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World Cultures Quiz 4.6

Total questions: 49

Worksheet time: 34mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What was a major landform of Northern Africa?

a)

Kalahari Desert

b)

Sahara

c)

Rocky Mountains

d)

Mt. Kilimanjaro

2.

What is Africa's transition zone between desert and rain forest?

a)

Shara

b)

Atlas Mountains

c)

Equator

d)

Sahel

3.

What landform has rolling grassland and scattered trees?

a)

Savanna

b)

Nile River

c)

Tropical Rain Forest

d)

Niger River

4.

What landform lies along the Atlantic Coast near the equator?

a)

Sahel

b)

Savanah

c)

Niger River

d)

Tropical Rain Forest

5.

What is the worlds longest River?

a)

Amazon River

b)

Nile River

c)

Congo River

d)

Niger River

6.

What is the tallest mountain in Africa?

a)

Mt. Fuji

b)

Mt. Everest

c)

Atlas Mountains

d)

Mt. Kilimanjaro

7.
As many as 200,000 Syrian refugees have fled Syria in the last 4 days as ISIS advances closer.
a)
Push factor
b)
Pull factor
8.

Africa is the world's ____________ largest continent.

a)

2nd

b)

3rd

c)

4th

d)

5th

9.

We are currently studying ___________________.

a)

Ancient Japan

b)

Ancient Mesopotamia

c)

Ancient Egypt

d)

Ancient Mexico

10.

Right before the Nile drains into the Mediterranean Sea, it spreads out and forms a triangle shape. What is this called?

a)

Alpha

b)

Delta

c)

Omega

d)

Phi

11.

The ancient Greek historian named Herodotus called Egypt the _______________?

a)

Gift of the Gab

b)

Song of Storms

c)

Gift of the Nile

d)

Gift of the Amazon

12.

A simile is a figure of speech that compares two different things. The Nile river was compared to what?

a)

a giant lizard

b)

a little puppy

c)

a large chancla

d)

a giant snake

13.

We studied some Egyptian mythology. Osiris and Isis were _____________.

a)

cousins

b)

best friends

c)

brother and sister

d)

enemies

14.

The Tropical Rain Forest is located on what line of latitude?

a)

10 degrees

b)

20 degrees

c)

Equator

d)

Prime Meridian

15.

What is the largest lake in Africa?

a)

Lake Victoria

b)

Lake Tahoe

c)

Lake Tawakani

d)

Lake Lewisville

16.

What is silt?

a)

bits of soil and plant life

b)

bits of gummy bears

c)

a very expensive material

d)

bits of animals

17.

Osiris was torn into how many pieces?

a)

12

b)

13

c)

14

d)

15

18.
What is the name of the country in red on the map?
a)
Cape Town
b)
Angola
c)
South Africa
19.

A religious group is a group of people who....

a)

have a common belief system

b)

play soccer

c)

have common cultural traits

d)

have the same parents

20.

A religious group has a common...

a)

ancestor

b)

sacred text

c)

cousin

d)

sibling

21.

Many Africans practice traditional religions that have been passed down from...

a)

their teachers

b)

the principal

c)

generations

d)

they are not passed down

22.

Most Africans today are either....

a)

Buddhists or Taoists

b)

Catholic or Jewish

c)

Demons or Angels

d)

Muslim or Christian

23.

Christianity first came to Africa in the....

a)

Middle of the first century

b)

middle of the second century

c)

end of the third century

d)

it never came

24.

What is an Ethnic Group?

a)

a religious group

b)

people who share a common religion

c)

people who love the same food

d)

people who share common cultural characteristics

25.

There are more than ________________ Ethnic groups in Africa.

a)

1000

b)

2000

c)

3000

d)

4000

26.

Most of Africa's Arab population is found in the countries of __________________.

a)

Sub-Saharan Africa

b)

Central Africa

c)

Southern Africa

d)

Northern Africa

27.

The Arabic language was necessary in order to read what book?

a)

The Hobbit

b)

The Bible

c)

The Quran

d)

Captain Underpants

28.

Where did ancient Egyptians bury their kings?

a)

Under trees

b)

Pyramids

c)

Underground

d)

Coffins

29.

Alexander the Great of Macedonia, founded which city?

a)

Paris

b)

Dallas

c)

Alexandria

d)

Rome

30.

What language do most North Africans speak?

a)

English

b)

Spanish

c)

Arabic

d)

German

31.
What is the capital city of Niger?
a)
Bamako
b)
Accra
c)
Niamey
d)
Abuja
32.
Name the religion of southern Africa.
a)
Christianity
b)
Islam
c)
Hinduism
d)
Buddhism
33.
What is the continent that is pink?
a)
North America
b)
South America
c)
Asia
d)
Australia
34.
What is the continent that is blue?
a)
Africa
b)
Australia
c)
Antarctica
d)
Asia
35.
What is the continent that is red?
a)
North America
b)
Europe
c)
Africa
d)
Australia
36.
What is the continent that is dark green?
a)
North America
b)
South America
c)
Europe
d)
Australia
37.
What is the continent that is yellow?
a)
Africa
b)
Australia
c)
Asia
d)
Antarctica
38.
What is the continent that is orange?
a)
Africa
b)
Australia
c)
Antarctica
d)
Asia
39.
What is the continent that is light green?
a)
North America
b)
South America
c)
Africa
d)
Australia
40.
Name the ocean labeled 1?
a)
Pacific Ocean
b)
Indian Ocean
c)
Arctic Ocean
d)
Southern Oce
41.
Name the ocean labeled 2?
a)
Indian Ocean
b)
Arctic Ocean
c)
Atlantic Ocean
d)
Southern Ocean
42.
Name the ocean labeled 3?
a)
Southern Ocean
b)
Arctic Ocean
c)
Atlantic Ocean
d)
Pacific Ocean
43.
Name the ocean labeled 4?
a)
Indian Ocean
b)
Southern Ocean
c)
Pacific Ocean
d)
Atlantic Ocean
44.

What is the name of the Sea labeled by letter D?

a)

Caribbean

b)

Bering

c)

Arabian

d)

Mediterranean

45.
Name the ocean labeled 5?
a)
Pacific Ocean
b)
Atlantic Ocean
c)
Indian Ocean
d)
Southern Ocean
46.
In most countries, business and industry are owned by both individuals and the government. This kind is economy is known as 
a)
command 
b)
mixed 
c)
traditional
d)
pure command
47.
Kemal manages an automobile factory. If he lives in a country that has a command economy
a)
. the government will probably tell him how many cars to build this month.
b)
. he will decide all by himself how many cars to build this month.
c)
the employees for the factory will tell him how many cars they feel lie making this month.
d)
he will probably examine sales figures before deciding how many cars to build this month.
48.
How are economic decisions made in a market economy?
a)
Decisions are made by government officials.
b)
Decisions are made by individuals who decide what to produce and buy.
c)
Decisions are made based only on what can be produced in factories.
d)
Decisions are made based on custom and habit.
49.
Which of the following is a characteristic of how Kenya’s economy is more market-based than command-based?
a)
The government has given more economic responsibility to business leaders.
b)
Farmers are not allowed to choose which crops they plant.
c)
Prices of goods are set by government officials.
d)
Foreign companies have located regional headquarters there.

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