Year 9 Term 1 assessment: African Civilizations

What is being described here:

It covers more than 4,800km from the coast of Western Sahara to the Nile River Valley. It is so large that countries like China or the USA would fit within its boundaries.

• Sahara Desert

• Amazon Rainforest

• Sahara Dessert

• Kruger National Park

The Sahel is a...

• Grassland savannah that borders the desert area of the Sahara.

• Coastal plain that is mostly agricultural.

• Desert region where little or no human or economic activity can take place.

Africa is the largest continent in the world

• True

• False

Lagos is the biggest city in which country?

• South Africa

• Nigeria

• Sudan

• Senegal

Where would you find the jungle regions of Africa?

• There are no jungle regions in Africa

• All in the south of Africa

• Around the equator

• All in the north of Africa

Select all correct options.

Which bodies of water surround Africa?

• Mediterranean Sea

• Red Sea

• Atlantic Ocean

• Pacific Ocean

Cape of Good Hope and Table Mountain can be found in which African country?

• Madagascar

• Egypt

• Tanzania

• South Africa

When was the Kingdom of Aksum established?

• 400 BCE

• 400 CE

• 1000 BCE

• 1000 CE

The Kingdom of Aksum was part of which modern day country?

• Malawi

• Ivory Coast

• Nigeria

• Ethiopia

Which man-made structure serves to remind people of the power that ancient Aksum once had?

• Obelisk

• Bridge

• Mosque

• Painting