Question 4 (0.5 points)

Question

Is this statement true or false?

Egypt is bordered by the Red Sea and the Mediterranean Sea.

Question 4 options:
True
False
Question 5 (0.5 points)
Is this statement true or false?

The equator runs through Lake Victoria.

Question 5 options:
True
False
Question 6 (0.5 points)
Which of the following is the largest lake in Africa?

Question 6 options:

Lake Nasser

Lake Victoria

Lake Albert

Lake Tanganyika

Question 7 (0.5 points)
Is this statement true or false?

The Nile is the longest river in the world, flowing through 10 countries in Africa?

Question 7 options:
True
False
Question 8 (0.5 points)
Approximately how long have people depended on the Nile River?

Question 8 options:

For about 1000 years

For about 2000 years

For about 4000 years

For about 6000 years

Question 9 (0.5 points)
Why was the basin system of irrigation largely abandoned by farmer near the Nile River in modern times?

Question 9 options:

The basin system only allows the planting of one main crop.

The basin system is less dependent on the Nile flood.

The basin system was developed thousands of years ago.

The basin system is no longer effective in places like Egypt and northern Sudan.

Question 10 (0.5 points)
Which of the following systems of farming is farming whereby farmers grow only what they need to survive?

Question 10 options:

Subsistence farming

Commercial farming

Sedentary farming

Nomadic farming

Question 11 (0.5 points)
Is this statement true or false?

Alluvial soil can be found along the banks of the Nile River.

Question 11 options:
True
False
Question 12 (0.5 points)
Is this statement true or false?

The Sahara dived the continent of Africa into North and Sub-Saharan Africa.

Question 12 options:
True
False
Question 13 (0.5 points)
Approximately what percent of the Saharan Desert is covered by sand sheets and dunes?

Question 13 options:

about 10 percent

about 25 percent

about 50 percent

All of the Saharan Desert is covered by sand sheets and dunes.

Question 14 (0.5 points)
What is the desertification of the Sahara?

Question 14 options:

The expansion of the Sahara Desert

The study of the Sahara Desert

The shrinking of the Sahara Desert

The population of the Sahara Desert

Question 15 (0.5 points)
What is the most commonly spoken language in the Sahara?

Question 15 options:

Arabic

Berber

Beja

English

Question 16 (0.5 points)
Is this statement true or false?

Chaparral is shrubland found throughout South Africa.

Question 16 options:
True
False
Question 17 (0.5 points)
Which of the following places is the most well known of the African savannas?

Question 17 options:

Kalahari

Sudan

Sahara

Serengeti

Question 18 (0.5 points)
Which of the following is considered sacred to the people of Swaziland?

Question 18 options:

Maize

Cotton

Cattle

Water

Question 19 (0.5 points)
Why was there a sudden rise in ivory poaching in 2008 and 2009?

Question 19 options:

The United Nations relaxed the punishment for elephant poaching.

The United Nations allowed the first legal ivory auction in over a decade.

Elephants are no longer considered endangered.

Ivory poaching is now a legal activity.

Question 20 (0.5 points)
Which of the following men was one of the first explorers to investigate the interior of Africa?

Question 20 options:

Sir Richard Burton

Dr. David Livingstone

John Hanning Speke

Sir Henry Stanley

Question 21 (0.5 points)
What did David Livingstone's 3 C's stand for?

Question 21 options:

Cassava, Coffee, and Coca

Congo, Cameroon, and Chad

Christianity, Commerce, and Civilization

None of the above

Question 22 (0.5 points)
What was the first country to prompt and all-out land grab in Africa by other European powers?

Question 22 options:

Great Britain

France

Spain

Portugal

Question 23 (0.5 points)
How long has Islam been in Africa?

Question 23 options:

Since the seventh century

Since the tenth century

Since the 1500s

Since the past century

Question 24 (0.5 points)
How did Muslims play an important role in the development of Africa?

Question 24 options:

Assisted in nation-building

Created commercial networks between parts of the continent

Introduced literacy

All of the above

Question 25 (0.5 points)
What was the initial goal of apartheid?

Question 25 options:

Ensure a balanced system of representation for all people

Maintain white domination and extend racial seperation

Create a fair system of leadership

Institute new trading practices to benefit the most people

Question 26 (0.5 points)
Which of the following people were sentenced to life in prison, but then later became President of the South Africa?

Question 26 options:

F.W. DeKlerk

Nelson Mandela

David Livingstone

Gandia henry Mphakanyiswa

Question 27 (0.5 points)
What people were predominantly the victims of the Rwandan genocide?

Question 27 options:

The Hutus

The Tutsis

The Hutus and Tutsis lost about the same number of people

Mainly foreign visitors

Question 28 (0.5 points)
Approximately how many people died during the Rwandan genocide?

Question 28 options:

8,000

80,000

800,000

8,000,000

Question 29 (0.5 points)
Which of the following diseases is a life-threatening parasitic disease transmitted by mosquitos?

Question 29 options:

HIV/AIDS

Ebola

Malaria

Drug-resistant tuberculosis

Question 30 (0.5 points)
Where has the ebola virus infected humans?

Question 30 options:

Throughout the world

Africa, Italy, and the Philippines

Africa and the United States

Only Africa

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Answer 1

Here are the answers to the questions you've provided:

Question 4: True

Question 5: True

Question 6: Lake Victoria

Question 7: True

Question 8: For about 6000 years

Question 9: The basin system is no longer effective in places like Egypt and northern Sudan.

Question 10: Subsistence farming

Question 11: True

Question 12: True

Question 13: about 25 percent

Question 14: The expansion of the Sahara Desert

Question 15: Arabic

Question 16: False

Question 17: Serengeti

Question 18: Cattle

Question 19: The United Nations allowed the first legal ivory auction in over a decade.

Question 20: Dr. David Livingstone

Question 21: Christianity, Commerce, and Civilization

Question 22: Portugal

Question 23: Since the seventh century

Question 24: All of the above

Question 25: Maintain white domination and extend racial separation

Question 26: Nelson Mandela

Question 27: The Tutsis

Question 28: 800,000

Question 29: Malaria

Question 30: Only Africa

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