North Africa

Multiple Choice

What animal is found in caravans that cross the Sahara Desert?

• Horses

• Camels

• Elephants

• Oxen

Multiple Choice

What is an oasis?

• A place where water is found in a desert

• A solar farm used to generate electricity in the desert

• A British band from the 90s

• A type of plateau found in Africa

Multiple Choice

Why is Africa a good place for solar panels?

• It has a sunny climate

• It has many large rivers

• It has a very warm climate

• There is no need for electricity at night

Multiple Choice

What is a hominid?

• A species that came before homo sapiens

• Any primate including apes and humans

• A type of archaeologist that studies early humans

• A language used before the creation of English

Multiple Choice

How old are the oldest hominid remains?

• 1 million years old

• 500,000 years old

• 3 million years old

• 7 million years old

Multiple Choice

What species are humans living today?

• homo sapiens

• neanderthal

• homo habilis

• neo humanis

Multiple Choice

How old are the oldest homo sapiens remains?

• about 260,000 years old

• about 2 million years

• about 100,000 years old

• about 6-7 million years old

With almost all of their skin
covered in animal furs in the winter,
humans with lighter skin were still able to create enough vitamin D.

In Biology class, this is called an adaptation!

Multiple Choice

Why are there different races around the globe?

• Humans adapted to the environment as they migrated

• Different races developed because of factors related to segregation

• The Egyptian King Tut created different races and sent them to the 7 continents

• Caucasians skin is lighter because it is colder in Europe than Africa

Multiple Choice

Which phrase best describes Africa in The Middle Ages?

• They were primitive societies with little organization

• There was one central kingdom with Kenyan King Masala in charge

• Wakanda was the most powerful kingdom

• There were many advanced kingdoms spread across the continent

Multiple Choice

Why is the northern part of Africa so sparsely populated?

• There is not enough water in the Sahara desert

• The African Rainforest is too dense to support large cities

• There is a cold steppe climate there that keeps people away

• The Atlas Mountains are not a good place to live

Multiple Choice

What natural resource does OPEC control the production of?

• Oil

• Water

• Wheat

• Coal

Multiple Choice

How can OPEC raise the price of oil?

• When all of the members reduce output together

• By charging more money for each barrel they produce

• By restricting imports to the USA

• OPEC does not control very much oil

Multiple Choice

What is the largest city in Africa?

• Cairo

• Johannesburg

• Wakanda

• Lagos

This civilization invented one of the first forms of writing: Hieroglyphics.
This system was based on symbol.

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Ancient Egypt

The Pyramids

Ancient Egypt build the great pyramids at Giza.
The largest is 481 feet tall.

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Multiple Choice

Where were the world's biggest pyramids built?

• Egypt

• Algeria

• Israel

• Iraq