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Africa Map Test

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following urban centers (cities) has the highest population?

a)

Durban

b)

Cairo

c)

Kano

d)

Nairobi

2.

Which of the following types of vegetation is MOST COMMON in Africa?

a)

temperate grassland

b)

tropical grassland

c)

coniferous forest

d)

mixed forest

3.

Which of the following types of vegetation is completely covered by the Marine West Coast climate?

a)

Sahel

b)

Madagascar

c)

Egypt

d)

Lesotho

4.

Most Africans live in _____________ areas.

a)

rural

b)

urban

c)

desert

d)

tundra

5.

In Africa, areas of trade and manufacturing are usually found

a)

in small villages

b)

near the coast

c)

near the Sahara Desert

d)

in the Congo Basin

6.
Identify this landlocked country in Southern Africa it has a landscape defined by the Kalahari Desert and the Okavango Delta, which becomes a lush animal habitat during the seasonal floods. 
a)
South Africa
b)
Namibia
c)
Botswana
d)
Zimbabwe
7.
Identify this Central African country, formally called Zaire. It is the second-largest country in Africa (largest in Sub-Saharan Africa) by area and eleventh largest in the world. 
a)
Congo
b)
Democratic Republic of the Congo
c)
Rwanda
d)
Angola
8.
Identify this country linking northeast Africa with the Middle East, dates to the time of the pharaohs. 
a)
Eygpt
b)
Sudan
c)
Chad
d)
Libya
9.
Identify this huge island nation off the southeast coast of Africa. It's home to thousands of animal species, such as lemurs, found nowhere else, plus rainforests, beaches and reefs.
a)
Seychelles
b)
Madagascar
c)
Mozambique
d)
Tanzania
10.
Identify this North African country bordering the Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea, it is distinguished by its Berber, Arabian and European cultural influences.
a)
Western Sahara
b)
Algerica
c)
Morocco
d)
Mauritania
11.
Identify this Islamic country located in the geographical region to the south of the Sahara, stretching from Western Africa to eastern Central Africa. 
a)
South Sudan
b)
Sudan
c)
Kenya
d)
Chad
12.
Identify this landlocked country in East Africa whose diverse landscape encompasses the snow-capped Rwenzori Mountains and immense Lake Victoria. 
a)
Uganda
b)
Kenya
c)
Ethiopia
d)
Tanzania
13.
Identify feature #1 the largest hot desert and the third largest desert in the world after Antarctica and the Arctic. 
a)
Kalahari Desert
b)
Namib Desert
c)
Sahara Desert
d)
Libya Desert
14.
Identify feature #2 this mountain range extends 2,500 km across northwestern Africa, spanning Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia, separating the Atlantic and Mediterranean coastline from the Sahara Desert. 
a)
Mt. Kilimanjaro
b)
The Atlas Mountains 
15.

The longest river in the world is...

a)

Niger

b)

Nile

c)

Blue

d)

Congo