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WorksheetsSub Saharan Africa Quiz
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 18mins
What country is here in RED?
Namibia
Niger
South Africa
Lesotho
What country is here in RED?
South Sudan
Madagascar
Kenya
Rwanda
What country is here in RED?
Benin
Ghana
Senegal
Liberia
This is a picture of the Drakensburg mountains in South Africa. They demonstrate ___, a steep face at the edge of a plateau or other raised area.
Savanna
Escarpment
Tsetse Fly
Informal Economy
What can you do at the top of Victoria Falls?
Skydive into the canyon
Swim in the Devil's Pool
Eat biltong, giraffe meat jerky
Canoe on Lake Victoria
What is the tallest mountain in Africa?
Mt. Kilimanjaro
Mt. Kenya
Mt. Tanganyika
Mt. Malawi
What is the average temperature like in Africa?
Africa has four distinct seasons
Africa tends to always be hot
Africa experiences occasional thunderstorms
Africa tends to be cool and rainy
What is poaching?
Illegal hunting of animals for sport (for fun) or for trade
The transmission of HIV from person to person
The intentional destruction of a group of people
Severe racism in South Africa's government structure
What disease may be transmitted by the Congolese tsetse fly?
Malaria
HIV/AIDS
Dengue Fever
Sleeping Sickness
Who lives in the Kalahari Desert?
The Bushmen, or Saan peoples
Members of the Xhosa tribe
Relatives of the Herero people of Namibia
Descendants of Dutch and British colonists - English speaking people
What is an informal economy?
An economy based on poaching
An economy where there is no dress code
An economy where there is maximum government interference
An economy made up of people who do not work for formal businesses
What does Human Immunodeficiency Virus cause?
Panthera Leo
Autoimmune Deficiency Syndrome
Sleeping Sickness
Typhoid Fever
What was Nelson Mandela's political party called?
The African National Congress, or ANC
The People's Republic
The Democratic Alliance
Inkatha Freedom Party, or IFP
What country did apartheid affect?
South Africa
Central African Republic
Tanzania
Cameroon
Roots and tubers are important _____ for the approx. 1 billion people of sub-Saharan Africa. Roots and tubers are high in carbohydrates, calcium, and vitamin C, but low in protein. Cassava root alone is eaten daily by almost 500 million people.
What word best fits the blank?
Apartheid
Escarpments
Cataracts
Staples
The pictures shows...?
A savannah
A veldt
A Bushman
A Giraffa tippelskirchi
