WorksheetsUnit 6.1 Africa
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Africa is the ______ largest continent
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
Prior to 1870 __________ controlled the majority of the land in Africa.
Europeans
Native Tribes
South Americans
Australians
By 1910 most of Africa was under European control after major shift in control called the ___________________.
Scramble of the Slave Trade
Search for New Land
Scramble for Africa
Search for Africa
Which of these was not a reason for Europeans taking over Africa?
Money
End of the Slave Trade
Search for Natural Resources
Continuing the Slave Trade
Which countries were not taken over by Europeans?
Liberia
Ethiopia
Algeria
Morocco
What is probably the most famous type of tree in Africa?
Djibouti Trees
Acacia Trees
Sequoia Trees
Baobab Trees
What is the world's largest desert?
Sonoran Desert
Atacama Desert
Gobi Desert
Sahara Desert
The world's largest desert is about the size of _______.
Africa
The entire USA
The continental USA
South America
What is the world's longest river?
Nile
Amazon
Thames
Ganges
What two colorful tributaries create the world's longest river?
Blue and White
Red and Yellow
Blue and Yellow
Black and Red
What is the most navigable river in western Africa?
The Nile River
The Gambia River
The Ganges River
The Sahara River
What mountains form a rain shadow along the northern part of Africa?
Atlas Mountains
Himalaya Mountains
Sahara Mountains
Andes Mountains
What type of tectonic plates create mountains?
Divergent
Convergent
Transform
Shaking
Egypt's famous pyramids are found in the city of _____.
Gambia
Gamorrah
Giza
Cairo
True or False: All the countries in the northern part of Africa are developed.
True
False
What does navigable mean?
Ships can travel on it
Drinkable water
Canoes can travel on it
Full of wildlife
What were the pyramids built for?
tomb
fun
exercise
love of another
Is Africa a poor or rich continent?
poor
rich
Is Africa a cold or hot continent?
cold
hot
hottest unofficial temperature recorded in the Sahara?
136F
101F
22F
0C
