7-1 Africa Unit Test

Which region of Africa is made up of a single large desert?

• Southern Africa

• Northern Africa

• Western Africa

• Eastern Africa

Which region is home to 80 percent of Africa's tallest mountains, which helped protect it from colonization?

• Sahara

• Savanna

• Andes Mountains

• Ethiopian Highlands

The _________ is a semiarid transition region between the Sahara in the north and the Savanna in the south.

• Sahara

• Savanna

• Serengeti

• Sahel

Which region contains grassland plains that are home to various animal species and are used for agriculture?

• Sahara

• Savanna

• Swahili Coast

• Sahel

Which physical feature was formed by the movement of tectonic plates?

• Congo River

• Great Rift Valley

• Sahara Desert

• Great Escarpment

Which physical feature is separated from the coast by the Atlas Mountains?

• Sahel

• Sahara Desert

• Kalahari Desert

• Equatorial Rainforest

What effect does poor soil and disforestation have on land in Africa?

• Land is useless for farming and agriculture

• Land is excellent for archeological dig sites

• Land becomes part of national park systems

• Land becomes a better place to raise families

Which month has the least amount of precipitation?

• February

• June

• November

• December

Which statement about the climate in Cape Town is most accurate?

• The average temperature is 15 degrees Celsius

• It rains more during the summer

• It is coldest during the month of March

• The average amount of rain is >5mm

Most people who live in the Sahel or Sahara are nomadic. Why do people who live in these regions move from place to place?

• To search for oil to export

• To escape industrial pollution

• They must constantly find water and grazing lands

• They are in search of better climates as the seasons change