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Africa Unit Review

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Africa is the ____ largest continent in the world.

a)

1st

b)

2nd

c)

3rd

d)

4th

2.

How much bigger is Africa than America?

a)

5 times larger

b)

About the same size

c)

4 times larger

d)

2 times larger

3.

All of the following are terrains that you can find in Africa EXCEPT....

a)

Tundra

b)

Desert

c)

Lush River Valley

d)

Grasslands

4.

The Sahara Desert is...

a)

The smallest desert in the world

b)

The flattest desert in the world

c)

The largest desert in the world

d)

None of the following

5.

What is it called when land is dried out, trees and grass die and topsoil is blown away?

a)

Desertification

b)

Missionary

c)

Tributaries

d)

Guerilla

6.

What is imperialism?

a)

group movement from one place to another

b)

one country’s efforts to gain control of others

c)

semi arid grasslands

d)

a gradual change or development over a long period of time

7.

Most African farmers take up ___________________ which is growing enough crops and livestock for your family.

a)

Guerillas

b)

Deltas

c)

Missionary

d)

Subsistence Farming

8.

What is a missionary?

a)

person sent to spread a religion

b)

independent civilian soldiers

c)

a Muslim temple

d)

when property/titles are passed down on the mother’s side

9.

What is this an image of?

a)

Delta

b)

Rift

c)

Silt

d)

Savanna

10.

Rule by a King of Queen is known as....

a)

Democracy

b)

Monarchy

c)

Oligarchy

d)

Missionary

11.

Where do most people living in the Sahara Desert get their water from?

a)

Water systems

b)

Groundwater/Oasis

c)

Rain

d)

Rivers

12.

Due to the Rift Valley, what have geographers been able to determine?

a)

All the continents were once connected (Pangea)

b)

The world is going to collapse into its core

c)

Dinosaurs still walk the planet

d)

The Rift Valley is a dangerous place

13.

What is an extensive area of flat upland usually bounded by an escarpment (i.e., steep slope) on all sides but sometimes enclosed by mountains called?

a)

Silt

b)

Plateau

c)

Plains

d)

Savanna

14.

Within Africa, which of the following is NOT an animal/wildlife you would find?

a)

Elephant

b)

Giraffe

c)

Zebra

d)

Polar Bear

15.

What terrain types covers HALF of Africa? (THINK CAREFULLY)

a)

Desert & Savanna

b)

Savanna & Tundra

c)

Desert & Tundra

d)

Savanna and Grassland

16.

What is the population of Africa?

a)

1.2 Billion

b)

300 Million

c)

1.2 Million

d)

500 Million

17.

Why do people in Africa speak many different languages?

a)

Africa has many different tribes and experienced European Influence

b)

Strictly because of Europeans

c)

Schools in Africa require students to learn 2 languages

d)

They only speak French

18.

How much GDP does Africa contribute to the world's total GDP?

a)

20%

b)

80%

c)

12%

d)

2.4%

19.

Which of the following is a widespread issue among African adults?

a)

They can not work

b)

They are illiterate

c)

Most adults have a lot of money, but nothing to spend it on

d)

There are no widespread issues in Africa

20.

Africa has access to internet, electricity and sewage options.

a)

True

b)

False

21.

What percentage of Africa's land is unsuitable for farming?

a)

20%

b)

60%

c)

90%

d)

100%

22.

Over 240 Million Africans suffer from this issue...

a)

Chronic Undernourishment

b)

Malaria

c)

Chicken Pox

d)

COVID

23.

This lake has the largest amount of fish species in the world.

a)

Lake Hudson

b)

Lake LoPresti

c)

Lake Malawi

d)

Lake McCabe

24.

Why did Europe want Africa?

a)

Rich in resources

b)

Wanted land to grow their own country

c)

Wanted to turn Africa into a naval base

d)

Wanted to turn Africa into nuke test field

25.

By 1870, how much of Africa did Europe control?

a)

20%

b)

90%

c)

10%

d)

60%

26.

Africans were allowed to pay taxes in cattle and crops.

a)

True

b)

False

27.

Most rebellions against Europe from Africans were crushed

a)

True

b)

False

28.

What is it called when one rises against the government with the aim of removing it and replacing it with another government that is more acceptable

a)

Democracy

b)

Guerilla

c)

Revolt

d)

Evolution

29.

In order to stop rebellions, European governments decided to send what type of people to educate the locals?

a)

Missionaries

b)

Guerillas

c)

Militia Men

d)

Political leaders

30.

When Europeans forced African farmers off their land, what were the farmers forced to grow?

a)

Potatoes

b)

Tea

c)

Cash Crops

d)

Lettuce

31.

All of the following were countries involved in imperialism EXCEPT:

a)

Britain

b)

France

c)

Japan

d)

Italy

32.

How did Europe, specifically Britain and France, destroy Africa's ability to create industries or wealth?

a)

Offloaded goods and sold them at cheap prices

b)

Killed anyone who tried to sell goods

c)

Burnt down local stores

d)

Did not do anything

33.

African colonies under European control were ONLY allowed to trade with that country that controlled them.

a)

True

b)

False

34.

Which country used indirect rule?

a)

Britain

b)

France

35.

Indirect rule is when you strip local leaders of their power and force your own culture onto the area you took over.

a)

True

b)

False

36.

Direct Rule was done by which of the following countries?

a)

Britain

b)

France

37.

Which act allowed Africa to gain its independence?

a)

Treaty of Paris

b)

The Constitution

c)

Atlantic Charter

d)

Treaty of Versailles

38.

All of the following are NEGATIVE EFFECTS Imperialism had on Africa EXCEPT:

a)

Cultural Impacts

b)

Forced Labour

c)

Slave Labour

d)

Africa's land was turned radioactive

39.

Europe left Africa because they did not have enough money to take care of the land

a)

True

b)

False

40.

Africa was able to gain wealth since they worked for Europeans.

a)

True

b)

False