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WorksheetsSub-Saharan Africa
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
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Class
Date
1.
What was NOT an issue for Africa after independence?
a)
Starvation
b)
Disease
c)
Lacking Resources
d)
Unstable governments
2.
True or False:
The Great Rift Valley is a continuous geographic trench that is approximately 3,000 km long?
The Great Rift Valley is a continuous geographic trench that is approximately 3,000 km long?
a)
True
b)
False
3.
What biome would you NOT find in Africa?
a)
Chapparal
b)
Savanna
c)
Plateua
d)
Tundra
4.
The congo river is........
a)
The longest river in the whole world
b)
One of the worlds longest rivers
c)
The same length as the Nile River
d)
None of the above
5.
Where is the Sub-Saharn Africa on a map?
a)
North
b)
North East
c)
South
d)
South West
6.
True or false:
Mt.Kilimanjaro the tallest mountain in Africa
Mt.Kilimanjaro the tallest mountain in Africa
a)
True
b)
False
7.
What is Nationalism?
a)
The process in which countries controlled by colonial rulers become independent nations
b)
A feeling in one prides homeland;a groups identity
c)
Seizing political control of other places to create an empire
d)
A group of traders that travel together
8.
Which of the following is not an example of one of african's 3 main religions.
a)
Islam
b)
Hebrew
c)
Christianity
d)
Animism
9.
Which language is a blend of Bantu and Arabic?
a)
Swahili
b)
African
c)
English
d)
Shona
10.
True or False:
The great rift valley runs from northern Syria to central Mozambique in Southeastern Africa
The great rift valley runs from northern Syria to central Mozambique in Southeastern Africa
a)
True
b)
False
11.
What is the boxed country?
a)
Niger
b)
Chad
c)
South Africa
d)
Mali
12.
Scramble for Africa is......
a)
A period when European countries fought to control portions of Africa for the benifit of natural resources
b)
A process in which people exchange goods without speaking or contacting each other.
c)
A feeling of pride in one's own homeland; a group's identity.
d)
Characterized by short woody shrubs and a climate of mild wet winters and hot dry summers.
13.
True or False:
Animism-the belief that natural physical entities,including animals,plants,and features on the earth,have a spiritual essence.
Animism-the belief that natural physical entities,including animals,plants,and features on the earth,have a spiritual essence.
a)
True
b)
False
14.
Ghana and Mali so successful in the early history of Africa because.....
a)
They were huge countries
b)
They had terrible natural resources so they fought for them
c)
They had good resources so it was easier for them to survive.
15.
What is the name of process in which people exchange goods without speaking or contacting each other?
a)
Silent Trade
b)
Talking Bater
c)
Silent Barter
d)
Communcation
16.
Which kingdom of Africa began when the golden chair was chosen as the first king?
a)
The Ashanti Kingdom
b)
The Bantu Kingdom
c)
The Swahili Kingdom
d)
The Ahilly Kingdom
17.
Why did trading empires in Africa use the process of silent barter.
a)
To gain their needs and wants, they used the process of silent barter because they did not speak the same language.
b)
Because they thought it was fun.
c)
To learn about other empires
d)
To learn more languages
18.
True or False:
Ghana and Mali loved trading riches with other kingdoms?
Ghana and Mali loved trading riches with other kingdoms?
a)
True
b)
False
19.
Why did countries want to colonize Africa?
a)
They were interested in the culture
b)
They needed and wanted their natural resource
c)
They thought that it would make a great tourist attraction
d)
They were glad of their resources
20.
What is a Chaparral?
a)
characterized by short woody shrubs and a climate of mild wet winters and hot dry summers.
b)
very very cold
c)
a rolling grassland found between the rainforest and desert biome. This biome does not receive enough land to support the growth of forests.
d)
A vast desert of northern Africa extending east from the Atlantic coast to the Red Sea and south from the Atlas Mountains and the Mediterranean Sea to the Sahel.
21.
What country is highlighted?
a)
Ghana
b)
Libya
c)
Algeria
d)
Congo
22.
Who were the main countries,that colonized the most of Africa and conquered the most land?
a)
Britian and France
b)
Belgium and France
c)
Germany and France
23.
True or False:
Sub-Saharan Africa is VERY small!!
Sub-Saharan Africa is VERY small!!
a)
True
b)
FALSE
24.
Where is Angola?
a)
North
b)
SouthWest
c)
MidWest
d)
NorthEast
25.
Was this the best quiz EVER!!!(?)
(you can't get this wrong, it is TOTALLY a trick question)
(you can't get this wrong, it is TOTALLY a trick question)
a)
YES!
b)
YAAAASSSSSS!!
c)
YESSSSSS!
d)
All of the Above!!!
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