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WorksheetsNatural Environment of North Africa
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 38mins
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Class
Date
1.
Which of the following does NOT describe the majority of North Africa's climate?
a)
Desert
b)
Dry
c)
Tropical
d)
Arid
2.
What geographic feature covers MOST of North Africa?
a)
Nile River Valley
b)
Sahara Desert
c)
Atlas Mountains
d)
Libya Desert
3.
North Africa faces a great environmental problem caused by the erosion of fertile soil, a process known as
a)
pollution.
b)
irrigation.
c)
desertification.
d)
grazing.
4.
What religion is practiced by most people in North Africa?
a)
Catholicism
b)
Islam
c)
Judaism
d)
Hinduism
5.
According to the resource map above, what is the main natural resource found in Egypt?
a)
oil
b)
gas
c)
diamonds
d)
gold
6.
Algeria has a GDP per capita over $5,000 higher than the region of Western Sahara (Southwest of Morocco). Based on the map above, what is one cause to this statistic?
a)
Algeria has a higher unemployment rate
b)
Western Sahara's life expectancy is much lower than Algeria's
c)
The birth rate is much higher than the death rate in Algeria
d)
Algeria exports more valuable natural resources like oil than Western Sahara
7.
In a region as dry as the Sahara desert, a(n) _____________ is often the only place to find water.
a)
oasis
b)
well
c)
ocean
d)
lake
8.
A person who wanders from place to place without a permanent home is a(n) _______.
a)
vagabond
b)
traveller
c)
nomad
d)
hippie
9.
Which country is Egypt?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
D
d)
E
10.
Which country is Algeria
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
11.
What are considered North Africa’s most important bodies of water?
a)
Suez Canal and Red Sea
b)
Atlantic Ocean & Mediterranean Sea
c)
Mediterranean Sea and Nile River
d)
Nile River and Red Sea
12.
Name the country in red
a)
Tunisia
b)
Libya
c)
Morocco
d)
Algeria
13.
What are the two main climate types in North Africa?
a)
Tropical and Mediterranean
b)
Mediterranean and Desert
c)
Desert and Tropical
d)
Mediterranean and Atlantic
14.
Which body of water serves as the northern border for every North African country?
a)
Mediterranean Sea
b)
Red Sea
c)
Nile River
d)
Suez Canal
15.
Which country's economy is the most diversified?
a)
Egypt
b)
Libya
c)
Algeria
d)
Morocco
16.
What resource do the populations of all the countries need?
a)
Natural Gas
b)
Phosphates
c)
Water
d)
Oil
17.
What are ergs?
a)
The gods worshiped by Egyptians
b)
Vast stretches of sand
c)
Dry steambeds
d)
Rulers of the Muslim empire
18.
The 2 most important bodies of water in North Africa?
a)
Red Sea & Indus River
b)
Mediterranean Sea & Nile River
c)
Atlantic Ocean & Red Sea
d)
Nile River & Tigris River
19.
Egypt is mostly ___________, except for fertile land near the Nile.
a)
desert
b)
mountain
c)
tundra
d)
forest
20.
Which physical feature usually has highest population density?
a)
b)
c)
d)
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