Africa Geography

The Nile River Delta flows into what larger body of water?

• Red Sea

• Atlantic Ocean

• Indian Ocean

• Mediterranean Sea

What river is important to the tropical rainforest in Africa?

• Niger River

• Deforestation

• Congo River

• Nile River

Where do most people of Egypt live?

• They live nomadic lives in the Sahara Desert.

• They live along the river valley.

• They live near the Suez Canal because that is where the jobs are located.

• They live along the coast.

What region of Africa is most affected from climactic changes that affect annual rainfall amounts?

• Sahara

• Savanna

• Sahel

• Tropical Rainforest

What is silt?

• Rich farm soil that is deposited on the banks of a river.

• A buildup of salt in the soil from the overuse of chemical fertilizers.

• A wooden leg a person walks on to appear taller than normal.

• A threadlike material that is woven into clothing.

Why do industries that make big profits continue to dump industrial waste into rivers and streams?

• No one cares about environmental issues in Africa.

• The industries pay higher taxes to be allowed to dump the waste in the rivers.

• The government ignores the problem because the industry is profitable.

• The government tries to enforce changes, but the industries are too big to control.

What language would likely be used between two businessmen from Tanzania and Kenya?

• Arabic

• Swahili

• Bantu

• Urdu

What affect did the Bantu migration have on Africa?

• The Bantu people spread only their religion to the northern parts of Africa.

• The Bantu people spread their language to the people of Egypt.

• The Bantu people spread their language to hundreds of other ethnic groups.

• The Bantu people spread their religion to hundreds of ethnic groups in to North Africa.

A man from Mozambique is speaking to a group of people. What is unique about the language he is speaking?

• It includes local dialects such as Urdu, Ebo, and Igbo.

• It blends Ashanti and Arabic languages to form words and phrases.

• It is only spoken by people who live in Mozambique.

• It is a blending of Arabic and Bantu.

Herding animals and subsistence farming are common practices in what region of Africa?

• Savanna

• Sahel

• Sahara

• Tropical Rainforest