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Do you recall your SLO about Africa?

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The desert that dominates the northern portion of Africa is the

a)

Sahara.

b)

Gobi.

c)

Kalahari.

d)

Namib.

2.

The _____________ River begins in Lake Victoria and ends in the Mediterranean Sea.

a)

Mississippi

b)

Congo

c)

Yellow

d)

Nile

3.

The ____________________________ is a split in eastern Africa caused by the movement of tectonic plates.

a)

Rhine Rift Valley

b)

Great Rift Valley

c)

Baikal Rift Valley

d)

West Antarctic Rift

4.

Almost half of Africa is covered by grassland called ____________________

a)

zebra grass

b)

savanna

c)

pampas grass

d)

lemon grass

5.

The boundaries for the countries of Africa were put in place by what group of people?

a)

Russians

b)

Chinese

c)

Europeans

d)

Americans

6.

What famous South African spent 28 years in prison before being elected president in 1994?

a)

Mahatma Ghandi

b)

Jacob Zuma

c)

Desmond Tutu

d)

Nelson Mandela

7.

For more than 300 years, Europeans traded guns, alcohol, and tobacco for what in West Africa?

a)

gold

b)

oil

c)

slaves

d)

diamonds

8.

Despite the fact that Africa has many valuable resources, what is one reason that many of the countries and people struggle economically?

a)

countries are poor

b)

corrupted government

c)

civil war

d)

all the above

9.

The policy of Apartheid was used to separate people in what African country?

a)

Ethiopia

b)

South Africa

c)

Botswana

d)

Zimbabwe

10.

Africa’s tallest mountain, located in Tanzania is

a)

Mount Mawenzi.

b)

Mount Meru.

c)

Mount Klute.

d)

Mount Kilimanjaro.