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North Africa Review

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 4hrs 45mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the largest desert in the world?

a)

Nile

b)

Sahara

c)

Aswan

d)

Delta

e)

Suez

2.

Triangular section of the Nile that is extremely fertile?

a)

Oasis

b)

Sahara

c)

Aswan

d)

Delta

e)

Suez

3.

The Nile River is made by what two rivers?

a)

White Nile

b)

Lake Tana

c)

Red Nile

d)

Blue Nile

e)

Lake Nasser

4.

What makes the Nile River Valley a great farming area?

a)

Red Sea

b)

Aswan High Dam

c)

Oasis

d)

Sand

e)

Silt

5.

Narrow waterway that connects the Red Sea to the Mediterranean Sea?

a)

Aswan High Dam

b)

Nile Delta

c)

Suez Canal

d)

Atlas Mountains

e)

Sahara Desert

6.

North Africa climates include...

a)

Desert Climate

b)

Mediterranean Climate

c)

Steppe Climate

d)

Temperate Climate

e)

Tropical Climate

7.

What is the most populous country in North Africa?

a)

Libya

b)

Algeria

c)

Morocco

d)

Egypt

e)

Tunisia

8.

Which are problems to many average Egyptians?

a)

Not enough clean water

b)

Most can not read or write

c)

Spread of disease in major cities

d)

Major religion is Islam

e)

They live in a monarchy

9.

Most of Egypt's economy is from

a)

Cotton

b)

Natural Gas

c)

Agriculture

d)

Petroleum exports

e)

Tourism

10.

What is Egypt's capital?

a)

Alexandria

b)

Cairo

c)

Giza

d)

Memphis

e)

Aswan

11.

What is Egypt's 2nd largest city?

a)

Alexandria

b)

Cairo

c)

Giza

d)

Memphis

e)

Aswan

12.

People in North Africa call large markets...

a)

Casbah

b)

Maghreb

c)

Souks

d)

Fellahin

e)

WalMart

13.

Which is the only country in North Africa to have very little oil?

a)

Libya

b)

Algeria

c)

Morocco

d)

Egypt

e)

Tunisia

14.

Which is NOT a reason the Suez Canal is important?

a)

Creates about $3 billion through tolls for Egypt's economy

b)

Saves ships time by not having to go all away around Africa

c)

Large cargo ships can carry oil and goods

d)

The French began building it

15.

Why is the Aswan High Dam beneficial?

a)

Stops Flooding

b)

Creates Electricity

c)

Traps Silt

d)

Created Lake Nasser