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Africa review

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What area is shaded in red?
a)
Kalahari Desert
b)
the Nile River Valley
c)
the Sahara Desert
d)
South Africa
2.
This area is a strip of dry grassland that is slowly turning into desert.
a)
the Sahel
b)
the Nile River
c)
the Congo River
d)
the Kalahari Desert
3.
This is the longest river in the world and is located in eastern Africa.
a)
the Congo
b)
the Niger
c)
the Amazon
d)
the Nile
4.
What country is in orange?
a)
Ethiopia
b)
South Africa
c)
Egypt
d)
Nigeria
5.
What country is in blue?
a)
South Africa
b)
Egypt
c)
Nigeria
d)
Sudan
6.

What would BEST account for the lack of population in the southwestern portion of Africa?

a)

The Sahara Desert

b)

The Kalahari Desert

c)

dense tropical rainforests

d)

repeated volcanic activity

7.

What is the BEST explanation for the population density in the red circled area?

a)

The region is home to trade, industry, and adequate precipitation.

b)

The region is dominated by a desert climate.

c)

The region has suffered civil wars and invasions.

d)

The region was once the central focus of the trans-Atlantic slave trade.

8.

Why are the majority of Sub-Saharan African cities located along major rivers and the coast?

a)

they grew up because of internal tribal wars

b)

they needed access to bodies of water for trade

c)

the interior is filled with desert and mountains

d)

the exterior is filled with desert and mountains

9.

Which African region has been negatively affected by commercial logging, excessive fuel wood consumption, and slash and burn farming techniques?

a)

the Sahel

b)

the Sahara

c)

the savanna

d)

the rainforest

10.

People in the Democratic Republic of Congo (shown in green) would be MOST affected by which of these?

a)

tsunamis

b)

earthquakes

c)

desert conditions

d)

rainforest conditions

11.
How does industry hurt African nations?
a)
Industry causes the GDP to go up
b)
Industry causes the GDP to go down.
c)
Water is polluted by industrial run-off
d)
Lots of people move to areas with factories
12.
Which area of Africa is most at risk for desertification?
a)
The Sahel
b)
The Sahara
c)
Congo�s rainforests
d)
The Gabon�s rainforests
13.

It is difficult to grow crops in much of inland Africa MAINLY because of the region's lack of

a)

soil.

b)

sun.

c)

land.

d)

water.

14.

Judging from the map, which area of Africa is most vulnerable to deforestation?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

15.

Extensive commercial logging, the use of wood for cooking and heating, and excessive clearing of land by subsistence farmers has led to __________________ in most areas of Sub-Saharan Africa.

a)

erosion

b)

deforestation

c)

desertification

d)

water pollution

16.

Based on the map, the areas of Sub-Saharan Africa that are MOST vulnerable to desertification are

a)

in the center.

b)

near the coasts.

c)

close to deserts.

d)

in the southern tip.

17.

Overfarming and overgrazing farmlands have been a major influence in which destructive process?

a)

deforestation

b)

reforestation

c)

desertification

d)

income distribution

18.

"It is very hard for me to farm here due to overgrazing and poor soil. My farm land is slowly becoming a desert." The quote is best describing which region?

a)

Sahel

b)

Tropical Rainforest

c)

Savanna

d)

Sahara

19.

What is the main reason farming is unsuccessful in Africa?

a)

Not enough space

b)

Not enough sun

c)

Not enough water

d)

Not enough shovels

20.
Two causes of destruction of the African rain forests are ____.
a)
erosion and volcanoes            
b)
road construction and logging
c)
refugees and poachers
d)
heavy rains and earthquakes