Friday 10 April 2015

Practice Review - For Unit Test

1) What are the five sub-regions of Africa?
2) Why is East Africa known as the cradle of humanity?
3) What were some early civilizations of East Africa?  What was their economy based on?
4) What was the Berlin Conference?  Why - particularly - did it happen?
5) How did colonization cause conflicts in East Africa after independence?
6) Why are Liberia and Ethiopia important?
7) What are some cash crops of East Africa?
8) What is East Africa's most critical health-care problem?
9) Name two ancient empires of North Africa?
10) What practices did the world acquire from Ancient Egypt?
11) What North Africa countries have had the economies transformed by oil?
12) What is Rai?
13) Discuss the changing roles of women in North Africa?
14) Why is Goree Island important?
15) List three trading empires of West Africa?  What did the trade?
16) What is a stateless society?  How has West Africa's traditional stateless societies caused problems after colonization?
17) What are some roadblocks to economic development in West Africa?
18) Discuss West African music.
19) What is Bantu important?
20) What was Sao Tome established for?
21) Who was King Leopold II?  Why was he important?
22) What are the lasting effects of colonialism in Central Africa?
23) What major problems does Central Africa have in education?
24) Who ended the apartheid in South Africa?
25) How does modern Johannesburg reflect the problems created by the apartheid?

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