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Unit 6.1 Africa

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Africa is the ______ largest continent

a)

1st

b)

2nd

c)

3rd

d)

4th

2.

Prior to 1870 __________ controlled the majority of the land in Africa.

a)

Europeans

b)

Native Tribes

c)

South Americans

d)

Australians

3.

By 1910 most of Africa was under European control after major shift in control called the ___________________.

a)

Scramble of the Slave Trade

b)

Search for New Land

c)

Scramble for Africa

d)

Search for Africa

4.

Which of these was not a reason for Europeans taking over Africa?

a)

Money

b)

End of the Slave Trade

c)

Search for Natural Resources

d)

Continuing the Slave Trade

5.

Which countries were not taken over by Europeans?

a)

Liberia

b)

Ethiopia

c)

Algeria

d)

Morocco

6.

What is probably the most famous type of tree in Africa?

a)

Djibouti Trees

b)

Acacia Trees

c)

Sequoia Trees

d)

Baobab Trees

7.

What is the world's largest desert?

a)

Sonoran Desert

b)

Atacama Desert

c)

Gobi Desert

d)

Sahara Desert

8.

The world's largest desert is about the size of _______.

a)

Africa

b)

The entire USA

c)

The continental USA

d)

South America

9.

What is the world's longest river?

a)

Nile

b)

Amazon

c)

Thames

d)

Ganges

10.

What two colorful tributaries create the world's longest river?

a)

Blue and White

b)

Red and Yellow

c)

Blue and Yellow

d)

Black and Red

11.

What is the most navigable river in western Africa?

a)

The Nile River

b)

The Gambia River

c)

The Ganges River

d)

The Sahara River

12.

What mountains form a rain shadow along the northern part of Africa?

a)

Atlas Mountains

b)

Himalaya Mountains

c)

Sahara Mountains

d)

Andes Mountains

13.

What type of tectonic plates create mountains?

a)

Divergent

b)

Convergent

c)

Transform

d)

Shaking

14.

Egypt's famous pyramids are found in the city of _____.

a)

Gambia

b)

Gamorrah

c)

Giza

d)

Cairo

15.

True or False: All the countries in the northern part of Africa are developed.

a)

True

b)

False

16.

What does navigable mean?

a)

Ships can travel on it

b)

Drinkable water

c)

Canoes can travel on it

d)

Full of wildlife

17.

What were the pyramids built for?

a)

tomb

b)

fun

c)

exercise

d)

love of another

18.

Is Africa a poor or rich continent?

a)

poor

b)

rich

19.

Is Africa a cold or hot continent?

a)

cold

b)

hot

20.

hottest unofficial temperature recorded in the Sahara?

a)

136F

b)

101F

c)

22F

d)

0C