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Total questions: 121
Worksheet time: 2hrs 12mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which physical feature is located in East Africa?
a)
Great Rift Valley
b)
Congo Basin
c)
Cape of Good Hope
d)
Sahara
2.
The Great Rift Valley was formed mainly by
a)
Shifting tectonic plates
b)
Seawater erosion
c)
Nile River flooding
d)
Large meteor
3.
Why are many Africa countries promoting ecotourism?
a)
To allow tourists to distribute African plants
b)
To attract more industry and investments
c)
To encourage trade with other nations
d)
To help preserve the rain forest and boost economies
4.
In steppe areas, clearing trees or herding large amounts of livestock can cause
a)
Farmers to become angry
b)
Desertification
c)
Irrigation problems
d)
Soil to become compacted
5.
Where in Africa are you most likely to find elephants, lions, and giraffes?
a)
In the steppes
b)
In the mountains
c)
In the rain forest
d)
In the savanna
6.
The Namib and the Kalahari are two of Africa's
a)
Deserts
b)
Rainforests
c)
Highest mountains
d)
Savanna
7.
A period of time when no rain falls
a)
Drought
b)
Desertification
c)
Lowland
d)
Succulent
8.
Widespread clearing of land
a)
Desertification
b)
Deforestation
c)
Basin
d)
Drought
9.
Process that turns fertile land into land that is too dry to support life is called
a)
Deforestation
b)
Desertification
c)
Drought
d)
Canopy
10.
An umbrella-like covering formed by the tops of high trees
a)
Canopy
b)
Rain forest
c)
Succulent
d)
Lowland
11.
Which body of water is located nearest number 5?
a)
Nile River
b)
Lake Tanganyika
c)
Lake Victoria
d)
Red Sea
12.
Which number is nearest Lake Victoria?
a)
4
b)
3
c)
5
d)
1
13.
Which river is located nearest number 7?
a)
Volta
b)
Niger
c)
Zambezi
d)
Nile
14.
Which number is nearest Niger River?
a)
7
b)
9
c)
8
d)
6
15.
Which number is nearest Congo River?
a)
3
b)
7
c)
6
d)
8
16.
What number corresponds to South Africa?
a)
3
b)
4
c)
31
d)
1
17.
What country corresponds to number 10?
a)
Sudan
b)
Libya
c)
Egypt
d)
Kenya
18.
Which country corresponds to number 14?
a)
Egypt
b)
Sudan
c)
Somalia
d)
Kenya
19.
What number corresponds to Nigeria?
a)
32
b)
10
c)
31
d)
19
20.
What number corresponds to Democratic Republic of the Congo?
a)
29
b)
36
c)
9
d)
16
21.
What number corresponds to Egypt?
a)
4
b)
3
c)
1
d)
2
22.
Which number is nearest the Kalahari Desert?
a)
4
b)
3
c)
2
d)
1
23.
Which type of landform can be found in the region numbered 3?
a)
rainforest
b)
desert
c)
mountains
d)
savannah
24.
Which landform is located nearest number 1?
a)
Kalahari Desert
b)
Atlas Mountains
c)
Namib Desert
d)
Sahara Desert
25.
Which number is nearest the Sahel?
a)
1
b)
5
c)
4
d)
3
26.
Which number is nearest the Tropical Rain Forest?
a)
1
b)
6
c)
4
d)
2
27.
Which landform is located nearest number 1?
a)
Drakensberg Mountains
b)
East African Mountains
c)
Himalaya Mountains
d)
Atlas Mountains
28.
What desert covers most of northern Africa?
a)
Sahel
b)
Sahara
c)
Savanna
d)
Kalahari
29.
What is Africa's transition zone between desert and rain forest?
a)
Sahel
b)
Sahara
c)
Savanna
d)
Kalahari
30.
What African landform has rolling grassland and scattered trees?
a)
Sahel
b)
Kalahari
c)
Isthmus
d)
Savanna
31.
Located in Africa,what is the longest lake in the world?
a)
Lake Tanganyika
b)
lake Okeechobee
c)
Lake Mead
d)
Lake Victoria
32.
What desert is located in southern Africa?
a)
Kalahari
b)
Sahel
c)
Sahara
d)
Gobi
33.
Located in Africa what is the worlds longest river?
a)
Niger
b)
Rhine
c)
Congo
d)
Nile
34.
What is the largest lake in Africa?
a)
Lake Victoria
b)
Lake tanganyika
c)
Lake Orange
d)
Lake Mead
35.
Which African river near the equator is located in the tropical rainforest ?
a)
Nile
b)
Niger
c)
Congo
d)
Mekong
36.
Which river is the principal river in western Africa?
a)
Nile
b)
Niger
c)
Congo
d)
Mekong
37.
A large part of Africa is in the region that lies on either side of the Equator.
a)
tropics
b)
savanna
c)
river basin
38.
The crops from the farm that produces crops for sale are often exported to other counties.
a)
commercial farm
b)
subsistence
39.
a fertile place in the desert where there is water and vegetation
a)
irrigation
b)
arable
c)
oasis
d)
tributary
40.
rich soil that is able to grow many plants
a)
cash crop
b)
tributary
c)
savanna
d)
fertile
41.
very dry
a)
arid
b)
fertile
c)
savanna
d)
harmattan
42.
in short supply
a)
arid
b)
sahel
c)
cash crop
d)
scarcity
43.
a person who moves from place to place to make a living
a)
camel
b)
nomad
c)
resident
d)
settler
44.
crop grown to be sold on the world market
a)
harmattan
b)
nomad
c)
cash crop
d)
harmattan
45.
land suitable for growing crops
a)
nomad
b)
arable
c)
cash crop
d)
drought
46.
the absence of rainfall from an area of land
a)
arid
b)
drought
c)
harmattan
d)
desertification
47.
Besides location to the equator, what other factors can influence climate?
a)
altitude
b)
plant life
c)
ocean currents
d)
gold
48.
What is the largest lake in East Africa?
a)
Lake Victoria
b)
Lake Edward
c)
Lake Albert
d)
Lake Tanganyika
49.
What is the Great Rift Valley?
a)
a huge crack in the earth’s surface with fertile farmland
b)
a huge crack in the earth’s surface with a desert in the middle
c)
a huge crack in the earth’s surface with the Nile river in the middle
d)
a huge crack in the earth’s surface where nobody has ever visited
50.
What is the Great Rift Valley?
a)
a huge crack in the earth’s surface with fertile farmland
b)
a huge crack in the earth’s surface with a desert in the middle
c)
a huge crack in the earth’s surface with the Nile river in the middle
d)
a huge crack in the earth’s surface where nobody has ever visited
51.
_________is a language spoken by many East Africans.
a)
Swahili
b)
Zulu
c)
Ashanti
d)
Japanese
52.
What is the most likely reason that Swahili language has words from many other languages?
a)
to easily communicate and trade with neighboring tribes
b)
to annoy their neighbors
c)
to keep outsiders away
d)
After “The Lion King.”
53.
The Masai people in Kenya are nomadic. What are nomads?
a)
wanderers
b)
habits
c)
varieties
d)
impressive
54.
Which of these geographic forms in Eastern Africa is about the same size as the entire U.S.?
a)
the Sahara Desert
b)
the Serengeti Plains
c)
Lake Victoria
d)
Mount Kilimanjaro
55.
Mount Kilimanjaro is a volcano.
a)
true
b)
false
56.
The two major ethnic groups in Rwanda are the Hutu and the Tutsi.
a)
true
b)
false
57.
An ethnic group is a group of people who share a common culture.
a)
True
b)
False
58.
A religious group is a group of people who share a common race and belief system.
a)
True
b)
False
59.
Most Africans are either Christian or Muslim, but __________ religions still play a role in African culture.
a)
Sacred
b)
Voodoo
c)
Traditional
d)
Holy
60.
Most African languages can be trace to which group?
a)
Arabs
b)
Ashanti
c)
Swahili
d)
Bantu
61.
Which Ethnic group has the "Golden Stool"?
a)
Arab
b)
Swahili
c)
Bantu
d)
Ashanti
62.
Where do most Ashanti live?
a)
Ghana and ivory Coast in the west
b)
Kenya and Somalia in the east
c)
South Africa and Botswana in the south
d)
Sahara region in the north
63.
How many people in Africa today are part of the Bantu culture?
a)
1 billion
b)
7 million
c)
70 million
d)
100 million
64.
The majority of Swahili people practice which religion?
a)
Islam
b)
Christianity
c)
Traditional
d)
Judaism
65.
What ethnic group in Africa speaks Twi?
a)
Ashanti
b)
Bantu
c)
Arabic
d)
Swahili
66.
What is a community of people sharing a common culture, ancestry, customs, and language known as?
a)
Religious Group
b)
Tribal Group
c)
Ethnic Group
d)
Country Group
67.
What country is pictured?
a)
Somalia
b)
Ethiopia
c)
Kenya
d)
Uganda
68.
What country is pictured?
a)
Cameroon
b)
Democratic Republic of the Congo
c)
Republic of the Congo
d)
Central African Republic
69.
What spread the Arab culture beyond the Sahara?
a)
Spreading the religion
b)
Quest for farmable land
c)
Gold and salt trade
d)
conquering sub-Saharan Africa
70.
What did Muslim traders bring with them to Africa?
a)
Beads and jewels
b)
Islam
c)
sand
d)
New foods
71.
What are the main ethnic groups of Africa?
a)
Arab, Ashanti, Swahili, Bantu
b)
Arab, Persian, Ashanti, Bantu
c)
Arab, Ashanti, Swahili, Zulu
d)
Arab, Swahili, Ashanti, African
72.
The Swahili language has ties to what other languages?
a)
Arabic and Swahili
b)
Bantu and Arabic
c)
Bantu and Twi
d)
Arabic and Twi
73.
Where do most Muslims live in Africa?
a)
Only in Sahel
b)
Near the Southern Tip of Africa
c)
In Northern and Eastern Africa
d)
Few Muslims live in Africa today
74.
Those who practice the traditional Ashanti religion......
a)
use the Quran as their Holy Book.
b)
believe there is one supreme god.
c)
believe that Jesus is the son of God.
d)
must pray facing Mecca 5 times a day.
75.
Which best describes the Bantu people?
a)
The Bantu are nomadic people in the Sahara Desert.
b)
The Bantu are a separate race in the Northern part of the African continent.
c)
The Bantu live in only cities and towns; none of them farm or herd animals anymore.
d)
They are many different people who share a related language and some cultural characteristics.
76.
Where are the majority of the Bantu people found?
a)
Sahel
b)
East Africa
c)
North Africa
d)
South Africa
77.
Which group believe that plants, animals, and trees have souls?
a)
Arab
b)
Ashanti
c)
Bantu
d)
Swahili
78.
If you describe someone as a Christian, you are describing his ________.
a)
Ethnic Group
b)
Religious Group
c)
Language
d)
Education
79.
Why was learning Arabic important for those who became Muslims?
a)
The Quran is written in Arabic.
b)
Arabic is easy to learn.
c)
Arabic was the only written language.
d)
Muslims were required to only speak Arabic.
80.
What is the significance of the Golden Stool for the Ashanti people?
a)
It symbolizes the power of the Ashanti people.
b)
The stool was meant to encourage equal rights for all.
c)
The Ashanti would become rich making furniture and household goods.
d)
The Ashanti people could only worship if they were sitting on the Golden Stool.
81.
Why is the Bantu Migration so important in the study of Africa?
a)
The Bantu Migration led to the first settlements in the Sahara.
b)
The Migration was forced by African governments in the North.
c)
The Bantu migration brought language and iron tools across Africa.
d)
During the migration, the people refused to intermarry with Arabs and Muslims.
82.
Which best describes the religion of the Bantu people?
a)
Muslim
b)
Animism
c)
Christian
d)
Muslim, Christian and Animism may be found among the Bantu.
83.
What is the holy book of Islam?
a)
Qur'an
b)
Torah
c)
Talmud
d)
Bible
84.
What is the holy book of Judaism?
a)
Qur'an
b)
Torah
c)
Talmud
d)
Bible
85.
The Swahili language is a mixture of Bantu and...
a)
Muslim
b)
Arabic
c)
Ashanti
d)
English
86.
Which region in Africa is most vulnerable to deforestation?
a)
Sahel
b)
Sahara
c)
Savanna
d)
tropical rainforest
87.
What region in Africa is most vulnerable to desertification?
a)
Sahel
b)
Savanna
c)
Sahara
d)
Tropical Rainforest
88.
What the belief that natural physical entities,
including animals, plants, and features of the earth, have a spiritual essence?
including animals, plants, and features of the earth, have a spiritual essence?
a)
Shintoism
b)
Animism
c)
confucianism
d)
Islam
89.
Where are the Swahili people found in Africa?
a)
Eastern Africa
b)
Northern Africa
c)
Southern Africa
d)
Western Africa
90.
Which ethnic group lives mainly in Central Africa?
a)
Arab
b)
Swahili
c)
Ashanti
d)
Bantu
91.
Contamination of water supplies due to chemicals, fertilizer, sewage, etc.
a)
Water Pollution
b)
Irrigation
c)
Drought
d)
Climate
92.
Providing water to land for agriculture (artificially).
a)
Water Pollution
b)
Irrigation
c)
Drought
d)
Climate
93.
weather conditions in an area over a long period of time
a)
Water Pollution
b)
Irrigation
c)
Drought
d)
Climate
94.
the production of goods and services in an economy
a)
deforestation
b)
desertification
c)
industry
d)
population distribution
95.
the pattern of where people live
a)
deforestation
b)
desertification
c)
population distribution
d)
drought
96.
Area of Africa south of the Sahara desert
a)
Sub-Saharan
b)
Environment
c)
Climate
d)
Industry
97.
Which is NOT a cause of deforestation in Africa?
a)
clearing land for farms
b)
logging
c)
urban growth
d)
Foreign Aid Programs
98.
total of all living organisms and natural forces in a place
a)
Sub-Saharan
b)
Environment
c)
Climate
d)
Industry
99.
____________ leads to poor soil.
a)
flooding
b)
desertification
c)
dirty water
d)
decreased population
100.
Which of the following is a result of Water Pollution or Unequal Access to Water?
a)
diseases
b)
better education
c)
increased trade
101.
Which physical features largely blocks trade between North Africa and Southern Africa?
a)
Kalahari Desert
b)
Nile River
c)
Sahara Desert
d)
Niger River
102.
What affect does the Sahel's climate and physical characteristics have on population distribution?
a)
Few people live here
b)
Many people live here
c)
There is no effect
103.
What effect does the physical characteristics of the Tropical Rain Forest have on trade?
a)
Large highways make trade easy.
b)
Poor roads make trade challenging
c)
Physical characteristics have no effect on trade
104.
What is a cause of malnutrition?
a)
too little nutrients and vitamins in the food eaten
b)
too many sweets are eaten
c)
too much protein in the food eaten
105.
Dirty water makes it hard for Africans to go to work or school because of illness, money must be spent on medicine, and there is no time to work or start a business because of time spent fetching water. All of this leads to __________ in Africa.
a)
Happiness
b)
Healthiness
c)
Entrepreneurship
d)
Poverty
106.
Two causes of destruction of the African rain forests are ____.
a)
erosion and volcanoes
b)
road construction and logging
c)
refugees and poachers
d)
heavy rains and earthquakes
107.
Which of these countries, which has Uganda as a neighbor, has a largely Muslim population?
a)
Sudan
b)
Ethiopia
c)
Djibouti
d)
Somalia
108.
These two countries have a large Hutu and Tutsi population and went through a violent civil war in the 1990s.
a)
Kenya and Tanzania
b)
Tanganyika and Zanzibar
c)
Ethiopia and Eritrea
d)
Rwanda and Burundi
109.
Eritrea went through a violent civil war with this country before gaining independence in 1993.
a)
Sudan
b)
Ethiopia
c)
Djibouti
d)
Somalia
110.
How is Mombasa’s location important to it’s economy?
a)
It is located near the Sahara and helps desert traders
b)
It is located near the Indian ocean and connects oversea traders
c)
It is located near Lake Victoria and connects inland traders
d)
It is located near the Red Sea and connects oversea traders
111.
Which capital city is located at the confluence of the Blue Nile River and White Nile River?
a)
Addis Ababa
b)
Nairobi
c)
Djibouti
d)
Khartoum
112.
Sudan has Arabic as one of it's official languages.
a)
True
b)
False
113.
Ethiopia has English as one of its official languages.
a)
True
b)
False
114.
Somalia has Arabic as an official language.
a)
True
b)
False
115.
When colonizing Africa, European countries practiced a policy of __________, or seizing political and economic control.
a)
Imperialism
b)
War
c)
Non-action
d)
Colonization
116.
Which 2 countries in Africa were not colonized by European powers?
a)
Nigeria and Mali
b)
Liberia and South Africa
c)
Ivory Coast and Egypt
d)
Liberia and Ethiopia
117.
The ____________________ is known for drawing thousands of tourists to East Africa each year.
a)
Pyramids of Giza
b)
Serengeti National Park
c)
Mecca
d)
Sahara Desert
118.
What has been one of the major causes of hunger and poor nutrition in East Africa?
a)
Wildlife sanctuaries
b)
War and conflict
c)
Ecotourism
d)
Industrialization
119.
Rock churches built by Ethiopian King in 1100's
a)
Griot
b)
Sibsistence Agriculture
c)
Darfur
d)
Labibela
120.
What is the source of the Nile River?
a)
Lake Nasser
b)
Mediterranean Sea
c)
Lake Victoria & Ethiopian Highlands
d)
Red Sea
121.
This type of energy source comes from hot springs located deep underground in Kenya and Djibouti.
a)
Hydroelectric
b)
Geothermal
c)
Solar
d)
Wind
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