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WorksheetsNorth Africa Review
Total questions: 39
Worksheet time: 44mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Less than half of North Africans live in cities.
a)
True
b)
False
2.
What is one way to compare standard of living?
a)
GDP
b)
GDP per capita
c)
human development index
d)
all of the above are ways
3.
What is the most abundant natural resource in North Africa?
a)
water
b)
oil
c)
gas
d)
coal
4.
What change was brought about by the Suez Canal?
a)
People irrigated more.
b)
Oil was developed.
c)
Deserts expanded due to overgrazing.
d)
Goods moved more quickly.
5.
Copts are...
a)
the Christian minority group in Egypt
b)
the indigenous people of Western North Africa
6.
GDP per capita is...
a)
the number reflecting a country's average life expectancy, etc.
b)
the gross domestic product divided by the number of people
7.
Human development index (HDI) is...
a)
the gross domestic product divided by the number of people
b)
the number reflecting a country's average life expectancy, etc.
8.
A person who moves from place to place without a permanent home is a...
a)
nomad
b)
Berber
9.
Pan-Arabism refers to the opinion that all _________-speaking people should unite into one country.
a)
Arabic
b)
Tamazight
10.
A body that has been preserved so it will not decompose is a...
a)
mummy
b)
nomad
11.
An oasis is...
a)
a place in the desert where water can be found
b)
a person who moves a lot without a permanent home
12.
What is the capital of Egypt?
a)
Cairo
b)
Suez
13.
What is the capital of Morocco?
a)
Casablanca
b)
Rabat
14.
Which European language are you most likely to hear in North Africa?
a)
German
b)
Spanish
c)
English
d)
French
15.
Why might future population growth pose a problem for North Africa?
a)
The region lacks open land for cities to expand.
b)
Demand for water could easily become greater than the supply.
c)
The region has too few energy resources to supply a larger population.
d)
Too many people might migrate from the region in search of a better life.
16.
_____________________ is a system of writing that uses pictures to represent sounds or words
a)
pharaohs
b)
caliphs
c)
hieroglyphics
d)
myrrh
17.
_______________ is the name of kings of ancient Egypt
a)
myrrh
b)
hieroglyphics
c)
pharoahs
d)
sultans
18.
Almost half of North Africa's population is what?
a)
Arabic
b)
Islamic
c)
Egyptian
d)
Algerian
19.
Urbanization is a process that does what?
a)
Moves people from cities to rural areas
b)
Moves people from rural areas to cities
c)
Moves people from the desert to the coastline
d)
Moves people from the coastline to the Nile River
20.
What transports over 3,000 oil tankers and is responsible for transporting materials from Mediterranean Sea to Red Sea?
a)
Suez Canal
b)
Aswan Dam
c)
Panama Canal
d)
Egyptian Canal
21.
What language is spoken by most people in Northern Africa as their first language?
a)
African
b)
French
c)
English
d)
Arabic
22.
Why were the pyramids built?
a)
To create Social Studies questions for students
b)
Religious monuments
c)
Tombs for Pharaohs
d)
Seat of government
23.
Longest river in the world, made settlement possible in Ancient Egypt
a)
Amazon
b)
Nile
c)
Tigris
d)
Euphrates
24.
What major geographical feature covers most of North Africa?
a)
Kalahari Desert
b)
Mediterranean Sea
c)
Atlas Mountains
d)
Sahara Desert
25.
What term best describes the Ancient Egyptian religion?
a)
monotheistic
b)
atheist
c)
Buddhist
d)
polytheistic
26.
Name the country in red
a)
Libya
b)
Egypt
c)
Tunisia
d)
Algeria
27.
Name the country in red
a)
Tunisia
b)
Algeria
c)
Libya
d)
Egypt
28.
Name the country in red
a)
Tunisia
b)
Algeria
c)
Morocco
d)
Libya
29.
Name the country in red
a)
Tunisia
b)
Libya
c)
Morocco
d)
Algeria
30.
Name the country in red
a)
Libya
b)
Morocco
c)
Algeria
d)
Egypt
31.
Most countries in North Africa practice which religion?
a)
Islam
b)
Christianity
c)
Judaism
d)
Buddhism
32.
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
33.
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
34.
What resource do the populations of all the countries need?
a)
Natural Gas
b)
Phosphates
c)
Water
d)
Oil
35.
Which empire controlled North Africa around 700 A.D?
a)
Islamic
b)
Roman
c)
Jewish
d)
Greek
36.
What is the triangular deposit of fertile soil at the mouth of a river called?
a)
Delta
b)
Gamma
c)
Wadi
d)
Sahel
37.
Why did most early civilizations begin near rivers?
a)
People wanted to settle where they could get cool breezes.
b)
People wanted to settle where their property would be worth more.
c)
People settled where crops would grow best
d)
People settled in areas that had lots of sunshine.
38.
An advantage of the Construction of the Aswan Dam is
a)
lack of silt has led to the use of expensive fertilers
b)
increase in intestinal disease
c)
loss of habitat
d)
year round irrigation
39.
The use of expensive fertilizers, erosion of land, and poor drainage along the Nile was caused by-
a)
increase in floodwaters
b)
erosion stopped along the Nile
c)
intestinal infections along nile
d)
environmental issues created by Aswan Dam
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