Africa Review

What large desert dominates Northern Africa?

• Sahara

• Sahel

• Kalahari

• Namib

What large grassland covers over 50% of the Africa?

• Veldt

• Sahel

• Savanna

• Sahara

What river begins in Lake Victoria and flows northward and empties into the Mediterranean Sea?

• Congo

• Nile

• Zambezi

• Okavango

What famous South African spent years in prison and then later became that country's President?

• Desmond Tutu

• Gandhi

• Robert Mugbe

• Nelson Mandela

What is a series of movement of plate tectonics that creates lakes and valleys in East Africa?

• Plate Moving Party

• Great Rift Valley

• Africa's Rift

The vocabulary term for roads and railroads and service structures that allow people to access services and goods is? The improvement of this is a goal in many countries in Africa and around the world.

• Infrastructure

• Interior Management

• Access Structure

• Human Services

Which country remained independent after a battle against the Italian army at the Battle of Adwa?

• Eritrea

• Mali

• Ethiopia

• Senegal

What is the longest river in the world?

• Nile

• Zambezi

• Congo

• Okavango

What is the deepest river in the world?

• Nile

• Zambezi

• Congo

• Okavango

True or False: The majority of borders that we see in Africa today were set by European colonial powers at the Berlin Conference

• True

• False