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African Geography and Common Misconceptions

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is a single story?

a)

A one-sided story or stereotype

b)

A story with one character

c)

A story written by one person

2.

What is a misconception?

a)

A flavor of candy

b)

A misread option

c)

A wrong or mistaken idea

3.

What is the Sahara?

a)

A type of music

b)

A savannah in Southern Africa

c)

A desert in Northern Africa

d)

A river in East Africa

4.

Where is the Niger River located?

a)

In Central Africa

b)

In Southern Africa

c)

In North Africa

d)

In West Africa

5.

Where is the Kalahari desert located?

a)

In Southern Africa

b)

In North Africa

c)

In East Africa

d)

In West Africa

6.

What is the Great Rift Valley?

a)

a dip in the earth's surface caused by separating dinner plates

b)

a dip in the earth's surface caused by separating tectonic plates

c)

an open field of daisies

d)

a great ocean in the center of Africa

7.

The Great Rift Valley is surrounded by...

a)

lowlands

b)

mountains

c)

highlands

d)

water

8.

Which of the following are examples of misconceptions about Africa?

a)

Africa is a country

b)

African people only speak one language

c)

Africa is a small continent

d)

Africans are poor

9.

What is the Sahel?

a)

the largest river in North Africa

b)

an open area with crops and farmlands

c)

a wet region between the desert and the rainforest

d)

a dry region between the desert and the rainforest

10.

What is the Savanna?

a)

grasslands above and below the rainforest

b)

grasslands inside of the rainforest

c)

a desert in Northern Africa

d)

a river in Southern Africa

11.

Lake Victoria is...

a)

the largest lake in northern Michigan

b)

the largest lake in Africa and the third largest in the world

c)

the largest lake in England

d)

the daughter of the English monarchy

12.

The rift valleys have been forming for about 20 million years.

a)

True

b)

False

13.

Mt. Kilimanjaro is a dormant volcano.

a)

True

b)

False

14.

Ethiopia, Sudan, Tanzania, Kenya, Eritrea and Somalia form the horn of Africa.

a)

True

b)

False

15.

The Congo Basin includes the African Rain Forest.

a)

True

b)

False