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Africa

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 32mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The name of the rainforest in central Africa is the

a)

Amazon

b)

Indonesia

c)

Congo

d)

Black Forest

2.

What is the name of the largest desert in the world?

a)

Kalahari

b)

Sahara

c)

Sonoran

d)

Death Valley

3.

A place where water is found in the desert is called a

a)

oasis

b)

pond

c)

lake

d)

waterfall

4.

The largest lake in Africa is

a)

Congo

b)

Lake Superior

c)

Lake Victoria

d)

Lake Nile

5.

The only mountain range in Africa are the

a)

Rocky Mts

b)

Atlas Mts

c)

Ural Mts

d)

Alps

6.

The highest peak in Africa is

a)

Mt Everest

b)

Alps

c)

Mt Kilimanjaro

d)

Mt Fuji

7.

Without this river, Ancient Egypt would of never existed!

a)

Nile

b)

Mississippi

c)

Congo

d)

Niger

8.

This large sea borders Africa to the north

a)

Black

b)

Mediterranean

c)

Red

d)

Caspian

9.

The flat grasslands with short trees that is home to many of Africa's animals is the

a)

desert

b)

savanna

c)

rain forest

d)

crop land

10.

The famous national park in the African savanna is called

a)

Kalahari

b)

Serengeti

c)

Sahara

d)

Sahel

11.

Africa is the _______________ largest continent on Earth

a)

third

b)

second

c)

first

d)

fourth

12.

This desert is located in the southern part of Africa

a)

Sahara

b)

Sahel

c)

Savanna

d)

Kalahari

13.

This island is located off the east coast of Africa

a)

Madagascar

b)

Saudi Arabia

c)

India

d)

Australia

14.

Most people in Egypt live where?

a)

In Egypt

b)

Cairo

c)

Along the Nile

d)

In Africa

15.

Most people in Northern Africa live along the sea or in the mountains because.....

a)

It is cooler there

b)

Rain supports farming here

c)

It is hot

d)

It is very dry here

16.

Process by which Europeans brought enslaved Africans to the Americas is the

a)

Atlantic slave trade

b)

middle passage

c)

imperialism

d)

colonialism

17.

The policy of creating an empire by taking over other areas is called

a)

colonialism

b)

slave trade

c)

imperialism

d)

bullying

18.
An Afrikaans word for “apartness,” apartheid is the name of laws that allowed racial, political and economic discrimination against the country's non-white majority.
a)
Apartheid
b)
Human Trafficking
c)
Colonialism
d)
Stereotype
19.
To treat someone different because of the person's sex, religion, nationality, ethnicity (culture), race, or other personal traits.
a)
Racism
b)
Discrimination
c)
Segregation
d)
Stereotype
20.
Someone who is legally owned by another person and is forced to work for that person without pay
a)
Apartheid
b)
Discrimination
c)
Slavery
d)
Racism
21.
The longest river in Africa is _________.
a)
the Niger River.
b)
the Congo River
c)
the Senegal River
d)
the Nile River.
22.

Why were Ghana (and Mali) so successful during the Middle Ages?

a)

They sent slaves to Britain.

b)

They grew wealthy by trading critical products like gold and salt.

c)

They adopted Islam and were supported by Muslim kingdoms.

d)

They fortified their borders.

23.
Which mountain is the highest in Tanzania?
a)
Mount Kenya
b)
Mount Everest
c)
Mount McKinley
d)
Mount Kilamanjaro
24.

Which country is represented by number 2 in the map?

a)

Egypt

b)

Afghanistan

c)

Nigeria

d)

South Africa

25.
Which country is represented by number 4 in the map?
a)
Egypt
b)
Mali
c)
South Africa
d)
Nigeria
26.
Who was the first black president of South Africa?
a)
F.W. de Klerk
b)
Nelson Mandela
c)
Jomo Kenyatta
d)
Kwame Nkrumah
27.
What physical feature is highlighted?
a)
Zambezi River
b)
Congo Basin
c)
Sahara Desert
d)
Nile River
28.
What are the two deserts in Africa
a)
Sahara and Rub'al-Khali
b)
Death Valley and Sahara
c)
Sahara and Kalahari
d)
Kalahari and Death Valley
29.

Water feature in between the Middle East and Africa.

a)

Persian Gulf

b)

Gulf of Aden

c)

Strait of Hormuz

d)

Red Sea

30.

Largest sand desert in the world

a)

Sahara

b)

Kalahari

c)

Kilimanjaro

d)

Sahel

31.
Connects Mediterranean & Red Seas
a)
Panama Canal
b)
Suez Canal
c)
Strait of Hormuz
d)
Gulf of Aden
32.

What ocean lies to the west of Africa?

a)

Indian

b)

Pacific

c)

Atlantic

d)

Arctic

33.

What type of climate is the middle of Africa have along the equator?

a)

Savanna

b)

Desert

c)

Tropical Rainforest

d)

Humid Continental

34.
What is Culture?  
a)
Beliefs and Institutions
b)
Customs and Language
c)
Technology
d)
All of the Above
35.
What were the main causes for colonizing Africa?
a)
Resources
b)
Slavery
c)
Land and Power
d)
All of the above
36.

Arid places that receive little rainfall, have no trees, have few or no plants

a)

Rainforest

b)

Grassland

c)

Savanna

d)

Desert

37.

Places with tall trees, warm temperatures in all months, and rainfall for at least 10 months

a)

Desert

b)

Savanna

c)

Equatorial rainforest

d)

Grasslands

38.

Elephants, giraffes, lions and cheetahs all live in what ecoregion of Africa?

a)

Rainforest

b)

Desert

c)

Savanna/Grassland

39.

Which one of the following climates does Africa NOT have?

a)

Tropical

b)

Semi-arid

c)

Arid

d)

Arctic

40.

If literacy rate of a country is high, the country is considered "more developed".

a)

True

b)

False

41.

If GDP of a country is high, a country is considered "less developed".

a)

True

b)

False

42.

If the population of poor people is high, a country is considered "more developed".

a)

True

b)

False

43.
The most important West African city, for trade and education, was
a)
Timbuktu
b)
Cairo
c)
Gao
d)
Rome
44.
Mansa Musa was leader of which West African trading empire?
a)
Ghana
b)
Mali
c)
Songhai
d)
Axum
45.
How did Arab merchants transport goods across the desert?
a)
By boat
b)
With horses
c)
On rails
d)
In caravans
46.

Which region of Africa is this?

a)

Sahel

b)

Sahara

c)

Savannah

d)

Rain Forest

47.

Which region of Africa is this?

a)

Sahel

b)

Sahara

c)

Savannah

d)

Rain Forest

48.
What physical feature is highlighted?
a)
Kalahari Desert
b)
Lake Victoria
c)
Sahara Desert
d)
Cape of Good Hope
49.
What physical feature is highlighted?
a)
Kalahari Desert
b)
Sahara Desert
c)
Niger River
d)
Lake Victoria
50.
What physical feature is highlighted?
a)
Congo Basin
b)
Lake Chad
c)
Mt. Kilimanjaro
d)
Sahel
51.
The shaded area of the map represents which physical feature of Africa?
a)
Sahara
b)
Sahel
c)
Rainforest
d)
Kalahari Desert
52.
What is the name of the dark orange country?
a)
South Africa
b)
Mozambique
c)
Zambia
53.
What is the name of the green colored country?
a)
Somalia
b)
Kenya
c)
Nairobi
54.
What is the name of the country in red?
a)
Namibia
b)
Kenya
c)
Sudan
55.
What is the name of the country in dark orange?
a)
Zambia
b)
Angola
c)
Zimbabwe
56.
What is the name of the country in green?
a)
Botswana
b)
Cameroon
c)
Madagascar
57.
What is the name of the country in green?
a)
Kenya
b)
Ethiopia
c)
Sudan
58.
What is the name of the dark orange country?
a)
Gabon
b)
Angola
c)
Uganda
59.
What is the name of the country in red?
a)
Lemur
b)
Tanzania
c)
Madagascar
60.
In which country is the city of Cape Town located?
a)
South Africa
b)
Kenya
c)
Angola

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