B. unit 2 Africa Q. 2

Question 1

plant with starchy root

Answer 1

cassava

Question 2

lack of food in an area

Answer 2

famine

Question 3

plant used to make rope

Answer 3

sisal

Question 4

government takes land or business from private owner

Answer 4

nationalize

Question 5

person who flees to find safety

Answer 5

refugee

Question 6

neither hot nor cold in climate

Answer 6

temperate

Question 7

ruler who has complete power

Answer 7

dictator

Question 8

illegal hunting

Answer 8

poaching

Question 9

brutal killing of many people

Answer 9

massacre

Question 10

not army

Answer 10

civilian

Question 11

Most of the Democratic Republic of the Congo is covered by

Answer 11

Congo River Basin

Question 12

trade between Africa and the Middle East and India was controlled by

Answer 12

city-states

Question 13

Fighting between ethnic groups is

Answer 13

tribal warfare

Question 14

The African jungle is

Answer 14

tropical rain forest

Question 15

Eritrea became independent from ______ in 1993.

Answer 15

Ethiopia

Question 16

What country is located at the mouth of the Red Sea?

Answer 16

Djibouti

Question 17

first African colony to become independent under the control of freed American slaves?

Answer 17

Liberia

Question 18

In this country the Muslim Hausa is the largest group.

Answer 18

Nigeria

Question 19

What country is a beautiful lake-covered nation

Answer 19

Uganda

Question 20

A Christian nation that never became a European colony is:

Answer 20

Ethiopia

Question 21

What country harbors Mt. Kilimanjaro

Answer 21

Tanzania

Question 22

Many African nations have good resources but are poor because the governments are corrupt and unstable.

Answer 22

true

Question 23

Which religions are the most commonly practiced in Africa?

Answer 23

Islam
Christianity

Question 24

An example of an African food crop would be coffee

Answer 24

false

Question 25

Ethiopia was not conquered by Islamic armies in the A.D. 700s

Answer 25

True

Question 26

Benin, Oyo, and Dahomey were African Kingdoms.

Answer 26

true