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Scramble for Africa

Total questions: 38

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which explorer found David Livingstone when he was presumed dead, captive or lost in Africa?

a)

John Cabot

b)

Don Felder

c)

Henry Stanley

d)

Randolph Meisner

e)

Glenn Frey

2.

Who was the Belgian King that exploited resources from the Congo and tortured the natives?

a)

Leopold II

b)

Philip II

c)

Charles V

d)

Henry VIII

e)

George III

3.

What disease did quinine help treat and allow more Europeans to travel to Africa.

a)

Chickenpox

b)

Tuberculosis

c)

Smallpox

d)

Malaria

e)

Yellow Fever

4.

Name of the gun that aided European imperialism.

a)

Maxwell Gun

b)

GatlingGun

c)

Colt

d)

Quinine Gun

5.

The Berlin Conference is most closely associated with the colonization of:

a)

North America

b)

Africa

c)

Asia

d)

South America

6.

Which of the following was NOT a raw material sought during the Scramble for Africa?

a)

rubber

b)

timber

c)

gold

d)

diamonds

e)

oil

7.

What time period saw the most colonization take place?

a)

1500-1800

b)

1800-1815

c)

1815-1875

d)

1880-1900

8.

What happened as a result of the Berlin Conference?

a)

European and African nations went to war with each other.

b)

The European leaders allowed the African leaders to be apart of the governing process of the colonies.

c)

Imperialism in Africa ended.

d)

Europeans divided Africa into colonies without considering the cultural and language differences of the African people.

9.

Which 2 areas of Africa remained independent during this colonial period?

a)

Madagascar

b)

Ethiopia

c)

Liberia

d)

Egypt

e)

Congo

10.

European leaders met to discuss Africa at the ___________ conference in 1885?

a)

London

b)

Paris

c)

Berlin

d)

Capetown

11.

What allowed Europeans to travel further into Central Africa?

a)

The Maxim gun

b)

The steamship

c)

The frigate

d)

Rubber

12.

King Leopold represented which European power?

a)

Spain

b)

Belgium

c)

Austria

d)

Romania

13.

Malaria is a disease caused by ____?

a)

Rats

b)

Lice

c)

Mosquitos

d)

Tropical Fever

14.

Which king from Europe was originally the first to make treaties with local African people?

a)

British

b)

Belgian

c)

French

d)

German

15.

What Military product came out of the Industrial Revolution?

a)

Spears

b)

Factories

c)

Machine Guns

d)

Pistols

16.

_____, the King of Belgium exploited Africans in the Congo leading to the brutal death of over 10 Million people.

a)

William IV

b)

Leopold II

c)

Otto von Bismarck

d)

Andrew I

17.

Which country did NOT fight for Africa?

a)

USA

b)

Spain

c)

Portugal

d)

France

18.
The time period when European countries fought to control portions of Africa for the benefit of Natural Resources is called_______?
a)
Scramble for Africa
b)
Triangular Trade
c)
Silent Barter
d)
Nationalism
19.

Which letter labels the Indian Ocean?

a)

J

b)

B

c)

C

d)

H

20.

What letter labels the Atlantic Ocean?

a)

K

b)

N

c)

B

d)

C

21.

What letter labels the Sahara Desert?

a)

N

b)

B

c)

G

d)

L

22.

What letter labels the Sahel?

a)

O

b)

I

c)

M

d)

D

23.
What geographic feature is highlighted? It is a ridge & plate boundary with lots of volcanic activity beneath its surface. Millions of years from now, it will split the continent in half.
a)
Sahel
b)
Transition Zone
c)
Ring of Fire
d)
Great Rift Valley
24.
What body of water is shown on the map? It is narrow and separates Africa from the Arabian peninsula (Asia).
a)
Straits of Comoros
b)
Red Sea
c)
Dead Sea
d)
Mediterranean Sea
25.
What geographic feature is shown on the map? It marks the transition between Sahara Desert and the more hospitable savanna region.
a)
Great Rift Valley
b)
step
c)
Sahel
d)
Atlas Mountains
26.

Which physical feature is number 1?

a)

Atlas Mountains

b)

Great Rift Valley

c)

Mt. Kilimanjaro

d)

Kalahari Desert

27.

Which region is marked by letter A?

a)

Sahara

b)

Sahel

c)

Rainforest

d)

Savanna

28.

Which physical feature is number 2?

a)

Atlas Mountains

b)

Great Rift Valley

c)

Mt. Kilimanjaro

d)

Kalahari Desert

29.

Which physical feature is number 8?

a)

Atlas Mountains

b)

Great Rift Valley

c)

Mt. Kilimanjaro

d)

Kalahari Desert

30.

Which physical feature is number 3?

a)

Lake Victoria

b)

Nile River

c)

Niger River

d)

Congo River

31.

Which physical feature is number 4?

a)

Lake Victoria

b)

Nile River

c)

Niger River

d)

Congo River

32.

Which physical feature is number 7?

a)

Lake Victoria

b)

Nile River

c)

Niger River

d)

Congo River

33.
What hemisphere do you live in?
a)
Canadian
b)
Northern
c)
Southern
d)
Mexican
34.
What Continent do you live on?
a)
South America
b)
Europe
c)
North America
d)
Australia
35.
What is the map element that tells what symbols on the map mean?
a)
Key/Compass
b)
Key/Legend
c)
Legend/Scale
d)
Inset/Scale
36.
This map element tells the purpose of the map
a)
Title
b)
Scale
c)
Legend
d)
Key
37.
What map element has a directional arrow that shows cardinal and sometimes intermediate directions on a map?
a)
Compass Rose
b)
Inset Map
c)
Key Legend
d)
Title Scale
38.
Which continent is located at letter "E"?
a)
Africa
b)
Asia
c)
Australia
d)
Antarctica
Antarctica

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