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Africa

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the longest river in West Africa?

a)

Niger River

b)

Nile River

c)

Congo River

d)

Mississippi River

2.

What is the most common natural disaster in West Africa.

a)

Floods

b)

Tsunamis

c)

Hurricanes

d)

Tornadoes

3.

Which describes the land forms of West Africa?

a)

Desert and Savannah

b)

Area of broad contrasts

c)

Mountains and Highlands

d)

Rivers and Lakes

4.

Why did the Ghana Empire collapse?

a)

Desertification happened and the land could not support agriculture so they ran out of food.

b)

Establishing roles for partitioning Africa.

c)

Because they were raided and taken over

d)

The British came and killed them off.

5.

What type of land form was the Sahara thousands of years ago

a)

Savannah

b)

Desert

c)

Plateau

d)

Mountain Range

6.

When did the Suez Canal open

a)

20001

b)

1869

c)

1896

d)

1740

7.

What family structure is most common

a)

Nuclear Family

b)

Extended Family

c)

Chemical Family

d)

Bonded Family

8.

Which is the most populous region in Africa

a)

Angola

b)

West Africa

c)

South Africa

d)

India

9.

What is a big challenge for West Africa

a)

Smog

b)

Death

c)

Health and Education

d)

Natural Disaster

10.

About how many languages are spoken

a)

500000

b)

10

c)

30

d)

100

11.

Which of these is a colorful, handwoven cloth

a)

Kente

b)

quilt

c)

tapestry

d)

furniture

12.

What is the most popular form of recreation in West Africa

a)

Dirt Biking

b)

Skiing

c)

Dancing

d)

Running

13.

What is the definition of harmattan

a)

Hot, dry wind

b)

Cold, wet wind

c)

Hot, wet wind

d)

Cold, dry wind

14.

What is a nuclear family

a)

A very separated family

b)

A family of parents with their children

c)

Adopted family

d)

No kids just parents

15.

Who was Doctor Kwame Nkrumah

a)

The king of Wakanda

b)

A protest leader for independence in Ghana

c)

A god

d)

A builder

16.

Who was Charles Taylor

a)

A teacher

b)

A bad guy

c)

A leader of the invasion of Liberia

d)

The president of Liberia