Ch 4.1 & 4.2 Physical and Cultural Geography of Africa

Located near Africa’s coasts and rifts, _________ are steep slopes and cliffsides that are caused by erosion?

• basins

• aquifers

• steppes

• escarpments

Africa’s largest mountain, __________, is located in eastern Africa.

• Mt. Denali

• Mt. Cameroon

• Mt. Kenya

• Mt. Kilimanjaro

The _________ Desert located in northern Africa, is the largest Desert in the world.

• Namib

• Kalahari

• Sahara

• Gobi

Which river is located in Africa and is the world's longest river, at 4,160 miles?

• Amazon River

• Congo River

• Niger River

• Nile River

In which African ecosystem would you most likely find giraffes, zebras, and lions in a grassland habitat?

• the tundra

• the tropical rainforest

• the desert

• the savannah

_________ is an official language in every North African country.

• Italian

• Arabic

• French

• English

__________ , a cloth traditionally woven by men in Ghana, is worn for important religious or social events.

• kraal

• kente

• medina

• souks

Fantasy coffins are popular among the _________ , a West African cultural group.

• Ashanti

• Dogon

• Ga

• Yoruba

In much of Africa, the traditional village layout consists of a __________ , or a pen for cattle, and the homes that surround it.

• casbah

• kente

• kraal

• souk

In North Africa, the traditional, old, or non-European area of a town is known as the

• kraal

• kente

• medina

• souks