World Geography Exam: Study guide 1
Questions and Answers
22. Where are you most likely to find oases? - Answer-In the Sahara Desert
23. Which of the following is an example of overcoming a natural barrier to gain
access to resources? - Answer-Waiting for the Nile to flood
24. For ancient cultures in Africa and the Middle East, what was the most important
resource? - Answer-Water
25. Apartheid limited the economic development of which country's majority in favor
of a minority? - Answer-South Africa
26. Idi Amin was the ruler of which country? - Answer-Uganda
27. Which country has seen real opportunities for women who are divorced? -
Answer-None of these
28. In which country do women require a male escort to leave the house? - Answer-
Saudi Arabia
29. What is micro-finance? - Answer-Small loans made to people who otherwise
wouldn't get loans
30. What did the new trade routes bring in for the Bantu? - Answer-All answers are
correct.
31. Where did the Bantu people migrate to? - Answer-Everywhere south of the
Sahara
32. What event gave the Bantu people their population explosion? - Answer-
Agriculture
33.In what order did the Bantu people progress? - Answer-Agriculture,
domestication, migration, iron
34. What was the long-term impact of the Bantu migrations? - Answer-All answers
are correct.
35. The two new plates that are forming from the African plate on either side of the
East African Rift Valley System are - Answer-The Somalian and Nubian Plates
36. The 'African Rift Valley' is actually - Answer-a complex series of related rifts
37. The diverse landscape of the East African Rift Valley region is the result of many
geologic forces including: - Answer-all answers are correct
, 38. Tectonic plates are - Answer-sections of the Earth's crust and upper mantle
39. The East African Rift Valley has yielded numerous fossils of human ancestors,
prompting its nickname - Answer-the Cradle of Mankind
40. Which explorer sparked Europe's late 19th century scramble for African
colonization? - Answer-Henry Morton Stanley
41. Under the guidelines of the Berlin Conference, which rivers were to remain
neutral and open to trade shipments? - Answer-the Niger and the Congo
42. Which of these is not true of the Berlin Conference? - Answer-Its decisions were
guided by a concern for the native populations and cultures of Africa.
43. The Maasai are a semi-nomadic tribe, which means they _____. - Answer-Make
semi-permanent homes and then move
44. Which of the following is NOT true for the Maasai today? - Answer-All Maasai still
live in kraals
45. The Maasai live in a _____. - Answer-kraal
46. The Maasai have a ceremony to celebrate the young boys becoming _____. -
Answer-warriors
47. What is the definition of genocide? - Answer-The systematic destruction of a
group of people
48. Conflict arose in the Darfur region between farmers who lived there permanently
and which one of the following? - Answer-Nomadic Arab tribes
49. What does the word 'Janjaweed' mean? - Answer-Devils on horseback
50. What is the definition of a coup d'état? - Answer-A forceful takeover of a
government
51. Sudan is home to part of the Sahara Desert. The Sahara Desert is home to a
type of sand dune known as an erg. What is another name for ergs? - Answer-sand
seas
52. Sudan is the world's largest producer of? - Answer-gum arabic
53. Many people in Sudan do not get enough to eat. Lots of families are _____
farmers. - Answer-subsistence
54. Which one of these things is NOT true about Sudan? - Answer-About half of the
population is over age 40.
55. Why is Animism NOT considered a religion? - Answer-Because the beliefs are
culturally specific.
Questions and Answers
22. Where are you most likely to find oases? - Answer-In the Sahara Desert
23. Which of the following is an example of overcoming a natural barrier to gain
access to resources? - Answer-Waiting for the Nile to flood
24. For ancient cultures in Africa and the Middle East, what was the most important
resource? - Answer-Water
25. Apartheid limited the economic development of which country's majority in favor
of a minority? - Answer-South Africa
26. Idi Amin was the ruler of which country? - Answer-Uganda
27. Which country has seen real opportunities for women who are divorced? -
Answer-None of these
28. In which country do women require a male escort to leave the house? - Answer-
Saudi Arabia
29. What is micro-finance? - Answer-Small loans made to people who otherwise
wouldn't get loans
30. What did the new trade routes bring in for the Bantu? - Answer-All answers are
correct.
31. Where did the Bantu people migrate to? - Answer-Everywhere south of the
Sahara
32. What event gave the Bantu people their population explosion? - Answer-
Agriculture
33.In what order did the Bantu people progress? - Answer-Agriculture,
domestication, migration, iron
34. What was the long-term impact of the Bantu migrations? - Answer-All answers
are correct.
35. The two new plates that are forming from the African plate on either side of the
East African Rift Valley System are - Answer-The Somalian and Nubian Plates
36. The 'African Rift Valley' is actually - Answer-a complex series of related rifts
37. The diverse landscape of the East African Rift Valley region is the result of many
geologic forces including: - Answer-all answers are correct
, 38. Tectonic plates are - Answer-sections of the Earth's crust and upper mantle
39. The East African Rift Valley has yielded numerous fossils of human ancestors,
prompting its nickname - Answer-the Cradle of Mankind
40. Which explorer sparked Europe's late 19th century scramble for African
colonization? - Answer-Henry Morton Stanley
41. Under the guidelines of the Berlin Conference, which rivers were to remain
neutral and open to trade shipments? - Answer-the Niger and the Congo
42. Which of these is not true of the Berlin Conference? - Answer-Its decisions were
guided by a concern for the native populations and cultures of Africa.
43. The Maasai are a semi-nomadic tribe, which means they _____. - Answer-Make
semi-permanent homes and then move
44. Which of the following is NOT true for the Maasai today? - Answer-All Maasai still
live in kraals
45. The Maasai live in a _____. - Answer-kraal
46. The Maasai have a ceremony to celebrate the young boys becoming _____. -
Answer-warriors
47. What is the definition of genocide? - Answer-The systematic destruction of a
group of people
48. Conflict arose in the Darfur region between farmers who lived there permanently
and which one of the following? - Answer-Nomadic Arab tribes
49. What does the word 'Janjaweed' mean? - Answer-Devils on horseback
50. What is the definition of a coup d'état? - Answer-A forceful takeover of a
government
51. Sudan is home to part of the Sahara Desert. The Sahara Desert is home to a
type of sand dune known as an erg. What is another name for ergs? - Answer-sand
seas
52. Sudan is the world's largest producer of? - Answer-gum arabic
53. Many people in Sudan do not get enough to eat. Lots of families are _____
farmers. - Answer-subsistence
54. Which one of these things is NOT true about Sudan? - Answer-About half of the
population is over age 40.
55. Why is Animism NOT considered a religion? - Answer-Because the beliefs are
culturally specific.
