Sub Saharan Africa3rd Quarter Assessment

Study Guide

1. In what hemisphere is most of Africa located?

Most of Africa is located in the Eastern Hemisphere

2. In what hemisphere is the least amount of Africa located?

The least amount of Africa is in the Western Hemisphere

3. In what hemisphere is Africa not located?

None. Africa is in the North, South, East, and West Hemispheres.

4. Name three geographical features in Africa.

5. Which region in Africa has the most natural resources? The least?

South Africa has the most, East the least—Central is low as well.

6. About what percent of Africa is in the high latitudes? Mid latitudes?

High = 0Mid = 10 - 15%

Which river, in central Africa, crosses the equator twice?

The Congo River

What does the term “Middle Passage” mean?

The Middle Passage is the voyage west across the Atlantic Ocean that took slaves to the Americas.

9. How and when did the Europeans divide Africa?

The Europeans divided Africa among themselves at the Berlin Conference in Berlin, Germany in 1884. 14 countries were represented, but no Africans were invited.

10. List two ways that World War II boosted the independence movement in Africa.

• Africans were on the winning side- they wanted freedom, too!

• European countries were financially drained after the war – they couldn’t afford their colonies.

Fill in the blank:

1. Three major kingdoms in West Africa were: Ghana, Mali, & Songhai

2. Three major kingdoms in East Africa were:

Egypt, Nubia/Kush& Aksum

3. The kingdoms in the west became powerful because of the:

Gold and salt trade.

4. The ____________ were the first to explore Africa.

Portuguese

5. The three main motives for European colonization of Africa were:

• Economic (Gold)• Political (Glory)• Religious (God)

6. Almost all countries in Africa became independent after:

1960

Africa’s RegionsCentral:

D.R.C.GabonChadCameroon

East:

SudanKenyaEthiopiaSomalia

Africa’s Regions

South:

AngolaMozambiqueMalawiZambia

West:

GhanaMaliMauritaniaGuinea

Timeline

1. Which kingdom lasted the longest? Aksum 2. How long did the kingdom of Aksum last? 1500 years3. How many years apart were the kingdoms of Mali and

Aksum? 640 years

Vocabulary Review

1. Desertification is a process in which land that wasfarmable or able tobe lived on turns todesert.

2. Urbanization is the movement of people from ruralareas to cities.

3. Coup d’etatis an overthrowof a governmentby use of force.

4. Subsistencefarming is farming justenough for one’shousehold to survive.

5. The Sahel isa semi-arid regionlocated south ofthe Sahara Desert.

6. Cataract isanother word forwaterfall.

7. Imperialism iswhen a countrycontrols thegovernment andeconomy ofanother country.

8. A droughtoccurs whenthere is norain for a long periodof time.

Apartheid was a strictpolicy ofseparation between theraces, adopted by South Africa in the 1940s.