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Africa

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Soil becoming less fertile for farming is called:

a)

desertification

b)

sanctions

c)

apartheid

d)

vegetation

2.

The Great Rift Valley was formed by:

a)

hurricanes

b)

high winds

c)

the movement of tectonic plates

d)

ancient people

3.

_________________ has more rain than any other regions.

a)

South Africa

b)

Northern Africa

c)

Eastern Africa

d)

Central Africa

4.

____________________ is a major waterway that flows into the Atlantic Ocean & is located by the equatorial region.

a)

The Great Rift Valley

b)

The Congo River

c)

The Sahara

d)

The Horn of Africa

5.

A way to protect big cats in Africa is

a)

by stopping illegal hunting

b)

by building them a house

c)

by taking them home with you

d)

feeding them

6.

Whose mission is to conserve big cat habitats?

a)

Nelson Mandela

b)

Youssou N'Dour

c)

Stephen Biko

d)

Dereck & Beverly Joubert

7.

What was the Middle Passage?

a)

crossing the Sahara desert

b)

a voyage to Europe

c)

crossing the Congo

d)

a voyage carrying enslaved Africans across the Atlantic

8.

The reason behind the slave trade was so that ____________ could make more money using slave labor.

a)

the government

b)

the slaves

c)

plantation owners

d)

everyone

9.

Enslaved Africans worked on small farms.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

Young enslaved people were more valuable because

a)

they could go to school

b)

they were more resepectful

c)

they didn't eat as much

d)

they could be expected to work longer and harder

11.

Most enslaved Africans were sent to:

a)

Spain & Portugal

b)

Texas & California

c)

Brazil & the Caribbean

d)

Japan & China

12.

The slave trade in Africa has existed for hundreds of years.

a)

True

b)

False

13.

The Organization of African Unity was founded to

a)

promote Pan-Africanism

b)

promote African cuisine

c)

promote African music

d)

promote the apartheid

14.

The goal of Pan-Africanism is to promote unity among

a)

the Lost Boys from Peter Pan

b)

the African animals

c)

all Africans

d)

all the chefs in Africa