SWANA Test Review

Which river is the longest in the world, flows north, and empties into the Mediterranean Sea?

• The Mississippi River

• The Amazon River

• The Nile River

• The Congo River

The CAUSES of desertification are:

• drought

• over grazing

• over farming/not rotating crops

• all of the above

An EFFECT of desertification is:

• famine

• overcrowding in the cities

• loss of farmland

• all of the above

The ___________________________ desert is the largest desert in the world.

• Thar desert

• Gobi desert

• Sahara desert

• Great Sandy desert

In dry climates, a farmer may use ___________ in order to grow their crops.

• deforestation

• irrigation

• an African rain dance

• magic

If you are a subsistence farmer, you...….

• Only grow root vegetables

• make large amounts of money farming

• grow only enough for your family to survive

• use modern farming equipment

Libya is 90% _________ so they must import most of their food.

• rainforest

• desert

• mountains

• swamp

Which country is highlighted?

• Libya

• Algeria

• Egypt

• Sudan

• Chad

What do countries in North Africa have in common as culture group, that is different from sub-Saharan Africa?

• they mainly are vegetarians

• they are mainly Muslim and speak Arabic

• they mainly like to travel by camel

• they mainly have democratic governments and speak English.

One way to prevent desertification is to......

• put more cattle and goats there to graze

• plant the same crops in the same fields year after year

• rotate the crops yearly and plant trees and bushes

• remove remaining trees and bushes