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Africa

Total questions: 80

Worksheet time: 1hrs 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What city is in Angola

a)

Luanda

b)

orange county

c)

Charleston

d)

Belfast

2.

How many capitals are in Angola

a)

4

b)

1

c)

7

d)

2

3.

What is he biggest city in Niger

a)

Abuja

b)

Warri

c)

Lagos

d)

Kano

4.

How many countries are in Niger

a)

9

b)

12

c)

32

d)

21

5.

What is he population of Swaziland

a)

298,843 million

b)

1,548,653 million

c)

3,011,123 million

d)

1,377,695 million

6.

how many countries are in South Africa

a)

5

b)

7

c)

2

d)

8

7.

what is the population in south africa

a)

21.21 million

b)

56.72 million

c)

78.31 million

d)

91.43 million

8.

what is population in Togo

a)

5.242 million

b)

9.875 million

c)

7.798 million

d)

5.278 million

9.

population in Mali

a)

18.53 million

b)

15.32 million

c)

12.21 million

d)

18.54 millon

10.

Mali biggest city

a)

South Africa

b)

Malawi

c)

Bamako

d)

Hawaii

11.

Main source of income in Chad

a)

agriculture

b)

farming

c)

oil

d)

gasoline

12.

How many farmers are in Chad

a)

2.96 million

b)

1.212 million

c)

8.665 million

d)

31.1232 million

13.

population of gohana

a)

23,233

b)

65,708

c)

87,252

d)

23,424

14.

how many villages are in gohana

a)

98

b)

86

c)

64

d)

34

15.

most important item in Nigeria

a)

a tractor

b)

artifact

c)

sculpture

d)

a dog

16.

Côte d'Ivoire a true fact

a)

it has 4 names

b)

Unlike other countries, Ivory Coast has two official capitals,Yamoussoukro and Abidjan.

c)

its an island

d)

has no capitals

17.

Côte d'Ivoire population

a)

26,378,274 million

b)

78,978,325 million

c)

99,999,999 million

d)

12,321,212 million

18.

what language Sudan

a)

Arabic

b)

english

c)

french

d)

spanish

19.

population of Sudan

a)

forty-five million

b)

43,849,260

c)

43,849,259

d)

49,134,990

20.

what language does south Africa speak

a)

Arabic

b)

English

c)

African Language

d)

Spanish

21.

Namibia population

a)

7.65 million

b)

2.54 million

c)

9 million

d)

24 million

22.

Namibia language

a)

boredom

b)

English

c)

Englih

d)

Arabic

23.

Ethiopia death records

a)

6.4 per 1,000

b)

7.1 per 1,000

c)

8.3 per 1,000

d)

9.9 per 2,000

24.

Ethiopia population

a)

89 million

b)

105 million

c)

105.00 million

d)

101 million

25.

Kenya male population

a)

26,043,242 female

b)

26,043,242 men

c)

26,043,242 transgender

d)

26,043,242 bisexual

26.

Kenya female population

a)

26,098,048 female

b)

29,098,048 women

c)

29,098,048 girls

d)

26,098,048 men

27.

Zimbabwe population

a)

163.53 million

b)

16.53 million

c)

165.53 million

d)

161.53 million

28.

Western Sahara population

a)

675,998

b)

96,876,821

c)

600,000,000

d)

597,339

29.

Sierra Leone population

a)

99 million

b)

3 million

c)

1,19 million

d)

7.98 million

30.

Sierra Leone Death rate

a)

10.0 deaths/1,000 population

b)

10.2 deaths/1,000 population

c)

9.9 deaths/1,000 population

d)

11.2 deaths/1,000 population

31.

Ghana grew rich because of the trade of ______ and _______.

a)

Salt and Iron

b)

Gold and Iron

c)

Gold and Salt

d)

Salt and Ore

32.

What country is in red on the map?

a)

Egypt

b)

Libya

c)

Angola

d)

Nigeria

33.

According to the map, you can conclude that...

a)

colonial territorial claims lead to the political boarders

b)

climate conditions lead to the political boarders

c)

ethnic division lead to the political boarders

d)

physical boundaries lead to the political boarders

34.

What was used for transportation in the rainforest because of the tsetse fly?

a)

river

b)

camel

c)

donkey

d)

car

35.
What is the name of the country in red on the map?
a)
Cape Town
b)
Angola
c)
South Africa
36.
What is the name of the dark orange country?
a)
South Africa
b)
Mozambique
c)
Zambia
37.
What is the name of the country in red?
a)
Namibia
b)
Kenya
c)
Sudan
38.
What is the name of the country in green?
a)
Botswana
b)
Cameroon
c)
Madagascar
39.

Identify this country.

a)

South Sudan

b)

Namibia

c)

South Africa

d)

Somalia

40.

What is the name of the country that is highlighted in red?

a)

Nigeria

b)

Togo

c)

Liberia

d)

Egypt

41.

What is the name of the country that is highlighted in red?

a)

Guinea

b)

Benin

c)

Ivory Coast

d)

The Gambia

42.

Sao Tome and Principe death rates

a)

6.7 deaths

b)

6.4 deaths

c)

6.5 deaths

d)

6.6 deaths

43.

Which country is shaded green?

a)

Sudan

b)

Egypt

c)

South Sudan

d)

Nigeria

44.

Which lake is shown here? It is the second deepest lake in the world.

a)

Lake Victoria

b)

Lake Tanganika

c)

Lake Sinclair

45.

Mozambique population

a)

99million

b)

29.67 million

c)

33 million

d)

55 million

46.

Mozambique death rate

a)

11.4 death

b)

9.99 death

c)

4.54 death

d)

12 death

47.

A religious belief that bodies of water, animals, trees, and other natural objects have spirits.

a)

Apartheid

b)

Animism

c)

Swahili

d)

Souks

48.

The South African government policy of separation of races, which began to disappear in the 1980s.

a)

Dialect

b)

Griots

c)

Apartheid

d)

Ergs

49.

Name the country with a big "X"

a)

Angola

b)

Zambia

c)

Democratic Republic of Congo

d)

Uganda

50.

Name the country with a big "X"

a)

Madagascar

b)

Tanzania

c)

Somalia

d)

Malawi

51.

Name the country with a big "X"

a)

Nambia

b)

Somalia

c)

South Africa

d)

Botswana

52.

Name the country with a big "X"

a)

Congo Republic

b)

Rwanda

c)

Nambia

d)

South Africa

53.
What country is pictured?
a)
Djibouti
b)
Eritrea
c)
Ethiopia
d)
Somalia
54.
What country is pictured?
a)
Somalia
b)
Ethiopia
c)
Kenya
d)
Uganda
55.
What country is pictured?
a)
Swaziland
b)
South Africa
c)
Lesotho
d)
Botswana
56.
What country is pictured?
a)
Swaziland
b)
South Africa
c)
Lesotho
d)
Botswana
57.
Which of these was NOT a reason for European colonization of Africa?
a)
Need for raw materials
b)
Need for human laborers
c)
Desire to control trade routes
d)
Desire to spread Christianity
58.
Which of the reasons that Europeans had for colonizing Africa was the MAIN reason?
a)
Need for raw materials
b)
Need for human laborers
c)
Desire to control trade routes
d)
Desire to spread Christianity
59.
Which modern problem is a result of the political legacy of colonialism?
a)
Deforestation
b)
Poor education
c)
Civil wars
60.

Burundi fact

a)

Burundi is the know for there food

b)

Burundi is the only state to have no motorcycles

c)

Burundi, officially the Republic of Burundi, is a landlocked country in the Great Rift Valley where the African Great Lakes region and East Africa converge.

d)

Burundi has 4 different names

61.
Africa is the _____ largest continent in the world. 
a)
second
b)
third
c)
fifth
d)
sixth
62.
What percentage of the land in Africa is considered tropical rainforest? 
a)
15
b)
35
c)
45
d)
10
63.
How many different ethnic groups are there in Africa?
a)
over 200
b)
over 800
c)
over 1,000
d)
over 2,000
64.
How many different languages are spoken in Africa?
a)
over 200
b)
over 800
c)
over 1,000
d)
over 2,000
65.

There are many animals living in which biome?

a)

Sahel

b)

Savannah

c)

Sahara

d)

New York

66.

________ was an Arab lawyer who travelled around the Islamic lands for 30 years spreading Islam and keeping and written journals about his experiences.

a)

Ivan Bennett

b)

Mansa Musa

c)

King Ali

d)

Ibn Battuta

67.

____________ was an important African leader who led a pilgrimage of 8,000 people to Mecca and exposed Europeans and Arabs to West African civilization.

a)

King Ali

b)

Ibn Battuta

c)

Ms. L

d)

Mansa Musa

68.

After the empire of Ghana fell, the empire of _______________ was established in nearly the same place.

a)

Mali

b)

Southern Ghana

c)

Kenya

d)

Morocco

69.
Which of the following does NOT describe the majority of North Africa's climate?
a)
Desert
b)
Dry
c)
Tropical
d)
Arid
70.
What geographic feature covers MOST of North Africa?
a)
Nile River Valley
b)
Sahara Desert
c)
Atlas Mountains
d)
Libya Desert
71.
Which of the following is a reason why people in North Africa are moving to cities?
a)
Local governments provide tax reliefs for those who live in cities.
b)
People move to cities to find better jobs and an improved standard of living.
c)
People move to cities for farming. Farms are much more likely to be found in cities than rural areas.
d)
There is a lower chance for disease to spread in cities.
72.
North Africa faces a great environmental problem caused by the erosion of fertile soil, a process known as
a)
pollution.
b)
irrigation.
c)
desertification.
d)
grazing.
73.
What religion is practiced by most people in North Africa?
a)
Catholicism
b)
Islam
c)
Judaism
d)
Hinduism
74.
Which country is Morocco?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
E
75.
Which country is Algeria
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
76.
A savannah is
a)
a dry desert.
b)
a jungle.
c)
a flat grassland.
d)
a mountain range.
77.
These people passed on traditions of their people through songs and stories.
a)
Griots
b)
Doctors
c)
Kings
d)
Berbers
78.

The king of this new empire was named ________.

a)

Ibn Buttata

b)

Mansa Musa

c)

King Ali

d)

Aladin

79.

The Maasai has a(n) ______________ economy according to the passage.

a)

traditional

b)

command

c)

capitalist

d)

mixed

80.

The political and government change in Sudan was a direct result of ________________.

a)

people voting for their independence

b)

people fleeing to refugee camps

c)

people signed a new constitution for the county

d)

people overthrew the ruling monarchy