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WorksheetsHistory and Map of Africa
Total questions: 33
Worksheet time: 17mins
1. Why did Europeans first take an interest in the African continent?
They wanted to help organize African schools.
They wanted to solve ethnic and tribal disputes.
They were involved in the slave trade.
They needed African agricultural products.
1. What is the term for a system of acquiring colonies to provide raw materials for a stronger colony?
Nationalism
Imperialism
Socialism
Patriotism
The purpose of the Berlin Conference was to discuss:
The World issues and conflicts.
The best trade routes in Germany.
America’s independence from Britain.
The partitioning of Africa.
Why did Europeans set up colonies in Africa?
They wanted to help organize African schools.
They wanted to solve ethnic and tribal disputes.
They wanted to send European workers to Africa.
They needed raw materials found in Africa.
Which European country gained the most land in Africa?
Great Britain
France
Italy
Germany
The European division of Africa caused:
Tribal conflicts
Civil war
Desire for independence
All of the above
A strong belief in one’s country is called:
Nationalism
Socialism
Democracy
Communism
1. In 1963, Kenya gained independence from:
Spain
France
United States
Great Britain
What is the apartheid system?
A democratic government system
Segregation of races
Equality for all races
An absolute monarchy
Apartheid separated blacks and whites in:
South Africa
Kenya
Egypt
Sudan
Which organization was formed to gain equal rights for black Africans in the South Africa?
League of Nations
African National Congress
United Nations
African Union
The main goal of the Pan-African movement was to:
End the slave trade
Overthrow all European governments in Africa
Create more jobs in Africa
Unite Africans to work together to solve Africa’s problems
This man was arrested and imprisoned for resisting apartheid. He was also the first black president of South Africa.
F.W. de Klerk
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Nelson Mandela
Jacob Zuma
Who was the South African president that brought the policies of apartheid to an end?
Nelson Mandela
Jomo Kenyatta
F. W. de Klerk
Robert Mugabe
Which body of water is a major water source for Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda?
Lake Victoria
Lake Malawi
Lake Chad
Lake Tanganyika
What large geographic feature dominates most of northern Africa?
Kalahari
Sahel
Sahara
Savanna
What large geographic feature dominates most of northern Africa?
Kalahari
Sahel
Sahara
Savanna
What mountain range stretches from Southwest Morocco to Northern Tunisia?
Himalayas
Alps
Atlas
Andes
What is the world’s longest river?
Congo
Niger
Nile
Amazon
What is Africa’s transitional zone between dry desert and grasslands called?
Savanna
Sahel
Kalahari
Sahara
What African landform has rolling grassland and few, scattered trees?
Rainforest
Savanna
Sahel
Desert
What desert is in southern Africa?
Kalahari
Sahel
Sahara
Gobi
Which is NOT one of Africa’s major physical regions?
Tropical rain forest
Nile River Delta
Sahel
Savanna
Which country touches Lake Victoria and borders Ethiopia and Somalia?
D.R. Congo
South Africa
Kenya
Egypt
Which country forms the southern tip of the African continent?
South Africa
Egypt
D.R. Congo
Nigeria
Which statement is TRUE?
The northern most part of Africa is the most populous.
More people live south of the Sahara than north of it.
New weather patterns are preventing industrial growth.
Farming is not possible in any region of Africa.
Which is the best climate zone in Africa for farming?
Savanna
Sahara
Sahel
Rainforest
Why is the population of the Sahara and Sahel so low?
Scarcity of water
Too cold in the winter
Limited access to oil
Too much rainfall
What is one major problem facing those who depend on the Nile River for their water?
It’s too shallow for transportation.
It no longer has fish in it.
It always dries up during the summer months.
It is heavily contaminated by pollution.
Since the 1990s, more than 90% of West African rainforests have been cut down. What is this process called?
Over-extraction
Desertification
Deforestation
Desalination
Which region of Africa has faced problems resulting from increasing desertification over the last several decades?
Savanna
Coastline
Sahel
Tropical rain forest
The absence of rainfall is referred to as ____________.
Monsoon
Deforestation
Flooding
Drought
What agricultural condition threatens the land in Sudan, Ethiopia, and Chad?
Desertification
Smog
Flash floods
Monsoons
