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Africa

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 50mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

An Afrikaans word for “apartness,” ______________ is the name of laws that allowed racial, political and economic discrimination against the country's non-white majority.

a)

Apartheid

b)

Human Trafficking

c)

Colonialism

d)

Stereotype

2.
The longest river in Africa is _________.
a)
the Niger River.
b)
the Congo River
c)
the Senegal River
d)
the Nile River.
3.

The Berlin Conference was about:

a)

European colonisation and trade in Africa

b)

Establishing control of Berlin

c)

Trying to prevent Leopold gaining control of the Congo

d)

Establishing colonies in Europe

4.
What is the largest lake in East Africa?
a)
Lake Victoria
b)
Lake Edward
c)
Lake Albert
d)
Lake Tanganyika
5.

Which of the following rivers would you find in Africa?

a)

Amazon River

b)

Swahili River

c)

Blue Nile River

d)

Tasmanian River

6.

What country is in red on the map?

a)

Egypt

b)

Libya

c)

Angola

d)

Nigeria

7.

Which canal, which runs through Egypt, makes travel from Europe to Asia easier?

a)

Sub-Saharan Canal

b)

Great African Canal

c)

Panama Canal

d)

Suez Canal

8.

What country is located in green on the map?

a)

S. Africa

b)

Republic of the Congo

c)

Rwanda

d)

Kenya

9.

Which of the following sea's is represented on the map

a)

Red Sea

b)

North Sea

c)

Sea of Africa

d)

Baltic Sea

10.

This sea touches Asia, Africa and Europe?

a)

Mediterranean Sea

b)

Black Sea

c)

Red Sea

d)

Dead Sea

11.

The large geographical feature in the north of Africa which tremendously affected the way in which North Africans lived is called the ____________.

a)

Sahel

b)

Sahara

c)

Savannah

d)

Rainforest

12.

There are many animals living in which biome?

a)

Sahel

b)

Savannah

c)

Sahara

d)

New York

13.

This biome is known as the transition zone

a)

Sahel

b)

Savannah

c)

Sahara

d)

Rainforest

14.

This biome is very wet and humid.

a)

Sahel

b)

Savannah

c)

Rainforest

d)

Sahara

15.

Donkeys were important pack animals for caravans in trans-Saharan trade.

a)

True

b)

False

16.
The domestication of the camel....
a)
increased trade across the Sahara desert
b)
decreased trade across the Sahara desert
c)
provided a source of protein in the African diet
d)
gave horses a vacation
17.
The spread of Islam across Africa was facilitated by (choose 2)
a)
traders crossing the Sahara. And Arabs sailing down the east coast of Africa in their dhows
b)
American businessmen
c)
the European crusaders during the Middle Ages
d)
invasion by Songhai empire
18.

This term is used when a disease affects a large proportion of the people over a large area.

a)

Epidemic

b)

Pandemic

c)

Disease

d)

Pathogens

19.

"This area has the richest farmland in all of Africa. Since ancient times, much of Egypt’s food has been grown here."

a)

the al-Sudd

b)

the Nile Delta

c)

the land around Lake Nasser

d)

the land where the two Niles meet

20.

What was Egypt’s main reason for building the Aswan High Dam?

a)

to enable leisure activities on the river

b)

to flood the river's barriers to shipping

c)

to stop sewage from flowing into the river

d)

to develop the river's hydroelectric potential

21.
A dam on the Nile River completed in 1970.
a)
Aswan High Dam
b)
Giza
c)
Great Pyramid of Khufu
d)
Hatshepsut
22.

The area in Africa affected by desertification is called...

a)

Sahara

b)

Sahel

c)

Sarah

d)

Saar

23.

The Sahel is...

a)

north of the Sahara

b)

south of the Sahara

24.

The definition of Desertification is...

a)

Land that is fertile and able to grow plants

b)

the process of ocean water losing salt

c)

the process in which land loses fertility and ability to grow plants

d)

giving humans the advantage of having fertile soil

25.

The Sahel is a dry _______________________ region in western Africa.

a)

ocean

b)

grassland

c)

desert

d)

fertile

26.

The CAUSES of desertification are:

a)

drought

b)

flooding

c)

human environment interaction

d)

all of the above

27.

Which of these BEST describes the geography of the Niger River?

a)

It flows from east Africa in an arc to the Atlantic Ocean.

b)

It flows from central Africa eastward to the Indian Ocean.

c)

It flows from the ocean inland in an arc through west Africa.

d)

It flows from an inland area to the sea in the northeast of Africa.

28.
What religion did Arabs bring with them to Africa?
a)
Islam
b)
Judaism
c)
Animism
d)
Christianity
29.

Africa's nickname since most of it lies at least 1000 feet above sea level (7-1.1 PR)

a)

Escarpment

b)

Sahel

c)

Serengeti Plain

d)

Plateau Continent

30.

Africa is the second largest _________ on Earth. (7-1.1 PR)

a)

Country

b)

Island

c)

Continent

d)

Commonwealth

31.

The __________ ocean is to the west of Africa.

a)

Atlantic Ocean

b)

Pacific Ocean

c)

Indian Ocean

d)

Arctic Ocean

32.

An area of East Africa, containing some of the best grasslands in the world and many grazing animals (7-1.1 PR)

a)

Aswan High Dam

b)

Sahel

c)

Oasis

d)

Serengeti Plains

33.
An area of permeable layer of rock or soil that holds a large amount of water in the saturated zone is called what?
a)
Aquifer
b)
Spring
c)
Well
d)
Reservoir
34.

Which of these is a major difference between the Sahara and the Sahel?

a)

The Sahara has larger forests.

b)

The Sahel receives more rainfall.

c)

The Sahara has more cropland.

d)

The Sahel records higher temperatures.

35.

All of the following are major causes of desertification except ______________.

a)

overgrazing

b)

defoerestation

c)

long-term drought

d)

shifting agriculture

36.

How are oases formed?

a)

Springs bubble up to the surface from streams beneath the ground.

b)

In low spots, the land dips down to meet an underground stream.

c)

People create wells using drilling machines or digging by hand.

37.

Where do most people of the Sahara live? Text to speech

a)

near a desert oasis

b)

along the many riverbanks

c)

in large cities

d)

in the mountains

38.
What was "apartheid" ?    
a)
Nelson Mandela's middle name
b)
An african country
c)
a fatal disease
d)
Racial segregation
39.
What country did South Africa gain its independence from?
a)
Great Britain
b)
France
c)
Germany
d)
Portugal
40.
Which of the following DOES NOT describe Nelson Mandela?
a)
Most famous political prisoner of his time.
b)
First black president ever elected worldwide.
c)
Hero to many South Africans
d)
First black president of South Africa
41.
During Apartheid people were classified according to the color of their skin.
a)
True
b)
False
42.
What was the significance of Nelson Mandela's election to office in South Africa? 
a)
he became the first black president
b)
he released political prisoners
c)
he united the Zulu and Ashanti people to win the election
d)
he won the election with the support of the British
43.

A raw material or primary agricultural product that can be bought and sold, such as copper or coffee

a)

commodity

b)

region

c)

demographic data

d)

globalization

44.
The host for this disease is the mosquito.
a)
malaria
b)
cholera
c)
HIV
d)
smallpox
45.
This disease can be transmitted through blood and sexual fluids.
a)
smallpox
b)
cholera
c)
HIV
d)
malaria
46.
This disease is spread through the bacterium Vibrio cholerae .
a)
smallpox
b)
malaria
c)
cholera
d)
HIV
47.
This disease is spread mostly by unsafe water and unsafe food that has been contaminated with human feces.
a)
smallpox
b)
malaria
c)
Cholera
d)
HIV
48.
The symptoms of this disease are stomach  pain, muscle cramps, vomiting, fever, diarrhea, and dehydration.
a)
malaria
b)
smallpox
c)
cholera
d)
HIV
49.

Which of the diseases we have discussed today causes the sufferer to cough up blood?

a)

Leishmania

b)

Chicken pox

c)

Flu

d)

TB (Tuberculosis)

50.
Is the East African rift still growing?
a)
yes 
b)
 now
51.

What is A?

a)

Sahel

b)

Atlas Mountains

c)

Congo Basin

d)

Red Sea

52.

What is B?

a)

Atlantic Ocean

b)

Indian Ocean

c)

Mediterranean Sea

d)

Red Sea

53.

What is E?

a)

Nile River

b)

Congo River

c)

Niger River

d)

Great Rift Valley

54.

What is F?

a)

Nile River

b)

Atlantic Ocean

c)

Niger River

d)

Red Sea

55.

What is J?

a)

Congo River

b)

Niger River

c)

Nile River

d)

Red Sea

56.

What is K?

a)

Great Rift Valley

b)

Madagascar

c)

Congo Basin

d)

Serengeti Plains

57.

What is L?

a)

Great Rift Valley

b)

Lake Victoria

c)

Ethiopian Highlands

d)

Serengeti Plains

58.

What is N?

a)

Great Rift Valley

b)

Lake Victoria

c)

Mt. Kilimanjaro

d)

Serengeti Plains

59.

What is P?

a)

Mt. Kilimanjaro

b)

Madagascar

c)

Ethiopian Highlands

d)

Great Rift Valley

60.

What is Q?

a)

Madagascar

b)

Great Rift Valley

c)

Ethiopian Highlands

d)

Mt. Kilimanjaro

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