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WorksheetsAfrica Geography and Goverment
Total questions: 22
Worksheet time: 19mins
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Class
Date
1.
What desert is located at number 6?
a)
Sahara
b)
Kalahari
c)
Sahel
d)
Gobi
2.
What river is located near number 3?
a)
Congo River
b)
Niger River
c)
Nile River
d)
Amazon River
3.
What desert is located at number 2?
a)
Sahara
b)
Sahel
c)
Kalahari
d)
Congo
4.
What desert is located at number 1?
a)
Sahara
b)
Sahel
c)
Kalahari
d)
Nile
5.
What lake is at number 4?
a)
Lake Victoria
b)
Lake Superior
c)
Congo Lake
d)
Lake Nile
6.
What ocean is at number 9?
a)
Indian
b)
Arctic
c)
Atlantic
d)
Pacific
7.
What sea is at number 8?
a)
Caspian Sea
b)
Red Sea
c)
Black Sea
d)
Mediterranean Sea
8.
What river is near number 5?
a)
Nile River
b)
Niger River
c)
Congo River
d)
White Nile River
9.
In an autocracy, who makes most of the important governmental decisions?
a)
the courts
b)
the people
c)
an individual ruler
d)
an elected legislature
10.
Why do the individual voters have more power in a democracy than they do in an autocracy?
a)
Kings are always cruel leaders.
b)
The people play a role in deciding who rules.
c)
All of the power stays in the hands of the local governments
d)
Voters in democratic countries always choose qualified leaders
11.
Which BEST describes the two predominant forms of a democratic government?
a)
dictatorship and autocratic
b)
presidential and dictatorship
c)
presidential and prime minister
d)
parliamentary and presidential
12.
How is the president of South Africa chosen?
a)
He is appointed by the king.
b)
He is elected by the National Assembly.
c)
He is chosen by the country's religious leaders.
d)
He is identified by the people in a national election.
13.
What is the type of government in which the leader is elected by the citizens?
a)
constitutional republic
b)
autocracy
c)
parliamentary democracy
d)
presidential democracy
14.
Which of the following is NOT characteristic of an autocracy?
a)
The legislature can impeach the leader.
b)
Personal freedoms are severely restricted.
c)
Policies are made by the leader, often a dictator.
d)
Those who oppose the government receive harsh punishment.
15.
Kenya & Nigeria: Presidential Democracy :: South Africa: _______________.
a)
Absolute Monarchy
b)
Federal Republic
c)
Constitutional Monarchy
d)
Parliamentary Democracy
16.
Citizens of most democracies
a)
vote directly for their leader
b)
vote for representatives to make laws
c)
vote for a small group of leaders
d)
have little to no participation
17.
In a republic
a)
people choose represenatives
b)
only a small group has power
c)
a king or queen posses all power
d)
people directly choose their leader
18.
Which of the following is not synonymous (similar)?
a)
legislature
b)
parliament
c)
national assembly
d)
executive
19.
If a country has experienced government instability and unequal distribution of resources, they most likely
a)
will experience wealth and prosperity as a result.
b)
will have a low unemployment rate and increased investment in human capital.
c)
will suffer from famine and disease.
d)
will have greater access to education
20.
What is famine?
a)
scarcity of precipitation
b)
scarcity of food
c)
abundance of stability
d)
lacking education
21.
Newspaper Headlines:
"Accusation of Voting Fraud"
"Recounts Demanded for President"
"Citizens Say: Count Our Votes Again!"
In which country could these headlines NOT appear?
"Accusation of Voting Fraud"
"Recounts Demanded for President"
"Citizens Say: Count Our Votes Again!"
In which country could these headlines NOT appear?
a)
Kenya
b)
South Africa
c)
Nigeria
d)
it is inaccurate because the citizens do not vote in any country
22.
In an autocracy, who makes most of the important government decisions?
a)
the courts
b)
the people
c)
an individual leader
d)
an elected legislature
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