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WorksheetsProblems of Africa
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 8mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Define Desertification
a)
When animals become extinct.
b)
A large population of people starving.
c)
A good education system
d)
The process by which fertile land becomes a desert.
2.
Which of the following is a cause of desertification?
a)
Endangered Animals
b)
Low birth rate
c)
Drought
d)
Global Interdependence
3.
Which of the following is an effect of overgrazing?
a)
Erosion
b)
Arable land
c)
Cattle Ranching
d)
Large water supply
4.
What are the three causes of desertification?
a)
High birth rate, low education, High GDP
b)
Drought, Overgrazing, and Deforestation
c)
High standard of living, Urban community, High gross domestic product
d)
Drought, Famine, Monsoon
5.
When people run out of food and their families are starving they have no options but to -
a)
Try and farm anyway
b)
Continue to starve
c)
Flee to large cities
d)
Gather water
6.
Which of the following is not a reason animals are endangered in Africa?
a)
People are starving
b)
Illegal Hunting (Poachers)
c)
Habitat Destruction
d)
People care about the animals
7.
Rebel groups use the profits from poaching to buy?
a)
Weapons
b)
More diamonds
c)
More livestock
d)
Nothing
8.
Poachers kill endangered animals for their?
a)
Fur, heart, and eyes
b)
Horns, hides, and tusk
c)
Feet, tail, and skull
d)
None of the above
9.
What is a famine?
a)
A family
b)
When someone becomes famous
c)
Animals being killed for food
d)
A widespread shortage of food
10.
If a famine is going on in your country people are dying of -
a)
Starvation
b)
Desertification
c)
Endangered Animals
d)
Illness
11.
Which of the following is not a reason people are starving in Africa?
a)
Debt and War
b)
Subsistence Farming
c)
Rising Population
d)
High standard of living
12.
Which of the following is a disease spread by mosquitoes?
a)
Malaria
b)
Parasites
c)
Hepatitis B
d)
The Flu
13.
Which is a disease spread through water and food?
a)
Malaria
b)
The Flu
c)
HIV
d)
Parasites
14.
Which is a disease spread by blood contact?
a)
The Flu
b)
Sleeping sickness
c)
Cholera
d)
HIV/AIDS
15.
Why are so many people sick in Africa?
a)
Limited or no access to medical care
b)
There are plenty of doctors in Africa
c)
People have too much money
d)
Not many people are sick
16.
Does Africa have a high or low literacy rate? Think about their educational system.
a)
High
b)
Low
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