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Unit 7 Sub-Sahara Final

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The Great Rift Valley lies along the ____________ of the African continent.

a)

North

b)

East

c)

South

d)

West

2.

The process where fertile land turns into desert, usually caused by overgrazing is called

a)

Desertification

b)

Dessert

c)

Depiction

d)

Divide

3.

Physical process in which soil and rock is moved by wind or water.

a)

Erase

b)

Eradicate

c)

Erosion

d)

Exterminate

4.

The _______ river is the longest river in the world that transports goods and people (flowing North) through Egypt

a)

Zambezi

b)

Congo

c)

Nile

d)

Niger

5.

1. Africa is the second largest continent after ___________.

a)

America

b)

Asia

c)

Antartica

d)

Australia

6.

Many people in Africa do not have access to safe drinking water because the water is ____________ .

a)

safe

b)

underground

c)

evaporated

d)

Contaminated

7.

1. Other than the Sahara and Kalahari what is the 3rd desert in Africa?

a)

Nile

b)

Namib

c)

Niger

d)

Malawi

8.

This man-made feature has been a major point of friction in Egypt so much so that in 1956 it was invaded by Britain, France and Israel for control of it.

a)

East African Rift

b)

Suez Canal

c)

Atlas Mountain

d)

Nile River

9.

1. A _________________ has Hot, dry grasslands with lots of wildlife located north and south of the equator.

a)

Sahara

b)

Savana

c)

Sahel

d)

Desert

10.

Besides Savanna, Desert and Sahel, what is the 4th major African climate?

a)

East African Rift

b)

Lake

c)

River

d)

Tropical Rain forest

11.

1. Before European interests into Africa, ____________________ crossed the Sahara desert transporting Gold, Ivory, and Slaves.

a)

Arabs

b)

Mongols

c)

Russians

d)

Aztec

12.

The “Golden King”, ruled over the Mali Empire and traveled to Mecca which peaked the interest of Europeans was _____.

a)

Mansa Musa

b)

Christopher Columbus

c)

Nelson Mandela

d)

Leopold II of Belgium

13.

By 1914, Africa was divided between 7 different European countries with the exception of Ethiopia and the American established ______________.

a)

Ghana

b)

Egypt

c)

South Africa

d)

Liberia

14.

___________ was a system of institutionalized racial segregation that existed in South Africa from 1948 until the early 1990s.

a)

Opennes

b)

Liberation

c)

Apertheid

d)

Democracy

15.

This figure was imprisoned in Robbin Island but eventually was elected to president of South Africa in 1994.

a)

Leopold II of Belgium

b)

Nelson Mandela

c)

Martin Luther King

d)

Rosa Parks