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WorksheetsAfrica
Total questions: 95
Worksheet time: 1hrs 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
______is the largest hot desert in North Africa?
a)
Sahal
b)
Sahara
c)
Savanna
d)
Tropical Rainforest
2.
The African grassland
a)
Sahara
b)
Desert
c)
Savanna
d)
Congo
3.
The longest river in Africa is ______, it is located in ________
a)
Niger, Nigeria
b)
Lake Victoria, Kenya
c)
Nile River, Egypt
d)
Ganges, South Africa
4.
What is a major concern about the water supply in Africa?
a)
poor sanitation
b)
no rainfall
c)
toxic oil spills
d)
human movement
5.
Africa is south of Europe - What theme does that relate to?
a)
Place - Physical characteristics
b)
Location - Absolute location
c)
Location - Relative location
6.
How does Africa rank in size amongst the other continents of the world?
a)
Largest
b)
Second largest
c)
Third largest
7.
Choose the river that is NOT located in Africa
a)
Nile
b)
Congo
c)
Amazon
d)
Niger
8.
Name the longest river in Africa - source of life for Egyptians and Sudanians
a)
Nile
b)
Congo
c)
Niger
9.
What mountain range is located in Northern Africa between the Mediterranean Sea and Atlas Mountains?
a)
Rocky Mountains
b)
Atlas Mountains
c)
Ethiopian Highlands
10.
Second longest river in Africa which flows through the rainforest
a)
Congo
b)
Nile
c)
Niger
11.
The driest conditions are found in the:
a)
Steppe
b)
Savanna
c)
Desert
12.
Two major religions that spread into Africa:
a)
Islam and Judaism
b)
Islam and Christianity
c)
Catholicism and Judaism
13.
Colonialism impacted Africa in all of the following ways EXCEPT
a)
European countries took raw materials out of Africa
b)
Africa provided a market for Europeans to profit on goods
c)
Men left rural Africa and their families to work in mines
d)
Profits flowed into Africa and the continent became rich
14.
Feature #1
a)
Sahara Desert
b)
Kalahari Desert
c)
Sahel
d)
Congo Basin
15.
Feature #5
a)
Cape of Good Hope
b)
Horn of Africa
c)
Mt. Kilimanjaro
d)
Madagascar
16.
Feature #7
a)
Cape of Good Hope
b)
Horn of Africa
c)
Mt. Kilimanjaro
d)
Madagascar
17.
Feature #2
a)
Niger River
b)
Nile River
c)
Congo River
d)
Danube River
18.
Feature #4
a)
Niger River
b)
Nile River
c)
Congo River
d)
Danube River
19.
What country is highlighted?
a)
Mwanza
b)
Nairobi
c)
Ehtiopia
d)
Somalia
20.
What country is highlighted?
a)
Uganda
b)
Tanzania
c)
Congo
d)
Kenya
21.
What country is highlighted?
a)
Uganda
b)
Rwanda
c)
Kenya
d)
Chad
22.
What country is highlighted?
a)
Zambia
b)
Cameroon
c)
Republic of the Congo
d)
Democratic Republic of Congo
23.
What country is highlighted?
a)
Liberia
b)
Egypt
c)
Morocco
d)
Botswana
24.
What country is highlighted?
a)
Madagascar
b)
Uganda
c)
Botswana
d)
Nigeria
25.
What physical feature is highlighted?
a)
Zambezi River
b)
Congo Basin
c)
Sahara Desert
d)
Nile River
26.
What physical feature is highlighted?
a)
Ethiopian Highlands
b)
Mt. Kilimanjaro
c)
Niger River
d)
Atlas Mountains
27.
What body of water is shown on the map? It is narrow and separates Africa from the Arabian peninsula (Asia).
a)
Straits of Comoros
b)
Red Sea
c)
Dead Sea
d)
Mediterranean Sea
28.
What is located at number 14 (click on the words to see the map and ZOOM IN!)?
a)
Madagascar
b)
Indian Ocean
c)
Atlantic Ocean
d)
Pacific Ocean
29.
What physical feature is highlighted?
a)
the Atlas Mountains
b)
the Great Rift Valley
c)
the Congo Rainforest
d)
the Horn of Africa
30.
Which part of Africa are you most likely to find the Sahara desert?
a)
East
b)
South
c)
Central
d)
North
31.
What is the name of the country that is colored orange?
a)
Namibia
b)
Zambia
c)
Botswana
d)
South Africa
32.
What country is highlighted?
a)
Sudan
b)
Nigeria
c)
Democratic Republic of Congo
d)
Gabon
33.
The shaded area of the map represents which physical feature of Africa?
a)
Sahara
b)
Sahel
c)
Rainforest
d)
Kalahari Desert
34.
What country is highlighted?
a)
Sudan
b)
South Sudan
c)
Egypt
d)
South Africa
35.
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
36.
Which country is highlighted?
a)
Egypt
b)
Tanzania
c)
Democratic Republic of the Congo
d)
Kenya
37.
Which country is highlighted?
a)
Zambia
b)
Nigeria
c)
Kenya
d)
Democratic Republic of Congo
38.
Which country is highlighted?
a)
Madagascar
b)
Sudan
c)
South Africa
d)
Nigeria
39.
What is the name of the desert represented by the red oval?
a)
Sahara Desert
b)
Namib Desert
c)
Kalahari Desert
d)
Mohave Desert
40.
What is the name of the country that is colored orange?
a)
Nigeria
b)
Kenya
c)
Botswana
d)
South Africa
41.
Which country is highlighted?
a)
Sudan
b)
Nigeria
c)
Democratic Republic of Congo
d)
Gabon
42.
What physical feature is highlighted on the map?
a)
Mt. Kilimanjaro
b)
Congo River
c)
Atlas Mountains
d)
Niger River
43.
Which of the following BEST describes the Sahara desert?
a)
Hot and dry, little to no animals
b)
Hot and mostly dry, some animals
c)
Dry and Wet season, lots of animals
d)
Lots of rain, lots of animals
44.
Which of the following best describes the rain forest?
a)
Hot and dry, little to no animals
b)
Hot and mostly dry, some animals
c)
Dry and Wet season, lots of animals
d)
Lots of rain, lots of animals
45.
Which region of Africa is this?
a)
Sahel
b)
Sahara
c)
Savannah
d)
Rain Forest
46.
Which region of Africa is this?
a)
Sahel
b)
Sahara
c)
Savanna
d)
Rain Forest
47.
Which region of Africa is this?
a)
Sahel
b)
Sahara
c)
Savanna
d)
Rain Forest
48.
Which river is highlighted?
a)
Congo
b)
Niger
c)
Nile
d)
Tigris
49.
What geographical region is this?
a)
Desert
b)
Sahel
c)
Savanna
d)
Rain Forest
50.
What is the tallest point in Africa?
a)
Mt. Kilimanjaro
b)
Kalahari
c)
Sahara
d)
Atlas Mountains
51.
Identify #5
a)
Nile River
b)
Congo River
c)
Atlas Mountains
d)
Niger River
52.
Identify #10
a)
Nile River
b)
Congo River
c)
Atlas Mountains
d)
Niger River
53.
Which river is located nearest number 7?
a)
Volta
b)
Niger
c)
Zambezi
d)
Nile
54.
What number corresponds to South Africa?
a)
3
b)
4
c)
31
d)
1
55.
What country corresponds to number 10?
a)
Sudan
b)
Libya
c)
Egypt
d)
Kenya
56.
Which country corresponds to number 14?
a)
Egypt
b)
Sudan
c)
Somalia
d)
Kenya
57.
What number corresponds to Nigeria?
a)
32
b)
10
c)
31
d)
19
58.
What number corresponds to Democratic Republic of the Congo?
a)
29
b)
36
c)
9
d)
16
59.
What number corresponds to Egypt?
a)
4
b)
3
c)
1
d)
2
60.
Which number is nearest the Kalahari Desert?
a)
4
b)
3
c)
2
d)
1
61.
Which landform is located nearest number 1?
a)
Kalahari Desert
b)
Atlas Mountains
c)
Namib Desert
d)
Sahara Desert
62.
Which number is nearest the Tropical Rain Forest?
a)
1
b)
6
c)
4
d)
2
63.
Which landform is located nearest number 1?
a)
Drakensberg Mountains
b)
East African Mountains
c)
Himalaya Mountains
d)
Atlas Mountains
64.
Letter D on the map labels which country?
a)
Kenya
b)
South Africa
c)
Nigeria
d)
Sudan
65.
Which letter represents South Africa?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
66.
Sudan is labeled by which letter?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
67.
Letter A on the map represents which country?
a)
Egypt
b)
Nigeria
c)
Democratic Republic of Congo
d)
Sudan
68.
Letter D labels which physical feature?
a)
The Nile River
b)
The Niger River
c)
The Sahara Desert
d)
The Congo River
69.
The shaded area of the map represents which physical feature of Africa?
a)
Sahara
b)
Sahel
c)
Rainforest
d)
Kalahari Desert
70.
Based on this information, which statement is MOST LIKELY true regarding the standard of living in these countries?
a)
It is higher in Kenya and South Africa.
b)
It is higher in Sudan and Nigeria.
c)
It is equal in all of the countries.
d)
It is highest in Sudan.
71.
Poor soil and deforestation cause more land to become
a)
useless for farming and agriculture
b)
unsuitable for building houses
c)
good areas for cattle farming
d)
better place to raise a family
72.
In sub-Saharan Africa, less than 50% of the population has access to safe drinking water from environmental pollution. How has this shortage of safe drinking water affected sub-Saharan Africa development?
a)
Increased the size of the Sudan
b)
Decreased economic growth
c)
Increased population growth
d)
Decreased the size of the rain forest
73.
Why is the population of the Sahara so low?
a)
Too much water
b)
Too much oil
c)
Limited access to oil
d)
Limited access to water
74.
What are the two deserts in Africa
a)
Sahara and Rub'al-Khali
b)
Death Valley and Sahara
c)
Sahara and Kalahari
d)
Kalahari and Death Valley
75.
Largest sand desert in the world
a)
Sahara
b)
Kalahari
c)
Kilimanjaro
d)
Sahel
76.
Major river of Africa. It is the "lifeblood" of Egypt.
a)
Limpopo
b)
Congo
c)
Niger
d)
Nile
77.
a)
Egypt
b)
Lbya
c)
Algeria
d)
Tunisia
78.
a)
Tanzania
b)
Ethiopia
c)
Somalia
d)
Kenya
79.
a)
South Sudan
b)
South Africa
c)
South America
d)
Swaziland
80.
a)
Niger
b)
Nigeria
c)
Cameroon
d)
Chad
81.
a)
Sudan
b)
Kenya
c)
South Sudan
d)
Ghana
82.
Which river is this?
a)
Niger
b)
Congo
c)
Nile
d)
Tigris
83.
Which lake is this?
a)
Lake Victoria
b)
Lake Tanganyika
c)
Lake Kilimanjaro
d)
Lake Nyasa
84.
Which lake is this?
a)
Lake Victoria
b)
Lake Tanganyika
c)
Lake Kilimanjaro
d)
Lake Nyasa
85.
What geographical region is this?
a)
Desert
b)
Sahel
c)
Savanna
d)
Rain Forest
86.
What geographical region is this?
a)
Desert
b)
Sahel
c)
Savanna
d)
Rain Forest
87.
Which parts of Africa are most densely populated?
a)
Coastal areas and near rivers
b)
In the Democratic Republic of Congo
c)
Northern Africa throughout the Sahara
d)
Population is evenly dispersed throughout the continent
88.
Located in Africa what is the worlds longest river?
a)
Niger
b)
Rhine
c)
Congo
d)
Nile
89.
What statement is supported from the information above?
a)
West Africa did not have access to fresh water.
b)
West Africa had many valuable resources.
c)
West Africa had horses to use for trans-Saharan trade.
d)
West Africa did not have the ability to grow their own food.
90.
The longest river in Africa is ______, it is located in ________
a)
Niger, Nigeria
b)
Lake Victoria, Kenya
c)
Nile River, Egypt
d)
Ganges, South Africa
91.
a forest with warm temperatures, lots of rain, high humidity and thick vegetation
a)
desert
b)
rain forest
c)
savanna
d)
chaparal
92.
Which of the following best describes the Savannah?
a)
Hot and dry, little to no animals
b)
Hot and mostly dry, little animals
c)
Dry and Wet season, lots of animals
d)
cold and wet in the winter
93.
tropical grasslands
a)
desert
b)
savanna
c)
rainforest
d)
mountains
94.
Which of the following BEST describe the Sahara desert?
a)
Hot and dry, little rain
b)
Hot and mostly dry, some animals
c)
Dry and Wet season, lots of animals
d)
Lots of rain, lots of animals
95.
Which of the following best describe the Sahel?
a)
Hot and dry, little to no animals
b)
Hot and mostly dry, some grass and trees
c)
Dry and wet season, lots of animals
d)
Gets a lot of rain, lots of animals
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