Unit 3 - Africa

Question 1

Africa is the ______ largest continent in the world

Answer 1

second

Question 2

What is Africa bordered by?

Answer 2

Atlantic Ocean
Mediterranean Sea
Red Sea
Indian Ocean

Question 3

How many countries are in Africa?

Answer 3

54

Question 4

How many languages are spoken in Africa?

Answer 4

900-1500

Question 5

What is Madagascar useful for?

Answer 5

Remedies for various diseases/disorders

Question 6

Who gave Africa its name? What could it mean?

Answer 6

Romans; sunny, without cold

Question 7

What is the largest desert?

Answer 7

The Sahara

Question 8

What does sahara mean in Arabic?

Answer 8

desert

Question 9

How large is the Sahara?

Answer 9

3320000 sq mi

Question 10

What is the longest river? How large is it?

Answer 10

The Nile; 4000 miles long

Question 11

More than ____ of Egyptians depended on the Nile for water

Answer 11

95%

Question 12

The Eastern part of Africa is ________

Answer 12

pulling away

Question 13

How large is the coffee and lumber industry in Africa?

Answer 13

10% of the world’s coffee supply, African nations rank #8 in the world in lumber supply rate

Question 14

How many Africans participate in agriculture?

Answer 14

2/3s of them

Question 15

How many people live in Africa?

Answer 15

1.216 billion

Question 16

Where did the first people live?

Answer 16

Africa

Question 17

Does Africa have A LOT of natural resources/minerals?

Answer 17

YES!!!

Question 18

What is imperialism?

Answer 18

Invading another country looking for extra land

Question 19

What is colonialism?

Answer 19

Invading another country for the invader’s own good

Question 20

What did Europeans do in 1885? What was the event called?

Answer 20

Divided Africa without regard to linguistic groups; put enemies together; Berlin Conference

Question 21

Why couldn’t Africa stop the Berlin Conference?

Answer 21

Europe had weapons

Question 22

What did Europeans destroy?

Answer 22

Religions, cultures, languages; made them follow European religions and cultures and speak European languages

Question 23

What was life like under King Leopold II’s rule?

Answer 23

Horrible; held people hostage, made them work

Question 24

SA is the __________________________________

Answer 24

most developed country in Africa

Question 25

SA has a __________ and rich ______

Answer 25

mild climate; rich soil

Question 26

Many ___________ grow well in SA

Answer 26

cash crops

Question 27

SA has a wide variety of ________ and it attracts many tourists

Answer 27

wildlife

Question 28

What are the main 4 ethnic groups in SA?

Answer 28

White, black, colored, asian/indian

Question 29

Who are the Boers?

Answer 29

Farmers

Question 30

When did SA gain independence?

Answer 30

1910

Question 31

The _______________ (name of act) began land segregation

Answer 31

Land Act of 1913

Question 32

In 1948, whites ruled under the policy called--

Answer 32

Apartheid (apart-I'd)

Question 33

Whites Only signs appeared when?

Answer 33

1948

Question 34

Who had it the worst during apartheid? Why?

Answer 34

Blacks; had to live in homelands/townships, no voting, no power

Question 35

The ________________ (name of act) prevented blacks from learning ___________ in schools

Answer 35

Bantu Education Act of 1953; math and science

Question 36

Blacks were ____________ to whites

Answer 36

cheap labor

Question 37

Blacks could not _______________________________

Answer 37

move freely throughout the country

Question 38

What is the Soweto Uprising?

Answer 38

Protests against apartheid

Question 39

In 1989, an Afrikaner named ____________ became president of South Africa

Answer 39

F.W. de Klerk

Question 40

Klerk realized ______ was necessary to get rid of apartheid

Answer 40

peace

Question 41

In 1990, Klerk freed ___________________ who had been imprisoned for 30 years

Answer 41

Nelson Mandela

Question 42

By ________ , apartheid laws had ended

Answer 42

1991

Question 43

Why did apartheid end?

Answer 43

Many countries refused to trade with South Africa | Protests, violence, and unrest plaguing South Africa

Question 44

Klerk and Mandela won the ____________________ in 1993

Answer 44

Nobel Peace Prize

Question 45

In 1994, ________________ could have political power

Answer 45

all blacks

Question 46

What was the political party that overwhelmed SA?

Answer 46

African National Congress

Question 47

Who was SA's first black president?

Answer 47

Nelson Mandela

Question 48

Under Mandela's presidency, they established the _______________________________

Answer 48

Truth and Reconciliation Commission

Question 49

What does reconciliation mean?

Answer 49

Ending conflict between groups

Question 50

When did Mandela die? How old was he?

Answer 50

December 5, 2013; 95

Question 51

In 2001, blacks took home more than ______ of all income

Answer 51

half

Question 52

In 1998, the gov't passed the _____________________ (name of act)

Answer 52

Employment Equity Act

Question 53

Despite changes, many South Africans still lack jobs Not enough ________ are being created to everyone who wants one _______________ has also led to an increase in poverty In ________, half of all South Africans did not make enough money to take care of their basic needs

Answer 53

new jobs; slow economic growth; 2005

Question 54

What was education like for blacks during apartheid?

Answer 54

Bad, couldn't learn math or science

Question 55

What is SA's rugby team called?

Answer 55

The Springboks

Question 56

What is an enterprise?

Answer 56

A company/business

Question 57

What is a micro-enterprise?

Answer 57

A small company/business

Question 58

What is an entrepreneur?

Answer 58

Someone who starts a company/business

Question 59

What is a micro-entrepreneur?

Answer 59

Someone who starts a small company/business

Question 60

Does Africa have gender-based division of labor?

Answer 60

YES!!!

Question 61

Men typically __________ while women typically ____________

Answer 61

work/earn money; take care of the family

Question 62

In 2002, about ________ of African women over the age of _______ could not ________

Answer 62

50%; 15; read

Question 63

Many women find jobs in the _____________

Answer 63

Informal economy

Question 64

The IE is _____________________________

Answer 64

a place to exchange goods without much gov't control

Question 65

_____________________________________ are needed in Africa to help women get started with their own business

Answer 65

Microcredit organizations that give micro-loans

Question 66

When women earn money in the IE or micro-entrepreneurship, they can--

Answer 66

- Send kids to school | - Create jobs for their community

Question 67

When women take microloans, they often get out of poverty in ____ years

Answer 67

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