Free Printable Africa Review

1.

What is the 2nd largest continent in the world?

a)

Asia

b)

USA

c)

Africa

d)

Antarctica

2.

How many countries are in Africa?

a)

25

b)

50

c)

13

d)

54

3.

What type of land covers northern and southern Africa?

a)

grasslands

b)

desert

c)

tropical rainforest

d)

tundra

4.

Why do very few people live in the Sahara desert?

a)

Too much flooding near the desert.

b)

Too many people living in the desert.

c)

It is one of the harshest places to live.

d)

There are not a lot of primary sector jobs.

5.

How would you describe the people that live in the Sahara?

a)

stable

b)

nomad

c)

explorers

d)

environmentalists

6.

Which region is pictured?

a)

Savannah

b)

Sahara

c)

Sahel

d)

Ethiopian Highlands

7.

Why is the Nile River important for the people in Sudan and Egypt?

a)

It transports military and refugees

b)

It transports doctors and provides travel opportunities

c)

It transports people and trade goods

d)

All of the above

8.

Which word means to move?

a)

Bantu

b)

Migration

c)

Oasis

d)

Clan

9.

A grassy area with hills, some trees and thorn bushes.

a)

Savanna

b)

Oasis

c)

Clan

d)

Migration

10.

Why did many foreign nations want to control Egypt in the late 1800s?

a)

They wanted the riches that had been buried in the tombs of the pharaohs

b)

They hoped to gain control over Egypt’s vast reserves of oil.

c)

They wanted access to the recently built Suez Canal.

d)

They prized the rich agricultural fields of the Nile River delta.

11.

This is the belief in only one God

a)

Polytheism

b)

Monotheism

c)

Caliphs

d)

Pharoahs

12.

What religion is practiced by most of North Africa’s people?

a)

Christianity

b)

Judaism

c)

Islam

d)

Protestant

13.

The vast majority of Egyptians live within 12 miles (19 km) of what vital water source?

a)

Strait of Gibraltar

b)

Red Sea

c)

Suez Canal

d)

Nile River

14.

Which country has the most amount of oil reserves?

a)

Libya

b)

Egypt

c)

Morocco

d)

Algeria

15.

What is the official language of all five countries of North Africa?

a)

English

b)

Arabic

c)

French

d)

Italian

16.

What is the name of the desert that covers much of North Africa?

a)

Arabian Desert

b)

Sahara Desert

c)

Mojave Desert

d)

Egyptian Desert

17.

Identify country #5.

a)

Morocco

b)

Egypt

c)

Mali

d)

Chad

18.

Which countries colonized Africa?

a)

Germany, Japan, Ireland

b)

France, Britain, Spain

c)

Belgium, Portugal, Mexico

19.

The legal segregation of races that happened in Rwanda, Africa is best known as:

a)

genocide

b)

racism

c)

apartheid

20.

The South African anti-apartheid leader who served as president of South Africa from 1994 to 19999:

a)

Nelson Mandela

b)

Margaret Thatcher

c)

Fidel Castro

21.

How has the history of Sub-Saharan Africa contributed to political instability in some nations of the regions?

a)

The devastation of the Second World War has left some nations struggling to recover

b)

The end of foreign aid to region is leaving many without proper food and medicine.

c)

The end of European colonization left some nations struggling to form an effective government.

d)

The migration of the Bantu-speaking people across national boundaries has caused a clash of cultures.

22.

Over time, people in Africa have developed strategies to survive their environments such as the desert, rainforest, and coastal plains. The term for this is:

a)

savanna

b)

apartheid

c)

ethnic conflict

d)

adapting

23.

Why were the African kingdoms like Ghana and Mali successful during the Middle Ages?

a)

They enslaved people for the Atlantic Slave trade with Britain.

b)

They grew wealthy by trading critical products like gold and salt.

c)

They adopted Islam and were supported by Muslim kingdoms.

d)

They built powerful forts and castles to protect people from invasion.

24.

I served over 27 years in prison for treason

I helped to end apartheid upon my release

I was later elected as president of South Africa.

Who am I?

a)

Bill Clinton

b)

Nelson Mandela

c)

Idi Amin

d)

Kofi Annan

25.

According to the data and your knowledge of social studies, which country has the LEAST DEVELOPED economy?

a)

Ethiopia

b)

Rwanda

c)

Kenya

d)

Uganda

26.

In this country, apartheid separated blacks from whites until 1990.

a)

Sudan

b)

Nigeria

c)

South Africa

d)

Tanzania

27.

All of the following are important resources in Africa EXCEPT

a)

helium

b)

salt

c)

gold

d)

diamonds

28.

What word would best describe Mansa Musa?

a)

Poor

b)

Sickly

c)

Dangerous

d)

Wealthy

29.

How did Mansa Musa's pilgrimage to Mecca impact Africa and Europe?

a)

Led to them forming an alliance to conquer other kingdoms

b)

Led to Africa, being brought to the attention of Europe

c)

Led to Europe being conquered and colonized by Africa

d)

Led to the decline of the Middle East

30.

Which physical feature divides Africa into two distinct regions?

a)

the Atlas Mountains

b)

the Nile River

c)

the Persian Gulf

d)

the Sahara Desert

31.

How are cities placed in Africa

a)

Built along rivers

b)

Along trade routes

c)

Along the coast

d)

Placed in specific places for protection

32.

Which statement best describes the effects of trade on Africa?

a)

Trade routes brought Islam to northern and western Africa.

b)

Salt mines were greatly depleted due to excessive trade.

c)

Mansa Musa's journey to Mecca increased economic growth in Egypt.

d)

Farmers in Timbuktu grew wealthy due to trade and lush farming along the Niger River.

33.

The spread of Islam from its origins in Arabia outward across North Africa and the Middle East would be classified as what kind of diffusion?

a)

migratory

b)

environmental

c)

cultural

d)

relocation

34.

The religion of Islam believes that:

a)

There is only one God

b)

Cows are sacred animals

c)

Jesus is the only son of God

d)

Disobedient people are reincarnated

35.

Which physical feature usually has highest population density?

a)

b)

c)

d)

36.

Which term means “adjusting your life” to fit the environment?

a)

Diffusion

b)

Migration

c)

Modification

d)

Adaptation

37.

Which picture is an example of people modifying the environment?

a)

b)

c)

d)

38.

What physical feature covers most of North Africa?

a)

Sahara Desert

b)

Himalaya Mountains

c)

Ganges River

d)

Korean Peninsula

39.

Which of the following is a positive effect of the Aswan Dam?

a)

More jobs

b)

Flood control

c)

Hydroelectricity

d)

All of the above

40.

Which river located in Africa is the longest river in the world?

a)

Ganges

b)

Amazon

c)

Mississippi

d)

Nile

41.

Which is a negative consequence of the Aswan Dam?

a)

Flood control

b)

Hydroelectric power

c)

Infertile land

42.

___ the practice of acquiring full or partial political control over another country, occupying it with settlers, and exploiting its resources for economic gain.

a)

White Man's Burden

b)

Divide and Conquer

c)

Autocracy

d)

Colonialism

43.

Practiced most notably in South Africa, ___ was the institutionalized discrimination (of blacks) and segregation between blacks and whites.

a)

Divide and Rule

b)

Imperialism

c)

Apartheid

d)

White Man's Burden

44.

A person from _____ is most likely to speak Arabic and identify as Arab?

a)

Egypt

b)

Tanzania

c)

South Africa

d)

Ghana

45.

Generally speaking, all of the following occurred after the colonial power withdrew from Africa EXCEPT...

a)

economic prosperity

b)

ethnic genocides

c)

Failed democracies or Dictatorships

d)

Racial segregation and religious violence

46.

The ___ was a period in the late 1800's in which Western European countries rapidly colonized nearly the entire continent of Africa.

a)

White Man's Burden

b)

Scramble for Africa

c)

Apartheid

d)

Conversion

47.

_____ and ____ were the only two countries to have never been fully colonized by a European power.

a)

Kenya and the D.R. Congo

b)

Somalia and Nigeria

c)

Liberia and Ethiopia

d)

South Africa and Tanzania

Africa Review

Total questions: 47

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