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North Africa!

Total questions: 63

Worksheet time: 22mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

An Egyptian king was a

a)

scribe

b)

servant

c)

papyrus

d)

pharaoh

2.

Which way does the Nile flow?

a)

toward the south

b)

toward the north

3.
Why were the pyramids built?
a)
religious worship
b)
grain storage
c)
homes for servants
d)
tombs for pharaohs' bodies
4.

In Ancient Egypt, it was a line of rulers from one family

a)

delta

b)

papyrus

c)

hieroglyphic

d)

dynasty

5.
Egyptians had a written language using pictures called ____.
a)
cuneiform
b)
English
c)
hieroglyphics
d)
Cursive
6.
Other than the fertile Nile River Valley, the rest of Egypt is
a)
ocean
b)
jungle
c)
desert
d)
a glacier
7.

The ancient Egyptians believed that there was ___ after death, & mummifying helped get there.

a)

drought

b)

flood

c)

wedding

d)

life

8.

A book over 90% of MODERN Northern Africans would read for religions reasons is

a)

Torah

b)

New Testament

c)

Quran

d)

Book of Mormon

9.

Today's most widely practiced religion in Egypt is

a)

Islam

b)

Christianity

c)

Judaism

d)

Pharoahism

10.
The longest river in the world.
a)
Amazon
b)
Nelli
c)
Mississippi
d)
Nile
11.

A river DELTA is a _____-shaped area where the river empties into an ocean

a)

circle

b)

square

c)

triangle

d)

diamond

12.

PAPYRUS was "paper" made from

a)

stone

b)

clay

c)

a plant

d)

a river

13.

What is the triangular-shaped green thing at the top of the map?

a)

Nile River

b)

Nile River Delta

c)

Mediterranean Sea

d)

Nile Valley

14.

Fertile soil deposited during yearly floods of the Nile

a)

Sand

b)

Mulch

c)

Silt

d)

Pebbles

15.

People who practice Islam are

a)

Muslims

b)

Catholics

c)

Jews

d)

Buddhists

16.
a)
Algeria
b)
Libya
c)
Morocco
d)
Saudi Arabia
17.
a)
Morocco
b)
Israel
c)
Tunisia
d)
Yemen
18.
a)
Tunisia
b)
Morocco
c)
Algeria
d)
Yemen
19.
a)
Tunisia
b)
Egypt
c)
Morocco
d)
Algeria
20.
a)
Libya
b)
Saudi Arabia
c)
Egypt
d)
Algeria
21.

The red thing on the map shows WHAT man-made feature?

a)

the Strait of Hormuz

b)

the Suez Canal

c)

the Nile River

d)

the Sahara Desert

22.
Monotheism means...
a)
1 God
b)
multiple gods
23.

What is "B"?

a)

Mediterranean Sea

b)

Red Sea

c)

Indian Ocean

d)

Atlantic Ocean

24.
What is "A"?
a)
Mediterranean Sea
b)
Red Sea
c)
Indian Ocean
d)
Atlantic Ocean
25.
What is "C"?
a)
Mediterranean Sea
b)
Red Sea
c)
Indian Ocean
d)
Atlantic Ocean
26.
What is the following Middle East Man-Made Feature?
a)
Red Sea
b)
Tigris River
c)
Suez Canal
d)
Euphrates River
27.

North Africa's mo$t important energy re$ource i$

a)

timber

b)

land

c)

oil

d)

copper

28.

This is a wet, fertile area in a desert

a)

Oasis

b)

Wonderwall

c)

Water Fountain

d)

Silt

29.

Who had control over all of North Africa in the early 1900’s?

a)

Americans

b)

Asians

c)

Middle Easterners

d)

Europeans

30.

The majority language spoken in North Africa & the language of the Quran

a)

Arabic

b)

French

c)

North African

d)

English

31.

The Suez Canal

a)

is a canal

b)

charges tolls for using it

c)

crosses through Egypt

d)

connects the Mediterranean & Red Sea

e)

is in Europe

32.

What is the purpose of OPEC?

a)

To keep oil in the Middle East

b)

Regulate the supply/demand and price of oil

c)

To stop others from selling oil

33.

What is the currency of Morocco?

a)

dinar

b)

pound

c)

dirham

34.

_____ is a staple food of Morocco.

a)

couscous

b)

fufu

c)

oriental rice bowl

35.

What is the World's Largest Hot Desert?

a)

Sahara

b)

Mojave

c)

Gobi

d)

Atlas

36.
Name the country in red
a)
Libya
b)
Egypt
c)
Tunisia
d)
Algeria
37.
Name the country in red
a)
Tunisia
b)
Algeria
c)
Libya
d)
Egypt
38.
Name the country in red
a)
Tunisia
b)
Algeria
c)
Morocco
d)
Libya
39.
Name the country in red
a)
Libya
b)
Morocco
c)
Algeria
d)
Egypt
40.
Name the country in red
a)
Tunisia
b)
Libya
c)
Morocco
d)
Algeria
41.

The temperature in the Sahara can reach as high as

a)

125 degrees

b)

75 degrees

c)

85 degrees

d)

95 degrees

42.

What is this flag?

a)

Ghana

b)

Sudan

c)

Algeria

43.

What is this flag?

a)

South Sudan

b)

Somalia

c)

Egypt

44.

What is this flag?

a)

Burkina Faso

b)

Mauritania

c)

Libya

45.

What is this flag?

a)

Morocco

b)

Senegal

c)

Sudan

46.
a)
Atlantic Ocean
b)
Strait of Gibraltar 
c)
English Channel
d)
Mediterranean Sea
47.
a)
North Sea
b)
Strait of Gibraltar 
c)
English Channel
d)
Mediterranean Sea
48.
Which North African country lies directly west of Egypt?
a)
Libya
b)
Tunisia
c)
Morocco
d)
Algeria
49.

Which country did military leader Muammar al-Qaddafi control for more than 40 years?

a)

Egypt

b)

Tunisia

c)

Morocco

d)

Libya

50.

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

51.
On what continent is Tunisia?
a)
North America
b)
South America
c)
Africa
d)
Asia
52.

Tunisia's flag is # ?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

53.

The color of Libya is ____

a)

Orange

b)

Red

c)

Blue

d)

Green

e)

Orange

54.

What is the currency of Libya?

a)

dinar

b)

pound

c)

dirham

55.

What is the currency of Egypt?

a)

dinar

b)

pound

c)

dirham

56.

The Arab Spring took place in:

a)

the Middle East

b)

North Africa

c)

Both

d)

Neither

57.

The Arab Spring protests first started in:

a)

Libya

b)

Syria

c)

Yemen

d)

Tunisia

58.

Protests against dictators in Tunisia, Egypt, Libya, and Syria were the beginning of the __________ ___________.

a)

Arab Spring

b)

Early Spring

c)

Jaded Spring

59.

What did the revolutionaries utilize to organize?

a)

internet, social media, cell phones

b)

newspapers, public gatherings

c)

newspapers, the internet, dark web

60.

The Arab Spring forced out dictators in

a)

Tunisia, Egypt, and Libya

b)

Tunisia, Djoubti, Morocco

c)

Egypt, Sudan, Algeria

61.

Morocco is located in the...

a)

European Continent.

b)

Asian Continent.

c)

American Continent.

d)

African Continent.

62.

A SOUK is an open-air marketplace in an Arab city.

a)

True

b)

False

63.

In 1962, Algeria gained independence from

a)

Spain.

b)

France.

c)

the Arabs.

d)

the Ottoman Turks.

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