wayground logo

Free Printable Worksheets

NEW

Font size

S
M
L
XL
Worksheets

Africa

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which of the following was not one of the main natural resources that Europeans came to Africa for?
a)
Gold
b)
Salt
c)
Diamonds
d)
Natural gas
2.
What was the name of the meeting at which the leaders of European countries met to divide Africa?
a)
Berlin Conference
b)
Kyoto Protocol
c)
Paris Accords
d)
Treaty of Versailles
3.
The tallest landform in Africa is:
a)
The Cape of Good Hope
b)
Mount Kilimanjaro
c)
The Serengeti Plain
d)
The Horn of Africa
4.
The country that is known for its apartheid is:
a)
Kenya
b)
South Africa
c)
The Congo
d)
Namibia
5.
The first black president of South Africa was:
a)
Martin Luther King, Jr.
b)
Barack Obama
c)
Nelson Mandela
d)
F.W. de Klerk
6.
Who colonized South Africa?
a)
England
b)
Germany
c)
France
France
d)
United States
7.
What are the large areas of grassland found in Africa called?
a)
Savanna
b)
Permafrost
c)
Deforestation
d)
Peninsula
8.

What was South Africa’s past policy of separation of races called?

a)

Townships

b)

Enclave

c)

Sanctions

d)

Apartheid

9.

People that travel across the Sahara Desert believe that the best choice for clothing is:

a)

a loose, long robe with long sleeves

b)

shorts and a tank top

c)

a heavy jacket

d)

blue jeans and a sweatshirt

10.

What is the strip of dry grassland located on the southern border of the Sahara Desert?

a)

Red Sea

b)

Serengeti Plain

c)

the Sahel

d)

Atlas Mountains

11.

Which river flows through the Sahara Desert from Lake Victoria to the Mediterranean Sea? It is the longest river in Africa.

a)

Mississippi River

b)

Niger River

c)

Amazon River

d)

Nile River

12.

A country that accepts many cultures instead of just one is a:

a)

Multicultural Nation

b)

Constitutional Monarchy

c)

Free Enterprise Economy

d)

Culture Region

13.

Where and when did the Industrial Revolution start?

a)

In Africa 500BC

b)

In America 1999

c)

In Europe in the 1700's

d)

In Africa in the 1700's

14.

At the Berlin Conference, there were 14 European nations present. Who was not consulted?

a)

Americans

b)

The Scientists and Missionaries

c)

The German Embassador

d)

Representative from Africa

15.

During the 1800s, European nations began to compete for the control of Africa. Each nation wanted the biggest or richest colonies for its own use. Why were the Europeans so interested in Africa?

a)

because African cultures were diverse, and Europeans wanted to learn about them

b)

because of the new medicine they found in Africa

c)

because Africa had many natural resources like coal and oil

d)

because the Mediterranean Sea was too large

16.

What large valley stretches from the Red Sea to the country of Mozambique and was created by shifting tectonic plates?

a)

Nile River Valley

b)

Great Rift Valley

c)

Congo Basin

d)

Ethiopia Highlands

17.

A person who lives as a subsistence farmer will:

a)

Grow a crop of subsist beans

b)

Trade additional crops for animals

c)

Sell crops at markets to earn money for profit

d)

Grow crops only for eating

18.

Plants that are grown to be sold for profit at markets are called:

a)

Africa

b)

Cash Crops

c)

Subsistance Farming

d)

Irrigation

19.

Which conditions most directly affect the Sahel’s ability to produce cash crops?

a)

The rainy season floods the farmland, so the crops will not grow.

b)

Desertification is turning farmland into soil that cannot be used for crops.

c)

The Nile River does not cross the Sahel.

d)

Many farmers cook with coal and the smoke from the ovens causes crops to die.

20.

Geographically, the Sahel is located:

a)

In the Kalahari Desert

b)

On the southern boarder of the Sahara desert

c)

In the area surrounding the Niger River delta

d)

Along the border between Morocco and Algeria

21.

What large island off the southeastern coast of Africa used to be physical attached to the continent hundreds of thousands of years ago?

a)

Madagasccar

b)

Zanzibar

c)

Indian Ocean

d)

Atlantic Ocean

22.

What is the largest desert in the world, located in northern Africa

a)

Mojave Desert

b)

Sahara Desert

c)

Kalahari Desert

d)

Egyptian Desert

23.

Apartheid was a law in the country of South Africa that

a)

Prohibited marriages between people of different races

b)

Separated whites and nonwhites

c)

Made individuals register with the government based on their race

d)

All the Above

24.

People that travel across the Sahara Desert believed the best choice for clothing is

a)

a loose long robe with long sleeves

b)

shorts and a tank top

c)

a heavy jacket

d)

bluejeans and a sweatshirt

25.

Nelson Mandela is an important figure in contemporary politics because

a)

He helped resolve the civil war and end genocide in Rwanda

b)

was the first man to travel across the Sahara Desert

c)

he helped end apartheid in South Africa

d)

He promoted discrimination against Christians in Sudan

26.

If you were traveling in the Sahara Desert, which option would be the most effective mode of transportation

a)

long distance running

b)

riding a camel as part of a caravan

c)

sand boarding

d)

walking until you find an oasis

27.

What is a long period of time without rain called

a)

rainless

b)

drought

c)

a dry period of time

d)

desertification

28.

A person who does social work in different countries is called

a)

A Traveling man

b)

a Sahel

c)

A Missionary

d)

Nelson Mandela

29.

The process where land can be farmed or lived on turns into desert is called

a)

Savanna

b)

Dust bowl

c)

Desertification

d)

Cash Crop

30.

The belief that one race is inferior to another

a)

Missionary

b)

Apartheid

c)

Divirsity

d)

Racism