Social Studies - EV4

The name Africa may have come from the Latin word Aprica, which means...

(a)  

How many countries does Africa have?

• 50

• 44

• 53

• 54

These are the regions of Africa.

• North Africa , West Africa , East Africa and South Africa

• North Africa, West Africa, East Africa, Central and South Africa

• North Africa and South Africa

• West Africa and East Africa

Africa is often called the (a)   continent because much of the continent is made up of raised, mostly level areas of land that drop off sharply near the sea.

The ______________ is the highest mountain in Africa.

• Mount Kilimanja

• Mount Everest

• Mount Kilimanjaro

• Mount Tanzania

What is the longest river in the world?

• Congo River

• Niger River

• Nile River

• Zambezi River

What influences Africa's climate?

• Savanna , droughts and rainfalls

• Elevation and distance from the equator

• Rainfalls and nearness to large bodies of water

• Elevation, distance from the Equator, nearness to large bodies of water, rainfalls and major landforms.

What are the vegetation regions of Africa?

• Tropical Rain Forests, Tropical Savannas and Deserts

• North, South, East and Weast

• Rain and Deserts

• Rain and Savannas

This disease is spread to humans by the bite of an infected mosquito and is very famous in Africa.

• Sleeping Sickness

• Chicungunya Virus

• Malaria

• Dengue

Raising just enough crops to support one's family.

• Cash Crop

• Subsistence Farming

• Farming