GWA Africa Test Prt.3

Question 1

When was Zimbabwe decolonized

Answer 1

1997

Question 2

Which European country did Mozambique fight for independence

Answer 2

Portugal

Question 3

Which 1st European country settled & claimed land in Africa

Answer 3

Belgium

Question 4

Most Pirates are found of the coast of (country)

Answer 4

Somalia

Question 5

Eritrea got its independence in

Answer 5

1993

Question 6

Boers Nationality

Answer 6

Dutch

Question 7

Which European country did Kenya gain its independence

Answer 7

Great Britain

Question 8

What connects the Mediterranean and Red sea

Answer 8

Suez Canal

Question 9

Southern tip of Africa

Answer 9

Cape of Good Hope

Question 10

Which branch of government is located in each capital city of South Africa

Answer 10

Cape Town- Legislative
Pretoria- Administrative
Bloemfontein- Judicial

Question 11

Who founded the colony of Liberia

Answer 11

U.S

Question 12

Where is the relative location of Lesotho

Answer 12

Near the middle east of S. Africa

Question 13

What country is Mt. Kilimanjaro located in

Answer 13

Tanzania

Question 14

Why is the case of AIDS so high compared to the rest of the world

Answer 14

Poverty and their availability to medication

Question 15

Largest cataract in Africa

Answer 15

Victoria Falls

Question 16

Largest African Island

Answer 16

Madagascar

Question 17

Most populated country in Africa

Answer 17

Nigeria

Question 18

Largest country in African by area

Answer 18

Algeria

Question 19

Most recent country in Africa

Answer 19

South Sudan (2011)

Question 20

Which statement is not true about Africa

-Africa is comprised of over 50 countries
-There are 16 landlocked countries in Africa
-½ of the world’s countries come from Africa

Answer 20

-½ of the world’s countries come from Africa

Question 21

Where do most people live in Africa (geographically)

Answer 21

Mostly near water, coasts, and highlands

Question 22

Which of the following factors led to imperialism in Africa

-Increased nationalism among European powers
-The need for raw materials
-Western Values

Answer 22

All the above

Question 23

What was the name of the conference that settled disputes over imperialism in Africa?

Answer 23

The Berlin Conference

Question 24

Which tribe clashed with the Dutch and British in South Africa?

Answer 24

Zulu

Question 25

These nomadic have people caravanned goods across the Sahara for generations?

Answer 25

Tuaregs

Question 26

F.W. De Klerk

Answer 26

Helped with bringing down Apartheid and segregation. He and Nelson Mandela won the Nobel prize together

Question 27

Otto von Bismarck

Answer 27

Helped establish different powers of the world a piece of African territory, lead the Berlin Conference

Question 28

King Leopold

Answer 28

The first leader to settle and claim land in Africa. He was set to abolish slavery, but killed any Africans who opposed him, from Belgium

Question 29

Nelson Mandela

Answer 29

Leader of the ANC (African National Congress)

Question 30

Jomo Kenyatta

Answer 30

Led Kenya independence from Great Britain

Question 31

Gandhi

Answer 31

Peaceful activist for India’s independence against the British

Question 32

W.E.B. Dubois

Answer 32

Pan-Africanism (Movement to create African unity)

Question 33

Desmond Tutu

Answer 33

Led many peaceful protests (Followed Gandhi’s teachings)

Question 34

Explain the struggle of Apartheid in South Africa

Answer 34

Segregation, poverty, crime

Question 35

During the Imperialistic Era, which country controlled the most lands in Africa? 2nd?

Answer 35

France, Great Britain