African Geography

True or false: Africa is the world's second largest continent.

• TRUE
• FALSE

Where do most of Egypt's people live?

• along the coast
• the Sahara Desert
  the Sahara Desert
• the Nile River Valley
• the city of Alexandria

What area is shaded in red?

• Kalahari Desert
• the Nile River Valley
• the Sahara Desert
• South Africa

This area is a strip of dry grassland that is slowly turning into desert.

• the Sahel
• the Nile River
• the Congo River
• the Kalahari Desert

This geographic feature on the northern part of the continent and runs from the east to west coast. 

• Sahara Desert
• Atlas Mountains
• Nile River
• Congo River

_____ % of Africa is covered by desert. 

• 20
• 30
• 40
• 50

Fun Fact: What percentage of the world is covered by desert?

• 20%
• 33%
• 42%
• 25%

This is the sea that is north of the continent of Africa.

• Indian 
• Red
• Mediterannean
• Baltic

Why was trading in Africa so difficult up until the 400s. 

• People could not cross the desert safely.
• There were few natural resources. 
• Outsiders believed Africa to be poor.
• Traders kept the goods for themselves. 

These were the two largest natural resources in western Africa during the Middle Ages. 

• Salt and Gold
• Gold and Copper
• Silver and Diamonds
• Diamonds and Gold