WorksheetsAfrica
Total questions: 22
Worksheet time: 11mins
The tallest mountain in Africa is
Mount Everest
Mount Kenya
Mount McKinley
Mount Kilimanjaro
The largest number of slaves transported from Africa to the americas (triangle Trade) were destined for:
Cuba
USA
Brazil
Argentina
The meeting where European powers split up the continent of Africa for colonization is known as?
The Berlin Conference
the Treaty of Versailles
The Bantu Conference
The Tennis Court Agreement
What is this a picture of?
An oasis in the Sahara
An aquifer in the Sahara
A Rainforest in Central Africa
The Sahel
What types of human activities can cause desertification?
Farming
Slash and Burn Agriculture
Grazing Animals
All of the above
What effect could desertification of the Sahel have on world climate?
electric tools
stone tools
iron tools
A decrease in global rainfall
The Great Rift Valleys in Africa were formed by tectonic plates
colliding together
Pulling apart
Sliding past each other
Uganda
This map shows countries in Africa that practice Islam. How could the physical geography of Africa explain why Islam did not spread into Southern Africa?
The climate of Central Africa is not conductive to Islam
Mountains in Central Africa blocked the diffusion of Islam to the south
The Sahara desert formed a physical barrier that blocked diffusion of islam from the North to South
Travel down the Nile River is risky so Muslims did not use it to travel South
The government sponsored form of segregation which met it's end in 1994, is called:
Seperate but equat
Jim Crow Laws
Apartheid
Humanitarian
The second longest river on the African continent is:
Congo
Nile
Niger
Zambezi
Which term characterizes the climate of much of Northern Africa
Tropical Wet
Semiarid
Highland
Desert
Based on this map, which African country receives the most rain?
South Africa
Egypt
Somalia
Central African Republic
The second longest river on the Africa continent is:
Congo
Niger
Nile
Zambezi
The Blue and White Nile rivers converge in which country?
Sudan
Ethiopia
Uganda
Egypt
The university and libraries at Timbuktu were founded under which empire
Ghana
Bantu
Songhai
Swahili Trading States
Which term characterizes the climate of much of Northern Africa
Tropical Wet
Desert
Highland
Semiarid
what is the main cultural influence in North Africa?
Pyramids
Romance Languages
Islam
Christianity
Nelson Mandela was a civil rights leader in what country?
Ethiopia
Sudan
Egypt
South Africa
This sign is an example of _________.
Apartheid in South Africa
Segregation in the US
Racial tensions in Libya
Ethnic conflicts in Sierra Leona
Based on the fact that many African countries are developing countries, what conclusion can you make about economic activities in these countries?
many people live in cities
Most people work in the service industury
Most people work on commercial farms
Most people make a living by subsistence activities
The goal of European colonization in Africa was to take advantage of its rich natural resources?
True
False
The largest number of slaves transported from Africa to Americas (Triangle Trade) were destined for:
Brazil
USA
Argentina
Cuba
