North Africa Quiz

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

• Christianity

• Islam

• Zoroastrianism

• Judaism

The vast majority of Egyptians live within 12 miles (19 km) of what vital water source?

• Strait of Gibraltar

• Suez Canal

• Red Sea

• Nile River

Why might future population growth pose a problem for North Africa?

• The region lacks open land for cities to expand.

• Demand for water could easily become greater than the supply

• The region has too few energy resources to supply a larger population.

• Too many people might migrate from the region in search of a better life.

Significantly limits agricultural production in Northern Africa

• Saudi Arabia
• Sahara Desert
• Israel 
• Suffrage

What country is shown on the map?

• China

• India

• Egypt

• France

Which African country is this?

• Angola

• Libya

• Algeria

• Morocco

The landform that runs through Morocco, Algeria, and Tunisia.

• Nile Delta
• Wadi
• Tibesti Mountains
• Atlas Mountains

The fertile area known as the birthplace of some of the earliest civilizations.

• Egypt
• Algeria
• Nile Delta
• Ahaggar

Why is French spoken in some countries of North Africa?

• Most North Africans receive their college educations in France
• Some of the earliest settlers of North Africa arrived from France
• France colonized parts of North Africa in the 1800s
• French oil and petroleum plants are the largest employers in North Africa

Why does life in the Sahara cluster around oases?

• Oases have good roads.

• It rains more at oases.

• Water from underground springs can be found at oases.

• An oasis causes big lakes to form.