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Africa Test Review

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Much of Germany's economy is made up of this secondary activity...

a)

manufacturing BMW automobiles

b)

raising livestock

c)

research and managment

d)

shipping materials to Africa

2.

Which African country has the largest population?

a)

Egypt

b)

Chad

c)

Nigeria

d)

Algeria

3.

Which African country was still mostly segregated into the 1990s?

a)

Rwanda

b)

Liberia

c)

Somalia

d)

South Africa

4.

Which of the following does Africa's economy fall into?

a)

Primary (raw materials)

b)

Secondary (manufacturing)

c)

Tertiary (tourism)

d)

Quaternary (research)

5.

A map of bus routes is what type of region?

a)

Formal

b)

Perceptual

c)

Functional

d)

Mercator

6.

Which of the following is NOT true about colonialism in Africa?

a)

Dictatorship

b)

Debt

c)

Civil Wars

d)

Solid Infrastructure

7.

Which of the following explains the Berlin Conference?

a)

To divide Africa among European nations

b)

To divide ethnic groups in Africa

c)

To start World War III

d)

The Middle Passage

8.

Why is Nelson Mandela a hero in South Africa?

a)

He started the monarchy in South Africa

b)

He ended the apartheid.

c)

Helped the art industry

d)

used the rai for protest

9.

Where did the Industrial Revolution start?

a)

Germany

b)

Egypt

c)

South Africa

d)

England

10.

Which statement is true about Africa?

a)

It is worse off economically today than it was in the 1960s

b)

There are no civil wars

c)

Governments are stable

d)

Africa doesn't have a lot of natural resources

11.

Muslims make a pilgrimage to this holy city....

a)

Medina

b)

Washington DC

c)

Mecca

d)

Jerusalem

12.

If a country is touching the _______ it is considered North Africa...

a)

North Sea

b)

Atlantic Ocean

c)

Nile River

d)

Mediterranean Sea

13.

What does "brain drain" mean?

a)

African professionals leaving for Western countries

b)

Brain surgery

c)

People moving into Africa for college

d)

Western professionals coming into Africa for job opportunities

14.

Which mountain has the highest peak in Africa?

a)

Mt. Cameroon

b)

Mt. Everest

c)

Mt. Kilimanjaro

d)

Mt. Kenyon

15.

Which country has faced hyperinflation and starving billionaires?

a)

Nigeria

b)

Zimbabwe

c)

South Africa

d)

Rwanda

16.

Which river provides 95% of Egyptians water?

a)

Ethiopia

b)

Morrocco

c)

Nile

d)

Zimbabwe

17.

North Africa and SW Asia are similar is all of the following EXCEPT..

a)

oil and natural gas

b)

Arabic language

c)

Muslim minorities

d)

lack of water

18.

Which of the following ranks the world population correctly?

a)

China, Indonesia, US, India, Brazil

b)

India, China, US, Brazil, Indonesia

c)

Nigeria, Ethiopia, Egypt, DRC, South Africa

d)

China, India, US, Indonesia, Brazil

19.

Which river is the longest in the river?

a)

Nile

b)

Amazon

c)

Mississippi

d)

Rhine

20.

Which of the following is a tropical grassland located in northern Tanzania?

a)

Sahara Desert

b)

Amazon Rainforest

c)

Serengeti

d)

Oasis

21.

Which of the following means a shift in the desert?

a)

Desertification

b)

Arid Land

c)

Oasis

d)

Sahara Desert

22.

What place supports wildlife because of water in the desert?

a)

Oasis

b)

Desert

c)

Grassland

d)

Rainforest

23.

Which of the following is the narrow band of grassland at the southern edge of the Sahara?

a)

Serengeti

b)

Nile River

c)

Sahel

d)

Kalahari Desert