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Why is there concern about the tsetse fly in Sub-Saharan Africa?


A) The tsetse fly spreads HIV/AIDS.
B) The tsetse fly is an important part of the food chain in Sub-Saharan Africa; without it, African wildlife could not exist.
C) The tsetse fly spreads sleeping sickness to humans, cattle, and some wildlife.
D) The tsetse fly is an endangered species, found only in a small corner of Cameroon.
E) The tsetse fly exists in vast numbers, laying its eggs in the rainforests of Sub-Saharan Africa, and contributing to deforestation.

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Where does African ivory come from?


A) the horn of the rhino
B) ivory quarries near the Great Escarpment
C) petrified trees found in Congo
D) elephants' tusks
E) ivory mines in Botswana

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Map ID - Countries of Sub-Saharan Africa Map ID - Countries of Sub-Saharan Africa   -What is the name of the country labeled on the map with the number 7 (seven) ? A)  Guinea B)  Guinea-Bissau C)  Liberia D)  Mauritania E)  Senegal -What is the name of the country labeled on the map with the number 7 (seven) ?


A) Guinea
B) Guinea-Bissau
C) Liberia
D) Mauritania
E) Senegal

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In what Sub-Saharan African nation is the war-torn region of Darfur located?


A) Rwanda
B) Sudan
C) Somalia
D) Burundi
E) South Africa

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Which part of South Africa became a center of political resistance against apartheid?


A) Pretoria
B) Cape Town
C) Soweto
D) Johannesburg
E) Gauteng Province

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Which group of Africans bears a disproportionate burden of the AIDs epidemic in the region?


A) children
B) women
C) the elderly
D) adult males
E) the medical community

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Write True or False to the statements below.If the statement is false, rewrite the underlined word or phrase to make the statement true. -Italy was the first European country to have extensive contact with Sub-Saharan Africa.

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Write True or False to the statements below.If the statement is false, rewrite the underlined word or phrase to make the statement true. -Large stable kingdoms in Sub-Saharan Africa were the main victims of slave raiders.

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Map ID - Countries of Sub-Saharan Africa Map ID - Countries of Sub-Saharan Africa   -What is the name of the country labeled on the map with the number 4 (four) ? A)  Central African Republic B)  Chad C)  Libya D)  Niger E)  Sudan -What is the name of the country labeled on the map with the number 4 (four) ?


A) Central African Republic
B) Chad
C) Libya
D) Niger
E) Sudan

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Map ID - Countries of Sub-Saharan Africa Map ID - Countries of Sub-Saharan Africa   -What is the name of the country labeled on the map with the number 35 (thirty-five) ? A)  Angola B)  Botswana C)  Namibia D)  South Africa E)  Zimbabwe -What is the name of the country labeled on the map with the number 35 (thirty-five) ?


A) Angola
B) Botswana
C) Namibia
D) South Africa
E) Zimbabwe

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In what country are powdered rhino horns from Sub-Saharan Africa valued as a traditional medicine?


A) Yemen
B) China
C) Brazil
D) Spain
E) New Zealand

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What is the tallest mountain peak in Sub-Saharan Africa?


A) Ras Dashen
B) Mount Cameroon
C) Mount Kenya
D) Jebel Toubkal
E) Kilimanjaro

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About how many African countries are members of the Organization of African Unity (OAU) ?


A) about one-third of them
B) about one-half of them
C) about two-thirds of them
D) about three-quarters of them
E) all of them

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Write True or False to the statements below.If the statement is false, rewrite the underlined word or phrase to make the statement true. -The United States received African territory in the Berlin Conference.

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What is the racial category used in the country of South Africa to define people of mixed European and African ancestry?


A) biracial
B) coloureds
C) mulatto
D) mixed-race
E) negro

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Map ID - Countries of Sub-Saharan Africa Map ID - Countries of Sub-Saharan Africa   -What is the name of the country labeled on the map with the number 27 (twenty-seven) ? A)  Burundi B)  Kenya C)  Rwanda D)  Tanzania E)  Uganda -What is the name of the country labeled on the map with the number 27 (twenty-seven) ?


A) Burundi
B) Kenya
C) Rwanda
D) Tanzania
E) Uganda

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Where are the majority of Sub-Saharan Africa's oil reserves located?


A) along the coastal plains and continental shelves of West and Central Africa
B) in the Kalahari Basin in Southern Africa
C) in the Sahel of Northern Africa
D) in the Great Rift Valley of Western Africa
E) the Horn of Africa

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What is the term for a person who has fled from a conflict, but who still resides in his or her country of origin?


A) a refugee
B) a dissident
C) an excommunicated resident
D) an internally displaced person
E) an emigrant

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What was the first European country to have extensive contact with Sub-Saharan Africa?


A) Spain
B) Britain
C) France
D) Portugal
E) Germany

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Which economic resource has been closely tied to civil conflicts in several countries of Sub-Saharan Africa?


A) diamonds
B) rice
C) ivory
D) oil
E) bananas

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