Africa Test Review

Which countries in Africa are a presidential democracy?

• South Africa

• Kenya

• Nigeria

Answer explanation

Both countries have a president that is a chief executive and who works independently from the legislature.

Which country in Africa is a parliamentary democracy?

• South Africa

• Kenya

• Nigeria

• Ghana

In what type of government do the citizens elect the legislature which in turn elects the chief executive?

• autocracy

• parliamentary democracy

• presidential democracy

• constitutional monarchy

In which type of government do the citizens elect the chief executive and a separate legislature?

• autocracy

• parliamentary democracy

• presidential democracy

• constitutional monarchy

Which form of government puts the power of the government in a single person?

• autocracy

• democracy

• constitutional monarchy

• presidential democracy

What large geographic feature dominates much of northern Africa?

• rain forest

• desert

• sahel

• savanna

What are many of the largest cities in Africa located on or around?

• water sources

• rain forests

• mountains

• savannas

Based on what you know about Africa’s population distribution around geographic features, where do you think most of Egypt's people live?

• In the Sahara Desert

• In the Atlas Mountains

• In the Great Rift Valley

• In the Nile River Valley

In what region are some of Africa's most populated cities  located?

• Sahara

• Sahel

• Savanna

• Tropical Rain Forest

What agricultural condition threatens the land in Sudan, Ethiopia, and Chad (part of the Sahel)?

• famine

• flash flood

• monsoon

• drought