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Africa Vocabulary 17

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 42mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Africa Vocabulary #17

by Chaz Mark Riden M.A. M.Ed.


ANSWERS found between pages 190-207


Mark the BLOCK that says EYEBALLS

a)

EYE SORE

b)

IRON MAIDEN

c)

IRS

d)

EYEBALLS

2.

A Volcano that is INACTIVE is called...

a)

RETROALIVE

b)

DORMANT

c)

DEVIANT

d)

DIVERGENT

3.

A Region drained by a river system is called ...

a)

BASTILLE

b)

BAY

c)

BASTILLONE

d)

BASIN

4.

The other name for a Tropical Savanna is ...

a)

GRASSLANDS

b)

GRAZING AREA

c)

RAINFOREST

d)

TREELESS AREA

5.

An area between two geographic regions that has characteristics of both. Example: the area between the SAHEL and SAHARA DESERT is called...

a)

TAPESTRY ZONE

b)

TRANSITION ZONE

c)

TRANSCRIPTION ZONE

d)

TRACE ZONE

6.

The other name for a "steep slope" is...

a)

ESCARPMENT

b)

ANGLE

c)

TRACKER SLOPE

d)

CLIFF

7.

The KARIBA Dam is located on this river...

a)

CONGO RIVER

b)

ZAMBEZI RIVER

c)

MISSISSIPPI RIVER

d)

DHANGHA RIVER

8.

What term refers to an African country's location that is not directly fronted by the coast or an ocean? That country is said to be ...

a)

LANDLOCKED

b)

LAND APPRISED

c)

SEMILOCKED

d)

MIDDLE COUNTRY

9.

Which country would be considered a landlocked country?

a)

NAMIBIA

b)

ANGOLA

c)

MADAGASCAR

d)

LESOTHO

10.

Illegal hunting in Africa is called ...

a)

POOCHING

b)

POACHING

c)

POSTERING

d)

POSTULATING

e)

PONDERING

11.

Animals in Africa who move around at night looking for prey are considered ______________ HUNTERS.

a)

NIGHT MOVERS

b)

NIGHTCRAWLERS

c)

NOCTURNAL

12.

The natural home for the Lowland Gorilla in the Republic of the Congo would be called a ...

a)

HABITUATION

b)

HABITAT

c)

HOMEY PLACE

d)

HOLIDAY INN

13.

I'm three minerals mined-for in Zambia, Zimbabwe, and South Africa. Find and Mark ALL THREE in your answer.

a)

OIL

b)

DIAMONDS

c)

GOLD

d)

SILVER

e)

COPPER

14.

What type of dam is the KARIBA DAM?

a)

HYDROECLECTIC POWER

b)

HYROELECTRIC POWER

c)

HYDROSPHERIC POWER

d)

HYDROGENIZED POWER

15.

Which direction does the Congo River flow? SELECT multiple answers. ONY ONE is not a direction.

a)

NORTHWARD

b)

SOUTHWARD

c)

EASTWARD

d)

WESTWARD

16.

What is the term that refers to electricity produced by spinning turbines using water?

a)

HYDROELECTRIC POWER

b)

WINDPOWER

c)

MOTORPOWER

d)

STATICPOWER

17.

The tallest dormant volcano in TANZANIA is called...

a)

KILIMANJARO

b)

KILLIMINJARO

c)

KILEMENJARO

d)

KYLIEMANJARRO

18.

Lake Tanganyika's depth is ...

a)

4,000 feet deep

b)

5,000 feet deep

c)

6, 700 feet deep

d)

4, 700 feet deep

19.

Most of the climate in the SUDAN is referred to as...

a)

DRY-TIMID

b)

DRY-ARID

c)

HUMID

d)

UNCLASSIFIED

20.

True or False: TANZANIA has a long dry season.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

21.

True or False: The coastline of MOZAMBIQUE is at a higher elevation than Zambia.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

22.

True or False: Zambia does NOT have a water source.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

23.

True or False: NAMIBIA does NOT have a water source.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

24.

True or False: CHAD does NOT have a water source.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE