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Africa Geography and LWTW

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name

Class

Date

True or False: Africa is a country made up of 54 districts

True: Like the U.S, Africa is very diverse but everyone is apart of the same country

False: Africa is not a country, it is a continent

Which movie is named after a African island?

Madagascar

Seychelles

Gana

Which country is not in Africa?

Mauritius

Italy

Lesotho

What is the highest mountain in Africa?

Everest

Alvernia

Kilamanjaro

What major line is at 0 degrees Latitude?

Prime Meridian

Equator

Tropic of Cancer

Tropic of Capricorn

What river is highlighted? This is the longest river on earth from North to South.

Congo

Zambezi

Nile

Amazon

What country is highlighted? Its capital is Nairobi. The equator crosses through the nation.

Ethiopia

Kenya

South Africa

Sudan

What country is highlighted? The official language is Portuguese. Its capital is Luanda and it is a self-declared communist state.

Namibia

Mali

Angola

Botswana

What small country is highlighted? It is known for its diamond mines. The landscape is dominated by the Kalahari desert.

South Africa

Nigeria

Democratic Republic of the Congo

Botswana

10.

What country is highlighted? It has the largest economy and population in Africa.

Ethiopia

Nigeria

South Africa

Ghana

11.

What country is highlighted? It is the 2nd largest country in Africa in terms of land area (after Algeria). It has been in a state of civil war since the 90s.

Angola

Democratic Republic of the Congo

Senegal

Uganda

12.

What country is highlighted here? Its capitol is Cairo.

Morocco

Egypt

Sudan

Algeria

13.

What small country is highlighted on the map? Its capital is Dakar.

Morocco

Gambia

Equatorial Guinea

Senegal

14.

This novel is set mainly in _______.

Egypt

Sudan

Nile

The United States

15.

Read the following excerpt and answer the question that follows:“When he got to the door, he looked out. Everyone was running—men, children, women carrying babies. The air was full of dust that had been kicked up by all those running feet. Some of the men were shouting and waving guns.” This excerpt indicates to the reader that something is disrupting the normal day in Salva’s village. What has happened?

A tornado

A massive rainstorm

An elephant stampede

A battle between the army and rebels

16.

Whose story line is referred to in the following excerpt?“Going, the big plastic container held only air.”

Uncle

Akeer

Nya

Salva

17.

How does the reader know there are problems with the water that Nya brings home to her family?

The water is described as lukewarm, not hot or cold.

The walk to get water is filled with sand and thorns.

The people wade into the water, along with birds and cattle. The water is described as muddy.

The jug she collects water in cannot be washed.

18.

Salva almost drowned in the river.

True

False

19.

What happened to Marial?

Lion ate him

He ran away

He found his family

20.

What did uncle teach Salva?

how to hide from enemy forces

how to walk across the desert without getting thorns

how to keep going during tough times

how to help feed other people

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Africa Geography and LWTW

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

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