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North Africa Reading

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 39mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What are the names of the 5 countries in Northern Africa

a)

Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya & Egypt

b)

France, Spain, Italy, England & GermanyThis is a wrong answer

c)

Kenya, Chad, Somalia, Egypt

2.

Describe the Nile

a)

Widest River

b)

Longest River

c)

Flows into the Red Sea

d)

Flows southward

3.

Why would an oasis be valuable to someone traveling in the desert?

a)

It would be hot and sandy

b)

It would give them a colder environment

c)

It would be a harsh environment

d)

It would provide them with water

4.

Which type of climate covers most of Northern Africa?

a)

Dessert

b)

Tundra

c)

Desert

d)

Tropical

5.

True or False: The Aswan Dam connects the Red Sea to the Mediterranean Sea?

a)

True

b)

False

6.

Flowing 4,132 miles the Nile River is the longest river in the world?

a)

True

b)

False

7.

All of the following describe the Sahara except:

a)

Dry

b)

Hot

c)

Desert

d)

Green

8.

Where did the Ancient Egyptians bury their kings?

a)

Castles

b)

Pyramids

c)

Hieroglyphics

d)

The Great Sphinx

9.

What are hieroglyphics

a)

English Alphabet

b)

A spoken language

c)

Pictures of symbols that stand for ideas

d)

Used by Ancient Greeks

10.

How long did the Arabs from Southwest Asia rule Africa?

a)

From 600 AD to the 1900's

b)

from 600 AD to the 1800's

c)

from 400 AD to the 1990's

d)

from 400 AD to the 1800's

11.

All of the following European countries ruled Africa in the 1900's except?

a)

France

b)

Spain

c)

Germany

d)

Britain

12.

What language do most North African's speak?

a)

Arabic

b)

English

c)

French

d)

Spanish

13.

Which religion are most North African's

a)

Christian

b)

Islam (Muslim)

c)

Jewish

d)

Buddhism

14.

Which of the following does not match the others?

a)

Pharos

b)

Muslims

c)

Pyramid

d)

Egyptians

15.

Which of the following does not match the others?

a)

Writing

b)

hieroglyphics

c)

Couscous

d)

pictures

16.

With a population of over 10 million, Egypt's capital and largest city is?

a)

Cairo

b)

Tripoli

c)

Egypt

d)

Libya

17.

Western Libya, Algeria and Morocco make up the:

a)

Algeries

b)

Magherb

18.

What sells spices, carpets, copper tea pots and other goods?

a)

Free ports

b)

Souks

c)

Maghreb

19.

What was the name of the wave of pro-democracy protesters that occurred in 2011 in Northern Africa?

a)

Oasis Spring

b)

Arab Spring

c)

Nile Delta

d)

Democratic Party

20.

If you double checked your answers and they were correct you can turn your paper into the finished box!

a)

Good Job

b)

You are finished