Africa Quiz Review

What is the largest desert in Northern Africa?

• Gobi

• Kalahari

• Namib

• Sahara

True or False: Africa has little to no resources.

• True

• False

The West African empires of Mali and Ghana were established near this river:

• Niger River
• Nile River
• Tigris River
• Tiber River

How did the location of cities in the West African empires of Ghana and Mali influence their growth?

• Their location in the Nile River valleys allowed farming.
• Their coastal location made the cities major ports for trade.
• Their location on major trade routes allowed them to become wealthy from trade.
• Their mountainous location made the cities easy to defend from attack.

This natural geographic barrier made trans-Saharan trade difficult:

• Sahara Desert
• Nile River
• Mediterranean Sea
• Great Rift Valley

The trade of which two items helped to make Ghana a wealthy empire?

• copper and ivory
• salt and gold
• camels and silk
• bananas and rice

Trans-Saharan trade refers to:

• trade below the Sahara
• trade within the Sahel
• trade across the Sahara
• trade across the Savanna

Which group introduced Islam to West Africa?

• Portuguese
• Arab Merchants
• Bantu
• Mountain salt miners

What do the lines on the map of Africa represent?

• rivers
• canals
• country borders
• Trans-Saharan trade routes

The Ancient Empires of Mali and Ghana grew wealthy from trading -

• land and copper

• gold, iron, and salt

• pepper and other spices

• oil and uranium