WorksheetsHuman and Physical Geography of Africa/Middle East
Total questions: 33
Worksheet time: 17mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The process in which land becomes more arid and useless from human activities and global warming
a)
Sahel
b)
Drought
c)
Marginal Land
d)
Desertification
2.
A technique farmers use where they rotate the types of crops they plant in their fields in order to preserve the integrity and fertility of the soil
a)
Shifting Agriculture
b)
Pastoralism
c)
Traditional Agriculture
d)
Marginal Land
3.
A way of living within traditional African tribes in which the men hunt for food and the women gather nuts and berries for subsistence
a)
Nomadic Pastoralism
b)
Meat Eaters
c)
Hunting and Gathering
d)
Agriculturalists
4.
A way of living in which people herd domesticated goats, sheep, and cattle and live a life on the move to find food and water
a)
Hunters and Gatherers
b)
Traditional Agriculture
c)
Pastoralism
d)
Nomadic Herding
5.
A process whereby societies come under or adopt American/European culture in areas such as industry, technology, law, politics, economics, lifestyle, diet, clothing, language, alphabet, religion, philosophy, and values.
a)
Assimilation
b)
Westernization
c)
Cultural Diffusion
d)
Manifest Destiny
6.
The spread of cultural beliefs and social activities from one group to another. The mixing of world cultures through different ethnicities, religions and nationalities has increased with advanced communication, transportation and technology.
a)
Westernization
b)
Cultural Diffusion
c)
Manifest Destiny
d)
Assimilation
7.
When an outside group or country forcibly imposes their culture upon another group of people, region, or country.
a)
Assimilation
b)
Cultural Diffusion
c)
Westernization
d)
Social Darwinism
8.
Semi-arid and inhospitable, these areas have little or no potential for profit, and often have poor soil or other undesirable characteristics. This land is often located at the edge of deserts or other desolate areas.
a)
Desertification
b)
Sahel
c)
Marginal Land
d)
Semi-arable
9.
A human cause of desertification where animals eat (grassland) so heavily that the vegetation is damaged and the ground becomes liable to erosion.
a)
Overfarming
b)
Pastoralism
c)
Marginal Land
d)
Overgrazing
10.
A human cause of desertification where agricultural actions heavily impact the soil resulting in the loss of nutrients and the ground becomes liable to erosion
a)
Overgrazing
b)
Overfarming
c)
Overuse
d)
Desertification
11.
A natural cause of desertification in which climatic variations result in less rain and moisture in the area
a)
Drought
b)
Rain Shadow Effect
c)
Desertification
d)
Climate Change
12.
an eco-climatic and biogeographic zone of transition in Africa between the north and central regions. Contains marginal land that is relatively semiarid and going through the desertification process.
a)
Sahel
b)
Sahara
c)
Savannah
d)
Serengeti
13.
When a country goes through a social and economic change where they begin to produce more industrial products compared to agricultural products
a)
Human Development
b)
Mechanization
c)
Industrialization
d)
Westernization
14.
Resources like crude oil, coal, and natural gas that are abundant in Africa and the Middle East and super important for their economies
a)
Natural Resources
b)
Resource Curse
c)
Non-renewable Energy
d)
Fossil Fuels
15.
An economic indicator of development that measures the total value of all goods and services produced within a country each year. Key indicator for determining economic prosperity and overall standard of living
a)
Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
b)
GDP Per Capita
c)
Income Per Capita
d)
Gross Economic Value
16.
An annual study by the UN in which statistics are gathered and used to rank countries (hierarchy) by their level of human development (standard of living)
a)
Human Development Index (HDI)
b)
Hierarchy of Nations
c)
Characteristics of Development
d)
UNICEF
17.
An economic indicator of development that takes a country's GDP and divides it by population size in order to measure productivity per person.
a)
Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
b)
Inflation Rate
c)
GDP Per Capita
d)
Income Per Capita
18.
Measures the average income earned per person in a given area (city, region, country, etc.) in a specified year. It is calculated by dividing the area's total income by its total population.
a)
Income Per Capita
b)
GDP Per Capita
c)
Unemployment Per Capita
d)
Average Earned Income
19.
An indicator of accessibility to education that measures the number of people that have the ability to read, write, and use arithmetic.
a)
Literacy Rate
b)
Education Index
c)
Literary Development Index
d)
Rate of Education
20.
An indicator of accessibility to healthcare that statistically measures the average time a person is expected to live in a given area
a)
Infant Mortality Rate
b)
Average Lifespan Index
c)
Life Expectancy Rate
d)
Human Development Index
21.
The average number of deaths under one year of age occurring among the live births (out of a 1,000) in a given geographical area during a given year.
a)
Infant Expectancy Rate
b)
Infant Mortality Rate
c)
Life Expectancy Rate
d)
Standard of Living
22.
the basic physical and organizational structures and facilities (communication and transportation systems) needed for the operation of a society
a)
Technological Access
b)
Developmental Structures
c)
Accessibility
d)
Infrastructure
23.
A term that describes a country that is rich in natural resources but lacks the infrastructure to access and profit from it. Developed countries provide the access but also take the profits.
a)
Unbalanced Trade
b)
Scarcity of Resources
c)
Resource Deficiency
d)
Resource Curse
24.
The largest desert in the world that takes up most of northern Africa
a)
Sahara
b)
Namib
c)
Kalahari
d)
Sahel
25.
The longest river in the world that begins in Lake Victoria and flows northward to the Mediterranean Sea
a)
Niger
b)
Congo
c)
Nile
d)
Zambezi
26.
Which commodity is not important and beneficial to the African economy?
a)
Commercial Fishing
b)
Coffee
c)
Diamonds
d)
Oil
27.
The world's second largest religion and found throughout Africa and the Middle East
a)
Hinduism
b)
Christianity
c)
Judaism
d)
Islam
28.
The world's largest religion that was brought by Europeans and spread throughout central and southern Africa
a)
Judaism
b)
Islam
c)
Hinduism
d)
Christianity
29.
An indigenous group in Africa that depends on hunting and gathering as their predominant form of food production
a)
Hadza
b)
Massai
c)
Datoga
30.
The main resource that defines the Middle Eastern economy, especially within the Persian Gulf region.
a)
Iron Ore
b)
Diamonds
c)
Oil
d)
Fossil Fuels
31.
A country in the Middle East that was created in 1948 that is predominately Jewish
a)
Syria
b)
Iraq
c)
Iran
d)
Israel
32.
Most of the Islamic world, including Africa and the Middle East, is dominated by which Islamic sect?
a)
Sunni
b)
Shiite
c)
Kurdish
d)
Druid
33.
Iran and Iraq are two countries in the Islamic world whose predominant Muslim population comes from which Islamic sect?
a)
Shiite
b)
Sunni
c)
Kurdish
d)
Druid
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