GWA Final Prt. 2

Question 1

What are the major rivers in Africa

Answer 1

Nile
Niger
Congo
Zambezi river

Question 2

Who were the Boers

Answer 2

Dutch Farmers

Question 3

Why does South Africa have more than one capital? What are they?

Answer 3

For each type of government

Cape Town: Legislative
Pretoria: Administrative
Bloemfontein: Judicial

Question 4

Where does Canada rank in the world in regards to total land area

Answer 4

2nd

Question 5

What is the name of the tallest peak (mt) in Canada

Answer 5

Mt. Logan

Question 6

What is the name of the longest river in Canada?

Answer 6

Mackenzie River

Question 7

What is the nickname of Canada’s $1 coin?

Answer 7

Loonie

Question 8

What is the official language of Canada

Answer 8

English & French

Question 9

What is the Capital city of Canada

Answer 9

Ottawa

Question 10

What is the most popular sport in Canada

Answer 10

Golf

Question 11

What is the pop. of Canada

Answer 11

About 38 million

Question 12

What is the main religion of Canada

Answer 12

Christianity

Question 13

What is the largest city for pop. in Canada

Answer 13

Toronto

Question 14

What is the national emblem of Canada

Answer 14

Maple Leaf

Question 15

How many provinces are in Canada?

Answer 15

10

Question 16

How many countries does Canada border?

Answer 16

1

Question 17

How many oceans does Canada border?

Answer 17

3

Question 18

Who is the current Prime Minister of Canada?

Answer 18

Justin Trudeau

Question 19

Are these statements true or false?
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1) Australia was the first country to grant suffrage to women.

2) Australia was granted independence from Great Britain.

3) Tony Blair is currently the prime minister of Australia.

4) Australia is the only continent without current volcanic activity.

5) Only 6% of Australia’s land is available for farming.

6) Newfoundland was the most recent province added to Canada

7) Canada became an independent country in 1901.

Answer 19

1) True
2) True
3) False
4) True
5) False (7%)
6) True
7) False

Question 20

What countries makes up the Horn of Africa?

Answer 20

Somalia, Ethiopia, and Djibouti

Question 21

What happened at the Sharpeville Massacre?

Answer 21

69 unarmed protectors were shot

Question 22

How many languages are spoken in Africa?
The most common? 2nd?

Answer 22

Over 2000
Most common: Arabic.
2nd: Swahili

Question 23

Who founded the colony Liberia

Answer 23

U.S.

Question 24

Where is Lesotho

Answer 24

Middle of S. Africa

Question 25

Where can “ice” be found near the equator?

Answer 25

Andes Mountain range

Question 26

How bad is the AIDS epidemic in Africa?

Answer 26

Most of the world’s AIDS come from Africa

Question 27

What is Lake Victoria

Answer 27

Largest lake in Africa

Question 28

What is the Aswan Dam

Answer 28

Largest dam in the world that goes across Nile

Question 29

What is Victoria Falls

Answer 29

The longest water fall in the world, located in the Zambezi river

Question 30

What is Mt. Kilimanjaro

Answer 30

The tallest mountain in Africa

Question 31

What kind of church is located at Ivory Coast

Answer 31

Catholic Church

Question 32

What is Ouagadougou

Answer 32

Burkina Faso's capital

Question 33

Which statement is not true about Africa? 1)Africa is comprised of over 50 countries 2)There are 15 landlocked countries in Africa 3)½ of the world’s countries come from Africa

Answer 33

2) There are 15 landlocked countries in Africa

Question 34

Which of the following factors led to imperialism in Africa? 1) Increased nationalism among European powers 2) The need for raw materials 3) Western Values

Answer 34

All the above

Question 35

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

Answer 35

Berlin Conference

Question 36

What is a major resource found in Africa

Answer 36

Gold, oil, cobalt, diamonds, ivory, silver Major might be; gold & ivory

Question 37

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

Answer 37

Zulu

Question 38

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

Answer 38

Tuaregs

Question 39

Who is F.W. De Klerk

Answer 39

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

Question 40

Who is King Leopold

Answer 40

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

Question 41

Who is Nelson Mandela

Answer 41

Leader of the ANC (African National Congress)

Question 42

Who is Jomo Kenyatta

Answer 42

Helped bring Kenya’s independence

Question 43

Who is Gandhi

Answer 43

Peaceful activist for India’s independence against the British

Question 44

Who is W.E.B. Dubois

Answer 44

Pan-Africanism (Movement to create African unity)

Question 45

Who is Desmond Tutu

Answer 45

Led many peaceful protests (Followed Gandhi’s teachings)

Question 46

Who is Shaka

Answer 46

Leader of the Zulu tribe

Question 47

Explain the struggle of Apartheid in South Africa

Answer 47

Segregation, Poverty, Crime

Question 48

What is Africa's rank in continental

Answer 48

2nd

Question 49

What did the non-white majority have to carry during apartheid in Africa

Answer 49

Passbook

Question 50

Which European country 1st colonized AUS

Answer 50

Great Britain

Question 51

What is the tallest Mt. in S. America (Chile)

Answer 51

Aconcagua

Question 52

What country is Mt.Kilimanjaro in

Answer 52

Tanzania

Question 53

What line on the map is known as the Great Circle

Answer 53

Equator

Question 54

Another name for a waterfall is a

Answer 54

Cataract

Question 55

The earliest civilization appeared about 3,500 B.C.. in the ___ river valley

Answer 55

Mesopotamia

Question 56

Which region of Canada is the most populated

Answer 56

Great Lakes Region (St. Lawrence Lowlands)

Question 57

The word Geography is a Greek word meaning...

Answer 57

"Earth-Writing"

Question 58

What is the southern tip of Africa called

Answer 58

Cape of Good Hope

Question 59

What are the two languages derived from Latin that is spoken in Latin America

Answer 59

Spanish & Portuguese

Question 60

Who is the Father of Geography

Answer 60

Eratosthenes

Question 61

What type of canal system does the Panama Canal have

Answer 61

Lock & Dam