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Africa Intro

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How many of the worlds fastest animals are found in Africa?

a)

Not to many there are mostly cows

b)

An entire herd

c)

9 of the worlds fastest

d)

4 of the worlds fastest

2.

How fast are the Fastest animals in Africa?

a)

Most of them can run at speeds above 50 Mph

b)

They are so fast they cant be caught

c)

The Cheetah can run around 60 Mph

d)

They are the fastest in the world

3.

Where in Africa is there located more than double the amount of Pyramids than Egypt?

a)

Sudan

b)

South Egypt

c)

The Saharan desert

d)

Pyramidopolis

4.

How are the pyramids of Sudan different than the ones in Egypt?

a)

They are smaller and steeper

b)

They are larger and thicker

c)

They are more orange in color because of the stone used

d)

The pyramids of Sudan were built differently

5.

Where has half of the Gold ever mined in the world come from?

a)

In came from a single mine called Witwatersrand, South Africa

b)

It has come from a hidden city on the continent called El Goldrado

c)

The gold was stolen from the people of Africa from the people of Europe

d)

The gold has been picked up from rivers all over Africa

6.

How diverse is the population of Africa?

a)

There are at least 3000 different ethnic groups in Africa

b)

It is not too diverse, most people are African while there is a tiny white population

c)

Nigeria has 370 ethnic groups

d)

There hundreds of different types of Africans

7.

How populous is Africa?

a)

Africa is the 2nd most populous continent in the world

b)

50% of Africans are under the age of 25

c)

Africa is the largest continent in the world

d)

Populous means,"amount of people"

8.

Where is the worlds largest wildlife migration?

a)

The Serengeti, in Tanzania ha the largest migration of animals

b)

750,000 zebra migrate every year

c)

1.2 million wildebeest migrate every year

d)

The worlds largest wildlife migration occurs on the Savanah plains

9.

Where do scientists believe the name Africa came from?

a)

A combination of the word Afri- which was a group of people and Ca roman for land

b)

The Afri was the name of a tribe of people in northern Africa

c)

The Romans added the letters CA to every word for other countries

d)

The continent has always had this name, who would even name a continent

10.

What does the word Africa mean in Latin?

a)

It means Sunny

b)

It means grass

c)

It means Food

d)

It means Greek

11.

What country trades with Africa the most?because it

a)

China, It buys more than 200 billion in food from the Continent

b)

America, It gives millions every year to the poor all over Africa

c)

Europe, buys the most jewels and gold

d)

Africa does not trade to other countries because it needs its stuff for its increasing population