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WorksheetsAfrica
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 7mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which of the following is an important river of Central Africa?
a)
Congo
b)
Nile
c)
Orange
d)
All of the above
2.
Which of the following countries is the largest country in Central Africa?
a)
Congo
b)
Gabon
c)
Cameroon
d)
Democratic Republic of the Congo
3.
What climate regions are located in Central Africa?
a)
Desert & Steppe
b)
Humid Tropical, & Desert
c)
Humid Tropical & Tropical Savannah
d)
Desert & Highlands
4.
Which of the following sentences best describes the Pygmies who live in Central Africa?
a)
The Pygmies all live in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
b)
The Pygmies survive by hunting and gathering their food.
c)
The Pygmies belong to one large tribe.
d)
Logging companies help the Pygmies travel by clearing roads for them.
5.
Which statement about the Congo River is most accurate?
a)
The Congo River is not very important to the Central African region.
b)
The Congo River takes a straight and easy path through many countries in Central Africa.
c)
Dangerous waterfalls on the Congo River make it difficult to easily transport goods to the Atlantic Ocean.
d)
Work is just beginning on Congo River dams that will provide electricity for all of Central Africa.
6.
Angola has a lot of oil but remains one of Africa’s poorest countries. What is the most likely reason for this?
a)
Angola doesn’t have the equipment to get the oil to the surface.
b)
Portugal takes all of the profits from the oil trade.
c)
Angola is currently in the middle of a civil war.
d)
Dishonest government leaders in Angola kept most of the money for themselves.
7.
What is the most likely reason Chad has two languages, French and Arabic?
a)
Most of Chad’s resident hope to move to France.
b)
Chad was once a French colony, and many people still speak French.
c)
Chad only trades with France.
d)
French is similar to Arabic and is very easy to learn.
8.
Only 8% of all of Africa is a rainforest.
a)
true
b)
false
9.
The rain forest is a good place to farm.
a)
true
b)
false
10.
Central Africa is located on the equator.
a)
true
b)
false
12.
The Congo River basin is second only to that of the Amazon in rate of flow.
a)
true
b)
false
12.
The Congo River basin is second only to that of the Amazon in rate of flow.
a)
true
b)
false
13.
Central Africa is characterized by hot wet climate on both sides of the equator.
a)
true
b)
false
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