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WorksheetsSemester One Exam Revision 2019
Total questions: 55
Worksheet time: 31mins
Which hemisphere is depicted in the picture?
Northern
Southern
Eastern
Western
Which line divides the northern and southern hemispheres?
Tropic of Cancer
Prime Meridian
Equator
Tropic of Capricorn
Longitude can be described by all of the following EXCEPT-
Measures north and south of the equator
All lines meet at North Pole and stretch to South Pole
Run parallel to the Prime Meridian
equal 360 degrees
These lines run east to west, BUT measure north and south of the equator.
latitude
longitude
This picture is an example of a
Cardinal Direction
Intermediate Direction
Physical Map
Political Map
This picture is an example of a
Political map
Physical map
Cardinal Direction
Intermediate Direction
What is the name of a map that shows specialized information?
thematic map
relief map
remote sensing
technology
Half of the earth is called ___________.
Hemisphere
Higher
Half
Hot dogs
The feature on a map that explains the symbols, colors, and lines on a map.
A map key
A map box
A map picture
A map
Choose the two main types (categories) of maps
thematic
political
general-purpose
physical
What is climate?
What's happening in space at a time and place.
What's happening in our atmosphere at a time and place
The average weather in an area over a long period of time.
The average temperature over many years.
What is the correct definition for a REFUGEE?
Someone who has been displaced by a hurricane or other natural disaster.
A person who has a war going on where they live.
Someone trying to escape for religious persecution.
All of the above.
__________ An always available natural resource that can be replaced at the same rate at which the resource is consumed
Renewable Resource
Non-Renewable Resource
What is a HIEROGLYPH?
ancient Egyptian writing system using picture symbols for ideas or sounds
the ancient Mesopotamian form of writing
giant structures that were shaped like a pyramid
the kings and queens of ancient Egypt
The definition of Desertification is...
Land that is fertile and able to grow plants
the process of ocean water losing salt
the process in which land loses fertility and ability to grow plants
giving humans the advantage of having fertile soil
The CAUSES of desertification are:
deforestation
long periods of drought
over farming
over grazing
all of the above
a language formed by combining parts of several different languages.
Pidgin
Kente
Arabic
Animist
a blend of languages that becomes the language of a region
creole
pidgin
Madagascar is the world’s fourth-largest island
True
False
An imaginary line that divides the eastern and western hemispheres?
equator
longitude
latitude
prime meridian
The equator divides what two hemispheres?
East and West
North and South
What was significant about the fall of Carthage in 149 B.C.?
It allowed Islam to spread quickly throughout the region of North Africa.
The French were able to finally trade with the Berbers.
The Roman Empire was able to conquer all of the African continent.
The Egyptians took control of the Atlas Mountains.
Ancient Egypt was also known as the gift of the Nile.
True
False
Which country has the most oil in North Africa?
Libya
Egypt
Tunisia
Algeria
Islamic Fundamentalists are Muslims who want a government to follow the strict laws of Islam and to end Western influence on the Islamic culture.
True
False
Ruler of Libya from 1969-2011. He was assassinated in 2011 after his government lost Libya’s civil war.
Al Qaddafi
Osama Bin Laddin
Giant dip in the earth's surface that dominates Eastern Africa and was created by separating tectonic plates.
Great Rift Valley
Mt. Kilimanjaro
Atlas Mountains
Kalahari Desert
Aksum & Kush were centers of trade in ancient East Africa. Both kingdoms grew powerful and wealthy as a result.
True
False
Ancient East Africa was the center of trade.
True
False
Tourism - East Africa has a lot of tourist attractions such as wildlife reserves, the Serengeti plains, Mount Kilimanjaro etc.
True
False
When did East African countries achieve their independence?
1940s
1950s
1960s
1970s
Zambezi is the longest river in Southern Africa.
True
False
South Africa's Afrikaners are the descendants of Boers.
True
False
Deforestation has reduced the production of hydroelectricity in the region of Southern Africa.
True
False
Southern Africa's most densely populated country is Malawi.
True
False
What is the dominant landform of Central Africa?
Congo River watershed/basin
Nile River watershed/basin
Niger River watershed/basin
Kinshasa watershed/basin
Because Central Africa is centered on the Equator, its climate is ________ .
arid
tropical
mild
desert
How do most people in Central Africa make a living?
Subsistence Farming.
Work in the cities.
Central Africa has many resources that remain underdeveloped. because of political instability, civil wars, insufficient infrastructure, poor transportation and poor education.
True
False
Select the correct statement.
The Almoravids were North African Christians who conquered ancient Ghana.
The Almoravids were Muslim traders from North Africa that conquered ancient Ghana.
The Ghana Empire was West Africa’s first trading kingdom.
True
False
According to the map, the climate of northern West Africa can best be described as_______.
desert/arid
semi -arid
tropical
humid
Select the three (3) ancient trading kingdoms of West Africa.
Ghana
Mali
Songhai
Egypt
Which ethnic group originated from West Africa and later migrated to central, east and southern Africa?
Berbers
Bantu
What attracted Potugese explorers to Ghana in the late 1400s?
Gold
Sugar cane
petroleum
copper
The Almoravids wanted gold and to convert the people of West Africa to Islam.
True
False
What was the Berlin Conference of 1884-1885 about?
A meeting among European leaders to divide the African continent.They wanted to provide special aid to those in need.
A meeting among European leaders to divide the African continent.They wanted to build empires by taking control of African territories.
