Multiple Choice Quiz


1	The least developed area of Africa South of the Sahara is:
		A)	Central Africa
		B)	Eastern Africa
		C)	Southern Africa
		D)	Western Africa


2	Which one of the following is not a recurring problem throughout Africa South of the Sahara:
		A)	rapid population growth
		B)	limited transportation networks
		C)	conflicts and civil wars
		D)	shortages of mineral resources


3	Manufacturing activities are most developed in:
		A)	Congo
		B)	Republic of South Africa
		C)	Chad
		D)	Kenya


4	Which climatic environment covers the greatest amount of area in Africa South of the Sahara:
		A)	equatorial climatic environment
		B)	monsoon climatic environment
		C)	tropical arid climatic environment
		D)	tropical seasonal climatic environment


5	The Coptic branch of Christianity is concentrated in:
		A)	Zimbabwe
		B)	Nigeria
		C)	Ethiopia
		D)	Madagascar


6	Africa South of the Sahara contains globally significant amounts of minerals except for:
		A)	copper
		B)	gold
		C)	natural gas
		D)	uranium


7	The Boers were:
		A)	an important tribe in Congo
		B)	Dutch settlers in Southern Africa
		C)	rulers of a great kingdom centered in Zimbabwe
		D)	boring, dull people


8	Which one of the following has not been affected very much by conflict since independence:
		A)	Kenya
		B)	Rwanda
		C)	Uganda
		D)	Ethiopia


9	One of the major external economic influences for Central and Western Africa is:
		A)	rapid population growth
		B)	financial links with France
		C)	poor infrastructure
		D)	many engaged in subsistence agriculture


10	Which is not true about African tribes:
		A)	inter-tribal cooperation is common
		B)	each tribe is linked to a specific land area
		C)	tribal loyalties remain strong
		D)	powerful tribes often formed kingdoms in pre-colonial times


11	Southern Africa's climate differ from other parts of Africa South of the Sahara because it:
		A)	contains warm midlatitude conditions
		B)	is subject to droughts
		C)	has cold winters
		D)	none of the above


12	Currently, the gold mining industry in South Africa:
		A)	has decreasing mining costs
		B)	produces 70 percent of the world's gold
		C)	is investing in gold mines in other parts of Africa
		D)	all of the above


13	Which one of the following is the poorest and the least developed:
		A)	Cote d'Ivoire
		B)	Mozambique
		C)	Republic of South Africa
		D)	Zimbabwe


14	Many countries in Africa South of the Sahara have shown improvement in:
		A)	infrastructure
		B)	disease control
		C)	education
		D)	feeding themselves


15	Many countries of Africa South of the Sahara became independent from their various colonial rulers:
		A)	around 1900
		B)	around 1920
		C)	around 1960
		D)	around 1990

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