Quiz on African Geography and Culture

What do Hadley cells influence?

• Ocean currents

• Air movement creating deserts and rainforests

• Tectonic plate movement

• River flow

Who are the predators?

• Grasshoppers and ants

• Lions and cheetahs

• Acacia trees and grasses

• Termites and beetles

Who are the herbivores?

• Lions and hyenas

• Grasshoppers and impalas

• Eagles and vultures

• Mice and mongooses

According to the diagrams, which continent has a larger percentage of its population in the 40-44 age group?

• Europe

• Africa

• Asia

• North America

What is the term for large boulders and pebbles being rolled along the sea bed?

• Solution

• Saltation

• Traction

• Suspension

What is the term for the rolling movement of large rocks along the sea floor?

• Solution

• Saltation

• Traction

• Suspension

What is the process called when sediment is carried in suspension by water?

• Solution

• Saltation

• Traction

• Suspension

Sediment is deposited to form a __________.

• Spit

• Swash

• Suspension

• Saltation

What is created when the middle section of the crust sinks?

• A rift valley with steep sides.

• A mountain range.

• A plateau.

• A canyon.

What natural feature is often found along a rift valley?

• Volcanoes

• Rivers

• Deserts

• Forests