AFRICA REVIEW (B)

2016

1. What was the Great Rift Valley created by?a. Movement of tectonic plates (moving apart)

2. Why are most rivers in Africa little help for transportation and for transporting goods?

Because of the rapids and waterfalls

3. What are some effects of AIDS in Africa?

a. GDP has dropped

b. Personal income has fallenc. Foreign business investments have declined

d. Population death-rate increase

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The construction of the Suez Canal benefited what countries the most?

Suez Canal

- Somalia, Ethiopia, Kenya- Or- Greece, Italy, Spain

AFRICA REVIEW4. What were some problems in the late 20th

Century (1900s) in Darfur & Rwanda?a. ethnic or religious conflicts often led to genocide.

5. What is the policy of strict separation and discrimination in South Africa?

Apartheid.

6. What is the major religious influence in North Africa?

a. Islam

7. Why do many countries in Africa have large debts? a. Many countries had to borrow large sums of money for economic developments. (modern Africa)

b. Many countries were unable to make enough money pay off their debts.

c. After gaining independence from European rule most African countries were unprepared to cope with a very weak economy.

AFRICA REVIEW8. How would you describe the soil around the Nile

River?a. Very fertile

9. Why do you think the Nile River flows North toward the Mediterranean Sea?

a. Because of the landforms and higher elevations at the source of the Nile (Lake Victoria)

10. What were some of the effects of the apartheid?

a. Segregation of schoolsb. Unfair land distribution

for blacksc. The banning of social

contact between whites and blacks

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11. What are some of the long-term impacts the Berlin Conference had on Africa?

a. The Berlin Conference created an environment of tension that would eventually lead to genocide in some countries.

b. The Berlin Conference set the stage for ethnic battles and civil wars in the years to come.

c. The Berlin Conference divided Africa without regard to geography or ethnic divisions.

12. What is desertification?a. It is the process where moist fertile areas become desert.

13. What are some of the causes of desertification, such as the Sahel?

a. Over farmingb. Deforestation and the reduction of tropical rainforestc. Overgrazing of livestock

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14. How has Islam become so much a part of North Africa?

a. Muslim invaders brought their language, culture, and religion to North Africa.

b. Muslims controlled most of North Africa, and solidified their hold with a network of sea-linked trading zones.

c. Islamic armies swept into Egypt.

15. What are some effects of colonialism in Africa?

a. It destroyed stateless societies

b. It grouped traditional enemies together

c. It created new boundaries   d. In some cases it created an atmosphere that led to genocide