6.3 - Africa Today

How many countries are there in Africa?

• 1

• 4

• 23

• 54

Approximately how many people live in Africa?

• 13 million

• 130 million

• 1.3 billion

• 13 billion

The population of Africa is expected to ______ in the next 35 years.

• decrease

• double

• half

• triple

50% of Africans are aged under _____.

• 15

• 20

• 30

• 45

____ of Africans are under 45 years of age.

• 20%

• 50%

• 65%

• 85%

There are hundreds of different ______ groups in Africa, each with their own language or dialect.

English is an official language in over ____ African countries.

• 20

• 30

• 40

• 50

Most people in Africa work in ________.

• farming

• mining

• fishing

• tourism

Almost 50% of Africans live on less than ____ a day - for everything!

• £1

• £2

• £10

• £20

Which of these crops in NOT a main crop in Africa?

• coffee

• rubber

• sugar

• tea

Answer explanation

Some sugar is grown in Africa, but Africa produces less sugar than every other continent apart from Oceania.