WorksheetsNorth Africa
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 15mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
In which country did the Arab Spring revolts begin?
a)
Morocco
b)
Algeria
c)
Tunisia
d)
Egypt
2.
What major geographical feature covers most of North Africa?
a)
Kalahari Desert
b)
Mediterranean Sea
c)
Atlas Mountains
d)
Sahara Desert
3.
What term best describes the Ancient Egyptian religion?
a)
monotheistic
b)
atheist
c)
Buddhist
d)
polytheistic
4.
The Suez Canal connects which two bodies of water?
a)
Atlantic and Pacific Ocean
b)
Artic and Pacific Ocean
c)
Black and Caspian Sea
d)
Mediterranean and Red Sea
5.
What are considered North Africa’s most important bodies of water?
a)
Suez Canal and Red Sea
b)
Atlantic Ocean & Mediterranean Sea
c)
Mediterranean Sea and Nile River
d)
Nile River and Red Sea
6.
Name the country in red
a)
Libya
b)
Egypt
c)
Tunisia
d)
Algeria
7.
Name the country in red
a)
Tunisia
b)
Algeria
c)
Libya
d)
Egypt
8.
Name the country in red
a)
Tunisia
b)
Algeria
c)
Morocco
d)
Libya
9.
Name the country in red
a)
Tunisia
b)
Libya
c)
Morocco
d)
Algeria
10.
Name the country in red
a)
Libya
b)
Morocco
c)
Algeria
d)
Egypt
11.
Most countries in North Africa practice which religion?
a)
Islam
b)
Christianity
c)
Judaism
d)
Buddhism
12.
Berbers are...
a)
One of the ethnic groups of North Africa that is nomadic
b)
The minority relgious group in Egypt
c)
Vast stretches of land
d)
Open air markets
13.
What are the two main climate types in North Africa?
a)
Tropical and Mediterranean
b)
Mediterranean and Desert
c)
Desert and Tropical
d)
Mediterranean and Atlantic
14.
Which body of water serves as the northern border for every North African country?
a)
Mediterranean Sea
b)
Red Sea
c)
Nile River
d)
Suez Canal
15.
Which country's economy is the most diversified?
a)
Egypt
b)
Libya
c)
Algeria
d)
Morocco
16.
Why did European countries want to colonize Africa?
a)
They wanted to spread Islam and the Islamic culture
b)
There was a lot of unexplored desert and rainforests
c)
They wanted the natural resources and looked down on Africans
d)
The Africans wanted to be colonized and learn how to use their resources
17.
Why did countries want control over Egypt?
a)
They wanted to the riches buried in the pyramids
b)
They wanted all the oil and natural gas
c)
They wanted to monopolize the Nile River
d)
They wanted to control the Suez Canal
18.
What is the goal of the Islamic fundamentalists of North Africa?
a)
End "Western" influence on Islamic culture
b)
Fund mosques with the riches from the pyramids
c)
Open up farms that follow Islamic dietary laws
d)
Sell Qurans to all the non-Muslims
19.
What resource do the populations of all the countries need?
a)
Natural Gas
b)
Phosphates
c)
Water
d)
Oil
20.
What was the result of the Arab Spring in Egypt?
a)
The country signed a peace treaty with protesters in Tunisia
b)
The old leaders created their own country south of Egypt
c)
Islamic fundamentalists retreated to Sahara Desert to regroup
d)
The country formed a new government and wrote a new constitution
21.
What is a souk?
a)
An open air market
b)
A vast stretch of sand
c)
A small wheat nugget used as a food base
d)
A nomadic tribe in North Africa
22.
What are phosphates?
a)
Vast stretches of sand
b)
Nomadic tribes that live in North Africa
c)
Giant structures that house dead pharoahs
d)
Chemical compounds used to make fertilizer
23.
What is couscous?
a)
The religion practiced by ancient Egyptians
b)
A chemical used in fertilizer
c)
Small wheat nuggets used as a food base
d)
A protest against the government
24.
What are ergs?
a)
The gods worshiped by Egyptians
b)
Vast stretches of sand
c)
Dry steambeds
d)
Rulers of the Muslim empire
25.
Which empire controlled North Africa around 700 A.D?
a)
Islamic
b)
Roman
c)
Jewish
d)
Greek
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