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Introduction to Africa

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How would you describe the climate of northern Africa?

a)

Tropical Rainforest

b)

Humid Continental

c)

Desert

d)

Steppe

2.

Africa is the world's ____________ largest continent?

a)

third

b)

second

c)

fourth

d)

fifth

3.

The Nile River is the World's longest river and flows in which direction?

a)

North

b)

East

c)

South

d)

West

4.

The Nile River is approximately how long?

a)

3,250 miles

b)

4,100 miles

c)

4,500 miles

d)

5,000 miles

5.

True or False: The Sahara Desert is shrinking every year due to desertification.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

The African Savannah, that is home to some of Africa's endangered species, is approximately how many square miles?

a)

2 million square miles

b)

3 million square miles

c)

4 million square miles

d)

5 million square miles

7.

Africa's Rain Forest receives up to _____ feet of annual precipitation?

a)

5

b)

8

c)

11

d)

17

8.

What type of plate movement has created the Great Rift Valley located in eastern Africa?

a)

Subduction

b)

Separation (Divergence)

c)

Collision (Convergence)

d)

Sliding (Transform fault)

9.

Africa's tallest mountain, Mt Kilimanjaro, is located near what line of latitude?

a)

Tropic of Cancer: 20 degrees North

b)

Equator: 0 degrees

c)

Tropic of Capricorn: 20 degrees South

10.

What is the name of Africa's largest freshwater lake?

a)

Lake Victoria

b)

Lake Tanganyika

c)

Red Sea

d)

Lake Turkana

11.

Africa has over ________ different ethnic groups.

a)

200

b)

300

c)

400

d)

500

12.

How many different languages and dialects are spoken on the continent of Africa?

a)

20

b)

500

c)

750

d)

3000

13.

Africa is the fastest growing continent and contains _______ of the World's Population?

a)

5%

b)

10%

c)

15%

d)

20%

14.

The Sahel is located _________ of Africa's lush Savannah.

a)

North

b)

East

c)

South

d)

West

15.

What African country has more than 86,000 landmine victims?

a)

South Africa

b)

Mali

c)

Somalia

d)

Angola

16.

Which African country is the world's fourth largest island?

a)

Sao Tome Principe

b)

Mauritius

c)

Madagascar

d)

Comoros

17.

What African country is known for it's aquaculture of salt?

a)

Eritrea

b)

Somalia

c)

Cape Verde

d)

Mali

18.

What country is home to Victoria Falls?

a)

Chad

b)

Zimbabwe

c)

Kenya

d)

South Africa

19.

Which African country is going to great lengths to protect mountain gorillas?

a)

Chad

b)

Comoros

c)

Sudan

d)

Democratic Republic of Congo

20.

In Africa, a child dies every 30 seconds from what disease?

a)

AIDS

b)

Ebola

c)

Polio

d)

Malaria