1. Unit 3 Review Game

2. In the Sahel, overgrazing and drought have resulted in a decrease in the grassland region. What is this process called?
DESERTIFICATION

3. Israel
What is the name of this country?

4. What religion are the Swahili?
Shia Muslim

5. Political Independence from the
During the 1950’s and 1960’s most African countries experienced what??
Political Independence from the
European Powers

6. DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO
What country is this?

7. Explain why the population of the Sahara is low.
LIMITED ACCESS TO WATER

8. SUDAN
What country is this?

9. civil wars, corrupt governments, economic instability
What problems did the colonization or Africa lead to?
civil wars, corrupt governments, economic instability

10. EGYPT
What country is this?

11. Tigris River
What is the name of this river?

12. Absolute Monarchy (king)
What kind of government does Saudi Arabia have?
Absolute Monarchy (king)

13. _____________has infected more than 30 Million people in Sub-Saharan Africa?
HIV/AIDS

14. What is OPEC?
Set and control the price of oil

15. What lake is this?
LAKE VICTORIA

16. Name the vast, dry area that stretches across North Africa.
SAHARA DESERT

17. What River is this?
CONGO RIVER

18. Name the region of short grasses bordering the Sahara where desertification is a problem.
The Sahel

19. Iraq
What is the name of this country?

20. Why did Europeans build empires in Africa?
Europeans wanted the natural resources found there, and to expand their empires.

21. What River is this?
NILE RIVER

22. SOUTH AFRICA
What country is this?

23. When you rely on another country for trade
What does Interdependence mean?
When you rely on another country for trade

24. EXTREME SHORTAGE OF FOOD
Some regions in Africa battle with widespread famine. What is famine?
EXTREME SHORTAGE OF FOOD

25. Iran
What is the name of this country?

26. What African nation has more AIDS than any other nation?
South Africa

27. KENYA
What country is this?

28. Republic with the PRESIDENT having most power
What kind of government does Kenya have? Be specific.
Republic with the PRESIDENT having most power

29. A person who takes a risk by starting their own business is known as this.
An Entrepreneur

30. What is the name of Israel’s legislature?
Knesset

31. Afghanistan
What is the name of this country?

32. Anything that helps you make money.
What are capital goods? Give the definition & an example.
Anything that helps you make money.
Example: cars, road, tools, machine, computer, etc.

33. What River is this?
NIGER RIVER

34. Turkey
What is the name of this country?

35. Europe, Africa, Americas
Name the 3 regions that were involved in the Triangle Slave Trade.
Europe, Africa, Americas

36. Segregation of black/white in South Africa
What was apartheid?
Segregation of black/white in South Africa

37. What two resources come from South Africa?
Gold & Diamonds

38. What is a person(s) called that has to flee their home for safety called?
REFUGEE

39. What is the reason for the many different languages found in Africa?
Because there are many ethnic groups that each speak their own language

40. Government ran by RELIGION!!
What is a Theocratic Republic?
Government ran by RELIGION!!

41. What is a tariff?
Tax on trade

42. What country in the Middle East has the most progressive and successful economy?
Israel

43. Who was the president who helped bring an end to apartheid in South Africa
F.W. De Klerk

44. A decision by one country to eliminate all exports to and imports with another country.
EMBARGO

45. What resource comes from Nigeria?
Oil

46. Movement that stressed all black Africans must see themselves as one people and unite
Pan-Africanism

47. An ELECTED President and the Ayatollah
What two leaders rule Iran?
An ELECTED President and the Ayatollah

48. The Mediterranean Sea
What is the name of this body of water?

49. What does Partition mean?
To divide/split

50. What type of economy does Israel have?
Mixed (mostly market)

51. Mixed (mostly command)
What kind of economic system does
Saudi Arabia have?
Mixed (mostly command)

52. They were on the losing side of World War I
What led to the end of the
Ottoman Empire?
They were on the losing side of World War I

53. What is the disease that is spread by mosquitoes and is quickly becoming one of the leading causes of death on the African continent.
Malaria

54. Jewish nationalist movement to take back holy land of Israel.
What was Zionism?
Jewish nationalist movement to take back holy land of Israel.

55. Where do the Swahili live?
East Africa

56. During the late 19th and early 20th centuries European powers raced to colonize the African continent, this became known as…..
“Scramble for Africa”

57. The killing of an entire ethnic group is known as:
Genocide

58. What rights were removed under Apartheid?
Race Mixing
Free Travel
Voting
Free Speech

59. Limit on the amount of imports and exports
What is a quota?
Limit on the amount of imports and exports

60. What does Specilization mean?
When a country is
REALLY good at
making a product!

61. Central & Southern Africa
Where are the Bantu people found?
Central & Southern Africa

62. Judaism, Christianity, and Islam
Jesus has a tie to ALL three monotheistic religions. What are these three religions?
Judaism, Christianity, and Islam

63. African National Congress
Mandela was president of what organization that worked to end Apartheid?
The ANC or
African National Congress

64. What did the Pan African Movement fight for?
INDEPENDENCE

65. Where do the Ashanti live?
West Africa

66. Two groups make the laws. Example: USA, Israel, or South Africa
What does Bi-Cameral mean? Give an example of a country that has a bi-cameral system.
Two groups make the laws. Example: USA, Israel, or South Africa

67. What body of water does oil have to transfer through after it is taken from the Persian Gulf?
Strait of Hormuz

68. What disease kills more people than any other in Africa?
AIDS

69. Military Dictatorship
What kind of government does Sudan have?
Military Dictatorship

70. Lack of education and doctors to help stop it.
Why does AIDS continue to spread in Africa?
Lack of education and doctors to help stop it.

71. Power is split at central and local government
What is a federal government?
Power is split at central and local government

72. Where do Persians live?
Iran

73. Parliamentary Democracy
What kind of government does Israel have?
Parliamentary Democracy

74. What mountains are these?
ATLAS MOUNTAINS

75. If a country has a high literacy rate, it will also have a high what
If a country has a high literacy rate, it will also have a high what? Name two things. GDP & Standard of Living

76. What your currency is worth in another country. To help TRADE!
What is an exchange rate and what’s the purpose of it?
What your currency is worth in another country. To help TRADE!

77. Central has most power and local helps a little
What is a Unitary government?
Central has most power and local helps a little

78. What does Gross Domestic Product
(GDP) mean?
The total amount of
goods and services
produced in a country
in a year.

79. What is the Swahili language a
Mixture of?
Bantu, Arabic, and
Traditional African
languages

80. Governments based on Islam
What is Shariah Law
Governments based on Islam

81. What kind of government does Iran have?
Theocratic Republic

82. What body of water does most of the world’s oil supply come from?
Persian Gulf

83. They both want the same holy land of Israel
Why do the Arabs (Palestinians) still fight the Jews (Israelis)?
They both want the same holy land of Israel

84. What country did the USA invade RIGHT after 9/11
Afghanistan

85. Reliance of one country on the resources, goods, or services of another country. Interdependence

86. What started the Persian Gulf (Operation Desert Storm) War?
Iraq invaded Kuwait

87. The ______________ is the longest and most important river in West Africa.
NIGER

88. What lake is this?
LAKE TANGANYIKA

89. One group makes the laws
What does Uni-Cameral mean?
One group makes the laws

90. Sunni= don’t have to be related to Muhammad.
What’s the difference between Sunni’s and Shia
Sunni= don’t have to be related to Muhammad.
Shia= have to be related to Muhammad

91. What is human capital?
The value of someone’s work. Example: doctor, teacher, babysitter, waitress

92. What was the Diaspora?
Scattering of Jews