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Africa Regions

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Africa has

a)

many countries

b)

few countries

c)

an average number of countries

2.

Africa was once joined to South America.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

Africa is one of the newer continents.

a)

true

b)

false

4.

Africa is the ___.

a)

largest continent

b)

2nd largest continent

c)

3rd largest continent

5.

An animal found in the desert is the ___.

a)

gorilla

b)

antelope

c)

camel

6.

The Nile is the longest river in the world.

a)

true

b)

false

7.

Africa has ____.

a)

many cold climates

b)

mostly hot and wet climates

c)

mostly hot and dry climates

8.

Which 2 oceans surround Africa?

a)

Southern and Arctic

b)

Southern and Indian

c)

Pacific and Atlantic

d)

Atlantic and Indian

9.

The Great Rift Valley is one of Africa's deserts.

a)

true

b)

false

10.

The Sahara is the world's largest desert.

a)

true

b)

false

11.

Human beings originated in Africa.

a)

true

b)

false

12.

An ancient Egyptian culture began along the ___.

a)

Rift Valley

b)

Congo River

c)

Nile River

13.

The ancient Egyptian culture was ruled by a president.

a)

true

b)

false

14.

The people who use camels to cross the desert

a)

hunters

b)

nomads

c)

pharoahs

15.

Many Africans were sold into slavery.

a)

true

b)

false

16.

Africa was colonized by the ____.

a)

Americans

b)

Chinese

c)

Europeans

d)

Australians

17.

Two important African religions are ___.

a)

Islam

b)

Buddhism

c)

Christianity

d)

Confucianism

18.

Most Africans today live in ___.

a)

cities

b)

villages

c)

the desert