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North Africa: Module 22

Total questions: 46

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

"For I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God that brings _________to everyone who believes." ~Romans 1:16

a)

respect

b)

salvation

c)

gospel

d)

North Africa

2.

What is the capital of Morocco?

a)

Casablanca

b)

Cairo

c)

Tripoli

d)

Rabat

3.

What is the capital of Libya?

a)

Marrakech

b)

Tunis

c)

Tripoli

d)

Alexandria

4.

Which country is NOT in North Africa?

a)

Egypt

b)

Tunisia

c)

Libya

d)

Sierra Leone

e)

Morocco

5.

The Aswan dam is in what country:

a)

Algeria

b)

Libya

c)

Egypt

d)

Morocco

6.

What is the longest river in the world?

a)

Nile River

b)

Niger River

c)

Volga River

d)

Mississippi River

7.

What is the name of the largest mountain range in North Africa?

a)

Mauritanian Mountains

b)

Tibesti Mountains

c)

Sahara Mountains

d)

Atlas Mountains

8.

What country in North Africa was colonized by Britain?

a)

Egypt

b)

Morocco

c)

Algeria

d)

Tunisia

9.

What European country did Algeria fight against to finally gain independence?

a)

Germany

b)

Italy

c)

France

d)

Spain

10.

What is the name of the land in between Israel and Egypt?

a)

Tibesti Mountains

b)

Sinai Peninsula

c)

Cyprus

d)

Western Sahara

11.

What is the name of the waterway in between Morocco and Spain?

a)

Mediterranean Way

b)

Strait of Trafalgar

c)

Canary Channel

d)

Strait of Gibraltar

12.

The Nile River forms from what TWO rivers:

a)

Purple Nile

b)

White Nile

c)

Blue Nile

d)

Red Nile

13.

The Nile river empties into what large body of water:

a)

Lake Victoria

b)

Atlantic Ocean

c)

Mediterranean Sea

d)

Red Sea

14.

What is finely ground fertile soil all along the river called?

a)

fertilizer

b)

sand

c)

silt

d)

delta

15.

What is the primary function of the Aswan High dam?

a)

Provide jobs

b)

Stop fertilizer

c)

Trap silt

d)

Control flooding

16.

What sits in between the Egypt and the Sinai Peninsula?

a)

Red Sea

b)

Suez Canal

c)

Niger River

d)

Cyprus

17.

When was the Suez Canal constructed and complete?

a)

1750s

b)

1860s

c)

1900s

d)

1930s

18.

What is a wet and fertile area in a desert where a spring or well provides water?

a)

Geyser

b)

Tributary

c)

Lake

d)

Oasis

19.

What type of climate is NOT found in this region?

a)

Mediterranean

b)

Desert

c)

Steppe

d)

Humid Subtropical

20.

What language do most people speak in North Africa?

a)

French

b)

Arabic

c)

Spanish

d)

Farsi

21.

When did Egyptian civilization begin?

a)

4000 BCE

b)

3200 BCE

c)

1600 BCE

d)

400 BCE

22.

What is the largest pyramid in Egypt called?

a)

The White Pyramid

b)

The Pharoah's Pyramid

c)

The Sphinx Pyramid

d)

The Great Pyramid

23.

What were the pyramids built as/for:

a)

New queen leaders

b)

Defenses against invader attacks

c)

Tombs for pharoahs or Egyptian kings

d)

Doctor Strange

24.

What did Egyptians use to communicate ideas and words?

a)

Blocks

b)

Sphinx

c)

Hieroglyphics

d)

Latin

25.

What was found in 1798-99 in Egypt that helped to unlock Egyptian hieroglyphic language?

a)

King Tut's Tomb

b)

Dead Sea Scrolls

c)

Rosetta Stone

d)

Ramses Scepter

26.

Who founded the city of Alexandria in 331 BCE?

a)

Julius Caesar

b)

Cleopatra II

c)

Alexandra the Persian

d)

Alexander the Great

27.

Egypt was first conquered by the Greeks, then the Romans, then the __________.

a)

Celts

b)

Arabs

c)

Byzantines

d)

Persians

28.

What year did Egypt gain a limited independence?

a)

1810

b)

1865

c)

1918

d)

1922

29.

What two countries invaded Egypt in World War II?

a)

Germany

b)

Italy

c)

Spain

d)

Russia

30.

What year did World War II end?

a)

1918

b)

1922

c)

1945

d)

1956

31.

Before signing a peace treaty in 1979, Egypt led other Arab countries in several wars against what country?

a)

Tunisia

b)

Syria

c)

Jordan

d)

Israel

32.

What is the most populous country in North Africa?

a)

Algeria

b)

Libya

c)

Egypt

d)

Morocco

33.

What is the name of the popular protests that broke out over North Africa in 2011?

a)

Arab Spring

b)

ISIS

c)

Arab Independence

d)

Democracy Demonstrations

34.

In Egypt, what is the percentage of people that live in the Nile Valley and delta?

a)

61%

b)

79%

c)

81%

d)

99%

35.

What is the largest city and capital in Africa?

a)

Rabat

b)

Algiers

c)

Nairobi

d)

Cairo

36.

What is the name for nomadic herders in North Africa?

a)

Tibestians

b)

Egyptians

c)

Berbers

d)

Bedouins

37.

What is the name of the minority of Christians in Egypt?

a)

Celtic

b)

Byzantine

c)

Kievan

d)

Coptic

38.

What are two foods that widely eaten in Egypt?

a)

Fuul

b)

Couscous

c)

Apple Struddel

d)

New York Cheesecake

39.

What is another word for an authoritarian regime?

a)

monopoly

b)

dictatorship

c)

democracy

d)

parliament

40.

Which country was the last to gain independence in North Africa?

a)

Algeria

b)

Morocco

c)

Egypt

d)

Tunisia

41.

What worldly known event happened in North from 1954-1962?

a)

Six-Day War

b)

Vietnam War

c)

Algerian War of Independence

d)

Suez Canal Crisis

42.

What worldly known event happened in 1956 in North Africa that involved the two great superpowers at the time - the U.S. and Soviet Union?

a)

World War II

b)

Algerian War of Independence

c)

Suez Canal Crisis

d)

Persian Gulf War

43.

Which country is NOT considered part of the Maghreb?

a)

Morocco

b)

Algeria

c)

Tunisia

d)

Libya

e)

Egypt

44.

What is the most important resource in Libya and Algeria?

a)

Seafood

b)

Platinum

c)

Gold

d)

Oil

45.

What are souks?

a)

Demonstration Plazas

b)

Sea Ports

c)

Marketplaces

d)

Government Palaces

46.

In North Africa, what is the old section of a city often called?

a)

Free port

b)

Cous Cous

c)

Fuul

d)

Casbah

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