B. unit 2 Africa Q. 3

Question 1

What country harbors Africa’s tallest peak, Mount Kilimanjaro?

Answer 1

Tanzania

Question 2

Which desert covers most of North Africa

Answer 2

Sahara

Question 3

The Suez Canal in Egypt allows ships to pass from the Mediterranean to the _______ Sea.

Answer 3

red

Question 4

The world’s second largest lake

Answer 4

Victoria

Question 5

way of life for a people group

Answer 5

culture

Question 6

sudden forcible change in government

Answer 6

coup d’etat

Question 7

ruler with complete power

Answer 7

dictator

Question 8

hot region near the equator

Answer 8

tropical

Question 9

neither hot nor cold climate

Answer 9

tropical

Question 10

no government or law

Answer 10

anarchy

Question 11

able to produce much

Answer 11

fertile

Question 12

hard, white tusk of elephant or walrus

Answer 12

ivory

Question 13

ships can travel on it

Answer 13

navigable

Question 14

person traveling for pleasure

Answer 14

tourist

Question 15

South Africa is Africa’s most developed nation

Answer 15

True

Question 16

Madagascar is the world’s fourth largest island

Answer 16

True

Question 17

Zimbabwe, once called Rhodesia, had a white-dominated government until 1980.

Answer 17

True

Question 17

Namibia was a German colony conquered by a neighbor during World War I

Answer 17

True

Question 18

In 1994, South Africa elected its first _______ president.

Answer 18

black

Question 19

Whites set up the apartheid system in what country?

Answer 19

South Africa

Question 20

Bad __________ causes many African nations with good resources to be very poor.

Answer 20

government

Question 21

Botswana, Eswatini, and Lesotho all asked to become British protectorates to prevent __________ settlers from stealing their land.

Answer 21

European

Question 22

Between the 1400s and 1800s, Europe was primarily interested in Africa as a source of:

Answer 22

slaves

Question 23

What is the capital of Lesotho?

Answer 23

Maseru

Question 24

The most important religion of Northern Africa is:

Answer 24

Islam

Question 25

Most African nations before 1990 had governments that were either one-party or

Answer 25

military

Question 26

Harare is the capital of:

Answer 26

Zimbabwe

Question 27

Nigeria's civil war with Biafra was a good example of:

Answer 27

tribalism

Question 28

Benin, Dahomey, Kongo, and Aksum were African:

Answer 28

kingdoms