry riverbeds through sandstorms and scorching heat |
| How have desert plants adapted to unpredictable rainfall? | They sprout quickly after a rain and then set seed and die. They send roots deep into the ground to find water. They have small waxy leaves that lose little moisture. |
| How are oases formed? | Springs bubble up to the surface from streams beneath the ground. In low spots, the land dips down to meet an underground stream. People create wells by using drilling machines or digging by hand. |
| How many Nigerians currently live in urban areas? | about half |
| A regional dialect is a _______. | version of a language spoken in a specific area |
| Igbo villages practiced which type of government? | ruled by a council of elders |
| What happened in West Africa during the mid-1800s that allowed powerful countries to rule other areas? | colonialism |
| Drought is to desertification as hunger is to _______. | starvation |
| he most important and most common oasis plant is the _______. | date palm |
| How do ruling countries benefit from colonialism? | They gain power by favoring certain groups of people. They gain control of the colony's natural resources. They sell goods to the people of the colony. |
| Which of the following is the largest ethnic group in western Nigeria? | Yoruba |
| Efforts to combat desertification _______. | may or may not be successful |
| What does the old saying, "Nighttime is the winter of the desert" mean? | Temperatures at night drop below freezing. |
| Nigeria became an independent country from Great Britain through _______. | worker protests |
| Why is governing a country like Nigeria extremely difficult? | Conflicting ethnic groups make it hard to create laws. |
| As the world's largest desert, the Sahara is about the same size as _______. | the United States |
| A geographer would describe a shantytown as _______. | lacking in electricity and running water |
| Which of the following is currently Nigeria's main economic activity? | selling oil |
| An area that is set apart from other places by the way of life of its population is called a _______ region. | cultural |
| Why do ethnic boundaries and political boundaries rarely match in Africa? | European nations ignored ethnic tensions in forming colonies. |
| Why are most oasis settlements small? | Their size is limited by their water supply. |
| Along the southern edge of the major desert in Africa is a semiarid grassland called _______. | the Sahel |
| How do the Tuareg protect themselves from the burning sun? | They wear long, loose clothing and cover their heads and faces. |
| Ergs, regs, and hamadas are _______. | the main types of landforms in the Sahara |
| Which ethnic group started a civil war by attempting to form its own nation? | Igbo |
| Which of the following best describes the northern region of Nigeria? | dry |
| Before people settled in western Nigeria, the coastline was covered by _______. | rainforests |
| What borders Africa to the east? | Indian Ocean |
| What borders Africa to the west? | Atlantic Ocean |
| What separates Africa and Europe? | Mediterranean Sea |
| What separates Africa and Asia? | Red Sea |
| What is the longest freshwater lake in the world? | Lake Tanganyika |
| What is the second largest body of freshwater in the world? | Lake Victoria |
| What is the main physical feature of North Africa? | Sahara Desert and Nile River |
| In what country do the Blue Nile and White Nile join? | Khartoum, Sudan |
| What physical feature stretches across northwest Africa? | Atlas Mountains |
| What country produces the most cacao beans? | Ivory Coast |
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