Africa Test

Question 1

Who are Russia’s allies

Answer 1

Iran, Syria, China.

Question 2

How many time zones does Russia span

Answer 2

9

Question 3

How many nukes does Russia have

Answer 3

Most nukes in the world

Question 4

What is the name of the famous river in Russia and what is it known for

Answer 4

Volga river, longest river in Europe

Question 5

What is the name of the famous lake in Russia, and what is it known for

Answer 5

Lake baikal, deepest lake in the world

Question 6

What are some issues Russia is facing

Answer 6

Freedom of speech is being squashed, in 2014 Russia invaded and took eastern Ukraine, the UN and the US put sanctions on Russia to hurt their economy.

Question 7

How many countries make up Oceania

Answer 7

14

Question 8

Who was Australia settled by, and when and why

Answer 8

By the British in the 1700s to drop off British prisoners

Question 9

What are marsupials

Answer 9

Pouched mammals

Question 10

What is the percentage of biomes in Australia

Answer 10

40% desert, 40% Savannah, 10% temperate forest, 10% tropical

Question 11

How many languages are spoken in Papua New Guinea

Answer 11

850

Question 12

What percentage of people in Papua New Guinea live in an urban area

Answer 12

18%

Question 13

What type of agriculture do people in Papua New Guinea use

Answer 13

Subsistence-based agriculture

Question 14

Who and when was New Zealand settled

Answer 14

British in the 1700s

Question 15

What is Papua New Guinea known for

Answer 15

Being one of the least explored places, lots of oil drilling now

Question 16

What are some characteristics of the Great Barrier Reef

Answer 16

50% dead or dying, biggest living thing in the world, 1400 miles long

Question 17

What are the percentages of religions in Africa

Answer 17

40% Muslim, 45% Christian, 5% native religions

Question 18

What is Africa’s economy

Answer 18

Poorest, least developed continent

Question 19

What are some problems in Africa

Answer 19

Government corruption, high illiteracy, malnutrition, disease (AIDS, Ebola, malaria, zika), poverty, military/ tribal conflict

Question 20

What are some physical features in Africa

Answer 20

Sahara desert, Nile river, Congo rainforest, mount kilmanjaro

Question 21

What regions are in Africa

Answer 21

North Africa, sub-Saharan Africa (west Africa, east Africa, central Africa)

Question 22

What is some important information about Africa

Answer 22

High rates of deadly diseases have lowered life expectancy from 60 years to 49 years, superstitions and paranoia lead many Africans to not believe in some diseases

Question 23

What are some African resources

Answer 23

Gold, oil/gas, diamonds, iron, copper, aluminum, precious minerals/metals, rubber, coffee, tea, cocoa

Question 24

What is the resource curse

Answer 24

Situation where countries with lots of nonrenewable resources remain undeveloped, undemocratic, lots of conflict

Question 25

What are conflict minerals

Answer 25

Minerals that are fought over because of their value

Question 26

What do children work in Africa

Answer 26

Parents need income, they want to escape conflict, parents are dead/ kids need a place to stay, they were kidnapped

Question 27

What is the Berlin conference of 1884

Answer 27

European powers met in Berlin, Germany to decide who gets what part of Africa