Chapter 15 Pre-AP Geography Study Guide

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1 Chapter 15 Pre-AP Geography Study Guide Multiple Choice Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question. 1. About 50 percent of the people of Angola practice. a. the Roman Catholic religion c. the Muslim religion b. the Protestant religion d. the Hindu religion 2. Because its copper supplies are dwindling, this country is encouraging its people to return to farming. a. Malawi c. Namibia b. Zambia d. Angola 3. What island country of southern Africa has plants and wildlife found in no other country in the world? a. Mauritius c. Madagascar b. Comoros d. Cabinda 4. In South Africa, European groups created and spoke a language called. a. Afrikaans c. Ndebele b. Portuguese d. Shona 5. In the southern African country of Zimbabwe, the two largest ethnic groups are the. a. Bantus and Afrikaners c. Sotho and Xhosa b. Shona and the Ndebele d. Zulus and Sotho 6. British settlers went to South Africa in the 1800s after the discovery of. a. gold and diamonds c. uranium b. copper d. silver 7. From the 1500s until 1975, Mozambique and Angola were colonies of. a. the Netherlands c. Portugal b. the United Kingdom d. Germany 8. Most Africans in the country of South Africa trace their ancestry to. a. two clans c. Afrikaners b. Ndebele and Shona d. Bantu-speaking peoples 9. The African National Congress was founded in 1912 to. a. gain power for black South Africans c. work for African unity b. uphold the laws of apartheid d. expel the European colonizers 10. An attempt to redistribute land to Africans caused chaos and violence in this country. a. Lesotho c. Zimbabwe b. Mozambique d. South Africa 11. Namibia is a leading producer of. a. uranium c. lead b. silver d. gold 12. This country produces most of the world s vanilla beans. a. Madagascar c. Comoros b. South Africa d. Malawi 13. The Kalahari Desert and the Okavango River are two major landforms in. a. South Africa c. Botswana b. Angola d. Madagascar

2 14. Where does South Africa rank worldwide in gold production? a. It is the world s largest producer of gold. b. It is the world s second-largest producer of gold. c. It is the world s third-largest producer of gold. d. It is the world s fourth-largest producer of gold. 15. For how many minerals does South Africa rank number one in world production? a. three c. six b. four d. nine 16. Where is South Africa s ranking worldwide in production of industrial diamonds? a. first c. third b. second d. fourth

3 Which country on the graph has the least amount of land used to grow crops? a. Botswana c. Zambia b. Malawi d. Zimbabwe What percentage of Malawi s land is used to grow crops? a. 1 percent c. 10 percent b. 7 percent d. 18 percent The [riverside market] in Lukulu, Zambia, bustled with swarms of people picking through baskets of fish and used clothes lying in enormous piles or draped on racks or else flapping like pennants on long lines. Julius Nkwita was selling small piles of dried fish, about 60 cents for a handful. But sometimes he swapped his fish for cups of flour or an item of clothing.... His wife and four of his children were in his home village,... while he stayed in his seasonal fishing camp just a reed hut with his son, fishing intensively. National Geographic 19. What is the location of the market discussed in this quote? a. Zimbabwe c. Zambia b. South Africa d. Botswana

4 20. What is Julius Nkwita selling at this market? a. dried fish c. flour b. clothing d. reed baskets 21. Based on the quote, which of the following statements is true? a. Julius Nkwita and his son live permanently at the fishing camp. b. Julius Nkwita s entire family sells clothing at the riverside market. c. Few people buy and sell items at the riverside market. d. Julius Nkwita and his son live temporarily at the riverside to make money from fishing. Traditional farmers used slash-and-burn methods [in Madagascar], and a growing population led to the clearing of more land. In the worst cases nearly a hundred tons of topsoil an acre were being lost each year. And while that flow has yet to be fully [stopped,] some progress has been made. Still,... unless these farming methods change, virtually all the island s forests will be gone within 25 years. National Geographic 22. According to the quote, how do traditional farmers prepare the land for farming in Madagascar? a. They apply fertilizers to their fields. b. They build terraces on the mountainsides. c. They cut down forests and burn the timber. d. They apply tons of new topsoil to their fields each year. 23. What is in danger of being lost within 25 years? a. traditional farmers c. a growing population b. Madagascar s land d. Madagascar s forests 24. According to the quote, why was so much land in Madagascar being cleared? a. The population was growing. b. Large, commercial farming companies moved to the country. c. Hotels for tourists needed the space. d. New airports needed the available land.

5 Chapter 15 Pre-AP Geography Study Guide Answer Section MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. ANS: A DIF: Average REF: 449 STO: GEOG7.EGPS5 2. ANS: B DIF: Average REF: 444 STO: GEOG7.EGPS5 3. ANS: C DIF: Average REF: 451 STO: GEOG7.EGPS5 4. ANS: A DIF: Easy REF: 440 STO: GEOG7.EGPS5 5. ANS: B DIF: Challenging REF: 445 STO: GEOG7.EGPS5 6. ANS: A DIF: Average REF: 440 STO: GEOG7.EGH7 7. ANS: C DIF: Average REF: ANS: D DIF: Average REF: 439 STO: GEOG7.EGPS5 9. ANS: A DIF: Average REF: ANS: C DIF: Challenging REF: 445 STO: GEOG7.EGPS6 11. ANS: A DIF: Average REF: 450 STO: GEOG7.EGPS5 12. ANS: A DIF: Average REF: 446 STO: GEOG7.EGPS5 13. ANS: C DIF: Easy REF: 450 STO: GEOG7.GPS4a, GEOG7.EGPS5 14. ANS: A DIF: Average REF: 438 STO: GEOG7.EGPS5 15. ANS: B DIF: Average REF: 438 STO: GEOG7.EGPS5 16. ANS: D DIF: Average REF: 438 STO: GEOG7.EGPS5 17. ANS: A DIF: Average REF: 444 STO: GEOG7.G2b 18. ANS: D DIF: Average REF: 443 STO: GEOG7.G2b 19. ANS: C DIF: Easy REF: ANS: A DIF: Average REF: ANS: D DIF: Average REF: ANS: C DIF: Challenging REF: 450 STO: GEOG7.G3a, GEOG7.G8 23. ANS: D DIF: Average REF: 450 STO: GEOG7.G3a, GEOG7.G8 24. ANS: A DIF: Easy REF: 440 STO: GEOG7.G3a, GEOG7.G8