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Week 1 review

Total questions: 47

Worksheet time: 24mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What lines run north and south on a map?

a)

Latitude

b)

Longitude

c)

Horizontal

d)

Equator

2.

What lines run east and west on a map?

a)

Latitude

b)

Longitude

c)

Prime Meridian

d)

Vertical

3.

What is it called when people move from place to place to make a living?

a)

Oasis

b)

Hunter Gatherer

c)

Nomad

d)

Youmad

4.

How many people live in Asia?

a)

1 billion

b)

2 billion

c)

3 billion

d)

4 billion

5.

What is the lowest point in Asia?

a)

The Dead Sea

b)

Mount Everest

c)

The Red Sea

d)

The great savanna

6.

What is the highest point in Asia?

a)

Mount Kilimanjaro

b)

Mount Kenya

c)

Dead Sea

d)

Mount Everest

7.

How much of Africa does the Sahara Desert take up?

a)

10%

b)

25%

c)

30%

d)

50%

8.

How many countries are in Africa?

a)

50

b)

54

c)

12

d)

17

9.

What country is home to the great pyramids?

a)

Kenya

b)

Morocco

c)

Israel

d)

Egypt

10.

Where did the three religions : Islam, Christianity, and Judaism originate?

a)

The Middle East

b)

The Mid-West

c)

Africa

d)

Europe

11.

What is often called the lungs of the planet?

a)

Desert

b)

China

c)

Rain-forest

d)

Africa

12.

Which river is the longest in the world?

a)

Flint

b)

Nile

c)

Amazon

d)

Mississippi

13.

What is it called when one country has complete political and economic control over another?

a)

Economy

b)

Escarpment

c)

Embargo

d)

Imperialism

14.

Why did Europe want to colonize

Africa?

a)

Access to Natural Resources

b)

Expand their empires

c)

Both Natural resources and land

d)

None of these are reasons

15.

What was the main reason the British want to take over South Africa?

a)

Diamonds and Gold

b)

To start a war

c)

They didn't want to

d)

To have a new trade route

16.

What term means being without moisture

a)

Aridity

b)

Deforestation

c)

Desertification

d)

Irrigation

17.

What term means the ability to live in a certain place?

a)

Aridity

b)

Deforestation

c)

Desertification

d)

Habitability

18.

What term means that the forests are getting destroyed?

a)

Desertification

b)

Deforestation

c)

Habitability

d)

Irrigation

19.

What term means that the desert is beginning to spread due to poor soil and other factors?

a)

Desertification

b)

Deforestation

c)

Irrigation

d)

Habitability

20.

What means how high something is above sea level?

a)

Climate

b)

Deforestation

c)

Elevation

d)

Desertification

21.

What means add variety?

a)

Classify

b)

Diversify

c)

Nomad

d)

Varietify

22.

What type of farming is done for profit?

a)

Subsistence

b)

Irrigated

c)

Cash crop

d)

Amish

23.

What type of farming is done to just feed your family?

a)

Subsistence

b)

Cash Crop

c)

Amish

d)

Irrigated

24.

What is a place where springs and fresh underground water supports life in a region that is generally dry.

a)

Elevation

b)

Savanna

c)

Oasis

d)

Climate

25.

What is a region of tall grassland?

a)

Savanna

b)

Oasis

c)

Elevation

d)

Irrigation

26.

What is a semi arid region between the Sahara Desert and the savanna?

a)

Sahel

b)

Oasis

c)

Irrigation

d)

Nomad

27.

Which of the following African regions is known as the world's largest hot desert?

a)

Sahara

b)

Delta

c)

Nile

d)

Sudan

28.

What is the longest river in Africa?

a)

Flint

b)

Congo

c)

Nile

d)

Mississippi

29.


To what extent does the Sahara Desert cover the African continent in terms of spatial coverage?

a)

50%

b)

35%

c)

18%

d)

25%

30.


In which hemisphere is the "Old World," a term historically used to refer to Europe, Asia, and parts of Africa, located?

a)

Eastern

b)

Northern

c)

Southern

d)

Western

31.


Determine the total number of countries that constitute the continent of Africa.

a)

38

b)

54

c)

65

d)

45

32.


What country is home to the world's richest diamond mine?

a)

Egypt

b)

Sudan

c)

Gabon

d)

Botswana

33.


Every year rainforests shrink due to what?

a)

Sahel

b)

Delta

c)

Desertification

d)

Deforestation

34.

Rainforests are the _____ of the earth?

a)

Lungs

b)

Brain

c)

Heart

d)

Kidneys

35.


The phenomenon whereby land looses its richness of soil and vegetation and becomes dry, hard desert land, is referred to as _________.

a)

Destruction

b)

Deforestation

c)

Desertification

d)

Deconstruction

36.


The United Nations has totaled the countries categorized as the "least developed nations" globally. Of these, how many are located within the African continent?

a)

None

b)

Half

c)

Two Thirds

d)

All

37.

This aboriginal tribe lived in South Africa. They resisted colonization for over 50 years.

a)

Zulu

b)

Bantu

c)

Swahili

d)

Hutu

38.


Which of the following geographic features is primarily responsible for the development of the great civilizations of Africa?

a)

Sahara Desert

b)

Nile River

c)

Sahel

d)

Mt. Kilimanjaro

39.

What did the European use to fight malaria in Africa?

a)

Quinine

b)

Penicillin

c)

Tylenol

d)

Advil

40.

Individuals in a state of absolute poverty  survive on a meager  $1.25 per day.

a)

True

b)

False

41.


What is the scientific term for the human species?

a)

Homosapien

b)

Mammal

c)

Homoerectus

d)

Introvert

42.


The complete economical and political control of one country by another country.

a)

Imperialism

b)

Democracy

c)

Socialism

d)

Dictatorship

43.

In what city did European countries meet to see what part of Africa they could colonize?

a)

Rome

b)

Paris

c)

London

d)

Berlin

44.

A flat barren grassland that runs from Senegal to Sudan, that covers 3,300 square miles and acts as a buffer between the Sahara and the Savannas.

a)

Sahara

b)

Sahel

c)

Savanna

d)

Delta

45.


What is the primary purpose of the Berlin Conference of 1884-1885?

a)

Establish Trade Routes

b)

Negotiate with African tribes

c)

How to split up Africa

d)

Promote peace in the Middle East

46.


Which of the following is a cultural effect of English colonization in Africa?

a)


Adoption of Chinese architectural styles.

b)

Replacement of traditional music with jazz.

c)

Widespread use of the English language.

d)

Introduction of rice as a staple crop.

47.


How did the European partitioning during colonization affect the political boundaries in Africa today?

a)

It created unified and culturally similar regions across Africa.

b)

It led to artificial political boundaries that often ignored ethnic and cultural divisions.

c)

It established boundaries based on the topographical features of the land.

d)

It promoted peaceful coexistence among all African tribes and communities.