North and West Africa Review

What religion is practiced by most of North Africa’s people?

• Christianity
• Judaism
• Islam
• Protestant

What are North Africa's main natural resources?

• oil, natural gas, and phosphates

• fish and oysters

• gold, copper, and iron

• coal and tin

What is the language spoken in the countries of North Africa?

• English

• Arabic

• Berber

• Egyptian

Which phrase best describes the climate of North Africa?

• Hot dry desert

• Rolling grassland

• Tropical rainforest

• Scattered grassland and shrub brush

Savanna

• the largest hot desert in the world.

• a jungle and rainforest in the armpit of Africa.

• a grassland directly to the south of the Sahel.

• a mountain range that runs from Morocco to Tunisia.

Which of these is the region of West Africa?

• A

• B

• C

• D

Which of the following statements best describes the Sahel?

• The Sahel is the northern desert of Africa.

• The Sahel is an area with an abundance of oil and gas reserves.

• The Sahel is an arid area in West Africa with minimal rainfall.

• The Sahel is also known as the grasslands and is home to zebras and giraffes.

The 1st West African nation to gain their independence from colonialism

• Senegal

• Morocco

• Algeria

• Ghana

What were the 2 largest European imperial nations in West Africa pre-1950?

• Spain and Portugal

• Britain and Belgium

• Spain and Switzerland

• Britain and France

The ability to read and write

• Literacy

• Tolerance

• Ethnicity

• Life Expectancy