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African Geography

Total questions: 47

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Where do most of Egypt's people live?
a)
along the coast
b)
the Sahara Desert
the Sahara Desert
c)
the Nile River Valley
d)
the city of Alexandria
2.
Why do Nigerians see little from their country's oil wealth?
a)
political corruption
b)
a weak global market for oil
c)
the poor quality of oil produced
d)
the difficulty in pumping oil from the ground
3.
What area is shaded in red?
a)
Kalahari Desert
b)
the Nile River Valley
c)
the Sahara Desert
d)
South Africa
4.
This area is a strip of dry grassland that is slowly turning into desert.
a)
the Sahel
b)
the Nile River
c)
the Congo River
d)
the Kalahari Desert
5.
This is the longest river in the world and is located in eastern Africa.
a)
the Congo
b)
the Niger
c)
the Amazon
d)
the Nile
6.

What country is labeled "H" on the map?

a)

Kenya

b)

Nigeria

c)

Egypt

d)

Libya

e)

Sudan

7.

What physical feature is labeled "1" on the map?

a)

Sahara Desert

b)

Sahel

c)

Savanna

d)

Rainforest

e)

Kalahari Desert

8.

What physical feature is labeled "2" on the map?

a)

Lake Victoria

b)

Lake Tanganyika

c)

Niger River

d)

Nile River

e)

Congo River

9.

What physical feature is labeled "3" on the map?

a)

Lake Victoria

b)

Lake Tanganyika

c)

Nile River

d)

Niger River

e)

Congo River

10.

What physical feature is labeled "4" on the map?

a)

Lake Victoria

b)

Lake Tanganyika

c)

Nile River

d)

Niger River

e)

Congo River

11.

What physical feature is labeled "5" on the map?

a)

Sahara Desert

b)

Sahel

c)

Savanna

d)

Rainforest

e)

Kalahari Desert

12.

What physical feature is labeled "6" on the map?

a)

Mt. Kilimanjaro

b)

Lebombo Mountains

c)

Ethiopian Highlands

d)

Rwenzori Mountains

e)

Atlas Mountains

13.

What physical feature is labeled "7" on the map?

a)

Mt. Kilimanjaro

b)

Lebombo Mountain

c)

Ethiopian Highlands

d)

Rwenzori Mountains

e)

Atlas Mountains

14.

What physical feature is labeled "8" on the map?

a)

Sahara Desert

b)

Sahel

c)

Savanna

d)

Rainforest

e)

Kalahari Desert

15.

What physical feature is labeled "9" on the map?

a)

Sahara Desert

b)

Sahel

c)

Savanna

d)

Rainforest

e)

Kalahari Desert

16.

What physical feature is labeled "11" on the map?

a)

Sahara Desert

b)

Sahel

c)

Savanna

d)

Rainforest

e)

Kalahari Desert

17.

What political feature is this?

a)

South Africa

b)

Kenya

c)

Rwanda

d)

Sudan

18.

What political feature is this?

a)

Democratic Republic of the Congo

b)

Nigeria

c)

Rwanda

d)

Kenya

19.

What political feature is this?

a)

Kenya

b)

Somalia

c)

Ethiopia

d)

Democratic Republic of the Congo

20.

What political feature is this?

a)

Ethiopia

b)

Kenya

c)

Nigeria

d)

Sudan

21.

What political feature is this?

a)

South Africa

b)

Democratic Republic of the Congo

c)

South Sudan

d)

Somalia

22.

What physical feature is this?

a)

Sahara Desert

b)

Great Rift Valley

c)

Kalahari Desert

d)

Congo Basin

23.

What physical feature is this?

a)

Sahara Desert

b)

Great Rift Valley

c)

Horn of Africa

d)

Lake Victoria

24.

What Is A Religious Group?

a)

People With The Same Ethnicity

b)

People Who Practice A Certain Religion

25.
Since many African societies value educating a boy more than educating a girl,
a)
The literacy rate for boys is higher
b)
The literacy rate for boys and girls is the same
c)
The literacy rate for girls is higher
d)
The literacy rate in most African nations is very high
26.
What could the government do to help prevent desertification?
a)
End the droughts so there would be enough water
b)
Teach farmers better farming techniques
c)
Move farmers to �farming camps� with better land
d)
Build a wall to keep the sand from blowing on their land.
27.
Which area of Africa is most at risk for desertification?
a)
The Sahel
b)
The Sahara
c)
Congo�s rainforests
d)
The Gabon�s rainforests
28.

What is deforestation?

a)

When acid rain falls on forests

b)

When people cut down trees

c)

When people plant trees

29.

What is one reason for deforestation?

a)

To stop the spread of disease

b)

To reveal the hiding places of enemies

c)

To get more land for growing crops

30.

What is desertification?

a)

When usable land turns into rainforest

b)

When farmers destroy trees for crops

c)

When soil becomes degraded (dry and unusable)

31.

What are some causes of desertification?

a)

Cutting down trees and overgrazing

b)

Over farming and planting trees

c)

Wind erosion and planting gardens

32.

Which is a result of desertification for the people living in the Sahel region?

a)

decreased support from the United Nations

b)

more jobs in manufacturing

c)

increased starvation and poverty

33.

Why is most rainforest area lost today?

a)

harsh drought and high winds

b)

diseases that attack old growth trees

c)

logging for industry, farming, and fuel

34.

What destroyed the grassland and forests that were once found in the Sahel?

a)

Years of heavy flooding

b)

Continuous farming and over-grazing

c)

The development of factories

35.

Pesticides, fertilizers, human waste, storm water runoff, mining, and manufacturing byproducts all contribute to ___________________________ in Africa (contaminated water)

a)

Water Pollution

b)

Sanitation

c)

Irrigation

d)

Deforestation

36.

A form of agriculture in which an area of forest is cleared by cutting and burning and is then planted, usually for several seasons, before being left behind

a)

Agriculture

b)

slash and burn

c)

Desertification

d)

Deforestation

37.
Contamination of water supplies due to chemicals, fertilizer, sewage, etc.
a)
Water Pollution
b)
Irrigation 
c)
Drought 
d)
Climate
38.
Which of the following is a result of Water Pollution or Unequal Access to Water?
a)
diseases
b)
better education
c)
increased trade
39.
Why was learning Arabic important for those Africans who became Muslim?
a)
The Quran is written in Arabic
b)
Arabic is an easy language to learn
c)
Arabic was the only written language
d)
Muslims are required to peak only Arabic
40.
What religion did Arabs bring with them to Africa?
a)
Islam
b)
Judaism
c)
Animism
d)
Christianity
41.

This is a group of people who share a common culture history, common ancestry, language, religion, traditions, beliefs, holidays, food, etc

a)

animism

b)

Religious group

c)

Traditional religion

d)

Ethnic Group

42.

Group of people who share a belief system. They believe in the same god (or gods) and have common sacred text with a specific set of rules about how to live

a)

Amulets

b)

Traditional religions

c)

Religious Groups

d)

Ethnic Groups

43.

Live mostly in northern Africa and speak Arabic and most practice Islam.

a)

Jews

b)

Arabs

c)

Bantu

d)

Ashanti

44.

This group of people believe in animism and the Golden Stool, found mostly in Ghana, West Africa, and speak 'Asante', or 'Twi'.

a)

Ashanti

b)

Bantu

c)

Muslims

d)

Swahili

45.

The belief that natural physical entities, including animals, plants, and features of the earth, have a spiritual essence.

a)

Spiritualism

b)

Amulet

c)

Judaism

d)

Animism

46.

This group of people in Africa are made up of 400 ethnic groups found throughout central and southern parts of the continent, mostly practice Islam, but some practice Christianity or animism.

a)

Ashanti

b)

Bantu

c)

Muslims

d)

South Africans

47.

this people group mostly inhabit the southern coast of East Africa, in Kenya, Tanzania, & Mozambique. Practice mostly Islam. Name means "one who lives on the coast".

a)

Ashanti

b)

Swahili

c)

Bantu

d)

Hulu

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