Geography of Africa Practice Quiz

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Which geographical feature of Africa is furthest NORTH

• The Zambezi River
• The Semiarid Zone (Sahel)
• The Sahara Desert
• The Congo River

Which body of water is to the SOUTHEAST of the African continent?

• The Mediterranean Sea
• The Red Sea
• The Indian Ocean
• The Atlantic Ocean

What two natural resources are linked with the success of the Soninke people in Ghana?

• herding animals and gold
• salt and gold
• papyryus and salt
• root crops and gold

What problems challenges did the climate present for people in the Savanna climate zone?

• Poor soil, caused by runoff from frequent rains
• There was a distinct wet and dry season
• There was not enough water to live on at all

Which of the following was a response to a challenge presented by climate in the Sahel zone?

• people grew crops like rice and millet
• people used controlled burning of grasslands to improve the soil
• People grew tree crops
• People lived a pastoral, or herding lifestyle

Which of the following was a response to a challenge presented by climate in forested areas?

• people grew crops like rice and millet
• people used controlled burning of grasslands to improve the soil
• People grew tree crops
• People lived a pastoral, or herding lifestyle

The Semiarid Strip is also known as the

• Rain forest
• Sahel
• Savanna
• Southern Desert

The climate zone where widely spaced trees and grasslands are found is called

• rain forest
• Savanna
• Semiarid Strip
• Southern Desert

The presence of large animals was a challenge mainly in the ______________ Zone

• Forested
• Savanna
• Sahel
• Southern Desert