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Question 1
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What is the largest African island?
Comoros
Seychelles
Mauritius
Madagascar

IncorrectQuestion 2
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What European country colonized most of the Horn of Africa?

Belgium
France
Germany
Italy

Question 3
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The Serengeti Plain is a natural wildlife area found in which country?
Uganda
Kenya
Tanzania
Somalia

Question 4
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Where is Ghana?

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Question 5
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What natural wonder is found on the Zambezi River?
Kalahari Desert
Cape of Good Hope
Victoria Falls
Niagara Falls

Question 6
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What is the southernmost point in Africa?
Cape of Good Hope
Victoria Falls
Cape Horn
African Horn

IncorrectQuestion 7
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Why was the Berlin Conference so bad for Africa?
all answers are correct
European countries extracted raw materials and minerals from their African colonies and did not share the profits with the local Africans.
The colonies became dependent on their European colonizers and failed to develop trade relationships with the surrounding countries.
European countries invested little in the education or medical care of the Africans under their rule.

IncorrectQuestion 8
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What has affected Africa the most?
Drought
Colonization
Pollution
Extreme weather conditions

PartialQuestion 9
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Match the terms to the definitions
worldview that animals, plants, and inanimate objects possess a spiritual essence
Animism
hydrocarbons (hydrogen and carbon) such as: coal, fuel oil or natural gas. They are formed from the remains of dead plants and animals.
Fossil fuel
control by one country over another area. It is the forcible taking of land by a political power from another territory and the subsequent exploitation of the land and its resources
Apartheid
the legally institutionalized policy which separated people into black, white, and colored (mixed race) racial categories
Colonialism

Question 10
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What divides North Africa from the rest of the continent because of climatic and cultural differences?
Zam-Tam Railway
Sahara Desert
African Transition Zone
Nile River

Question 11
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Where is Madagascar?

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Question 12
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Which Europeans colonized most of Central Africa? (Congo)

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Belgium
British
Germany

Question 13
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What two deserts are found in Southern Africa?
Nepal and Kalahari
Sahara and Kalahari
Gobi and Sahara
Namib and Kalahari

Question 14
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What river provides water for western Africa?
Blue Nile
Niger River
Zambezi River
White Nile

Question 15
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Where is Mozambique?



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IncorrectQuestion 16
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Africa still faces many problems today that are the result of the European countries who ruled them. Which of the following is NOT one of these problems?
Weak and corrupt governments--Africans were never taught to set up a government
Weak economies--the Africans were not trained how to use the machines and technology the Europeans set up in Africa
Because of the Europeans, there are many different religions in Africa today. Peaceful countries are those who have the same religion
The Europeans drew borders that put many rival groups in the same countries. There have been many civil wars since then

Question 17
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Which mineral mostly comes from the mines in the eastern Congo region and is used in many high-demand electronic devices worldwide?
tantalum
iron
cobalt
copper

Question 18
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Where is Ethiopia?

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Question 19
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Which two European nations colonized much of Africa?
Portugal and Italy
Great Britain and Portugal
Germany and France
France and Great Britain

IncorrectQuestion 20
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What kingdom was present in early South African areas?
Axum
Zulu
Ashanti
Songhai

Question 21
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What is the most dominant physical feature of East Africa?
African Rift Valley
Serengeti Plain
Lake Victoria
Mount Kilimanjaro

Question 22
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Which lake in Central Africa is in danger of disappearing?
Lake Tana
Lake Chad
Lake Victoria
Lake Tanganyika

Question 23
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Which two territories in Africa remained independent after the Berlin Conference?
Botswana and Mozambique
Liberia and Ethiopia
Morocco and Chad
Congo and South Africa

Question 24
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Where is Guinea?

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Question 25
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What is the largest body of water in Africa?
Lake Victoria
Lake Tana
Nile River
Lake Tanganyika