Africa South of the Sahara Test Study Guide: REG
1. What is the name of the highest point on the African continent?
2. What river is Victoria Falls located on?
3. What are the two large river that flow through the middle of Africa (near the equator) called?
4. What are the two largest deserts south of the Sahara called?
5. What are South Africa’s most valuable resources?
6. 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
7. What is the constant problem for farmers in this region?
8. What is the most urbanized country in Africa South of the Sahara?
9. What is the least urbanized country in Africa South of the Sahara?
10. What mode of transportation is used to trade salt through the Sahara desert to southern parts of Africa?
11. What plain is shared by Kenya and Tanzania?
12. By the late 1800’s, nations from what continent had claimed most of Africa?
13. Has Africa’s estimated population continued to increase or decrease in recent years?
14. How many years did Nelson Mandela serve in prison?
15. What was the system of racial segregation that was law in South Africa until the 1990’s called?
16. Why are elephants being poached?
17. What were the three perspectives we read about in regard to the protection of the African elephant?
18. What is the illegal hunting of protected animals called?
19. Lesotho and Swaziland are two countries that are inside the borders of what country in Africa?
20. During the period of Imperialism in Africa, which European country possessed the most colonies?
21. Which European country possessed the least colonies?
22. About how many ethnic groups can be found in the region?
23. Name the most wealthy and least wealthy countries in the region.
24. What is the “Natural Resource Curse?”
25. Why is AIDS mostly a rural issue in Africa?
26. Timbuktu was the center of what ancient African civilization?
27. Define:
· harmattan
· fault
· cataract
· estuary
· leach
· savanna
· rift valley
· clan
· universal suffrage
· coup d’ etat