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WorksheetsAfrican Civilizations
Total questions: 19
Worksheet time: 5hrs 30mins
Africa is a ______ ?
Country
Continent
Planet
none of the above
Scientists believe that the first humans appeared in Eastern Africa between ______?
150,000 to 200,000 years ago
400,000 to 600,000 years ago
1,500 to 5,000 years ago
100 to 200 years ago
People who move from place to place to hunt and gather food are called:
Tribes
Cowboys
Hunter Gatherers
Gypsies
Africa is the World's _______ continent.
5th Largest
Largest
3rd Largest
2nd Largest
4th Largest
Africa is made up of ______ distinct geographic zones
4
5
1
3
9
Pick the correct 4 zones that make up Africa's distinct geographic regions.
Tundra to the south
Rain Forest at the Equator
Savanna covering 40%
Desert in the North
Mediterranean
Choose the Rivers that are located on the continent of Africa.
The Nile RIver
The Congo River
The Senegal River
The Zambezi River
The Niger River
What is a Savanna?
Arid grasslands dotted with small trees and shrubs
A section of ocean with a high concentration of glaciers
Tropical/Sub-tropical grasslands dotted with small trees and shrubs
Half of my heart is in Savanna, ooh-na-na
He took me back to East Atlanta, na-na-na
Africa is home to the Nile River. The Nile is also the longest river in the world, and source of the Amazon Civilization
True
False
What is a Rain-forest?
A forest largely comprised of Rain trees
A garden that grows golden gilded eggplants
A dense forest with consistently high volumes of rainfall
A forest that depends on rain to survive
What is a Plateau?
The French word for grassy plains
A narrow strip of land surround by water on two sides
A strip of land surrounded by water on three sides
An area of high and mostly flat land
What is a Griot?
Brother to the Grinch who stole Christmas
A traditional West African storyteller
A traditional North African witch doctor.
A South African village elder
In 600 A.D. Arab traders from the Arabian Peninsula reached East Africa. They sailed to Africa in boats called?
The Titanic
Dhows
Ironclads
Frigates
Skiffs
Which desert is located in Northern Africa and is also the largest desert in the world?
Gobi Desert
Painted Desert
Sahara Desert
Patagonian Desert
Dessert Desert?!?!
North Africa is isolated from the Savannahs and Rain Forests of Southern Africa by this massive desert, also the World's largest desert.
Sonoran Desert
Arabian Desert
Saharan Desert
Kalahari Desert
Chihuahuan Desert
Like the Bedouin of Arabia, Berber traders in Northern Africa also created trade networks by traveling in Caravans using which animal?
Snail
Narwhal
Elephant
Llama
Camel
Camels are preferred as desert pack animals for all of the following reasons EXCEPT which one?
Camel milk makes more delicious cheese than cow milk
They were well adapted to sandy environments
They could store large amounts of fat and nutrients in their humps
They could go without water for several days
They could withstand extreme heat/sun
What are the TWO main reasons why Berber traders formed Caravans of camels?
To have a camelboy convention
To pick up West African gold in towns along the Sahara
To carry gold northward to trade to Europe and eastward to trade to Asia
To race camels thousands of miles across the desert
To start a camel drive and take the camels to be sold
Apart from the Berbers in North Africa, Caravans from West Africa also existed. Select the items they transported and traded
Ivory
Spices
Leather
Ostrich Feathers
Slaves
