What do we know about Africa? + African Geography

How does our common world map misrepresent Africa?

• Africa is never labelled

• Africa is too wide

• Africa is made smaller because the northern hemisphere is made larger

• Africa is made larger because the southern hemisphere is expanded.

What three locations can fit into Africa with room to spare?

• Russia, the USA, China

• Europe, the USA, China

• Europe, Asia, Australia

• South America, North America, Australia

1500's Timbuktu was a thriving city. It was NOT known for its...

• A university

• Elaborate ceremonies of the royal court

• Busy markets

• Extreme poverty

What two religions are most practiced in Africa?

• Islam and Christianity

• Muslim and Islam

• Christianity and Judaism

• Islam and traditional beliefs

What is an example of a unique ethnic group that many associate with the continent of Africa?

• The Kenyans

• The Maasai

• The Tanzanians

• The Amish

The Maasai cling to their traditional ways. Considering them a representation of Africans would be similar to associating all Americans with what group?

• Germans

• Christians

• Native Americans

• The Amish

Select all statements which are true about Africa

• It is a large country

• It has a diverse population

• There are many different kinds of landscapes

• All Africans share one culture

African the richest continents in terms of what?

• Natural resources, animal, and plant life

• People, deserts, rivers

• Lions, tigers, bears

• Aliens man, aliens

An Egypt, one of Africa's early civilizations, depended on what to thrive?

• The longest river, the Nile River

• The largest lake, Lake Victoria

• The Nile River Delta

• All of the above

What is NOT true about the Sahara Desert?

• It stretches from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean

• There is fertile land to the north

• It made trade difficult in ancient times.

• Sub-Saharan Africa (below the Sahara) is very different