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WorksheetsUnit 8: Africa Review
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 25mins
Which two countries were the primary colonizers of Africa?
United States and Saudi Arabia
United Kingdom (Britain) and France
Germany and Portugal
France and Italy
Which of the following is a challenge facing people in Africa today?
Lack of cellphones
Lack of cattle
Lack of jobs
High inflation
Why would a farmer use shifting cultivation?
To rotate crops
To plant more trees
To drive up the price of lumber
To clear land for crops or grazing
Which city was the location of a major university in the Mali Empire?
Kinshasa
Brazzaville
Cairo
Timbuktu
The Sahel is a transition zone between what physical features?
Desert and savannah
Icecaps and tundra
Mediterranean and humid continental
Savannah and rainforest
What religious groups are separated by the Sahel?
Hinduism and Buddhism
Zoroastrianism and Jainism
Islam and Christianity & Animist
Islam and Shinto
What did the Maasai traditionally use as currency?
Crops
Cattle
Rocks
Coins
What animal can be found in the savannah?
Tiger
Penguin
Bison
Giraffe
What is the largest river in West Africa, one that was used by many of the West African empires?
Nile
Volga
Mississippi
Niger
What is a climate type not found in Africa?
Savannah
Tropical Rainforest
Highland
Icecaps
Africa is hot and dry; water is scarce everywhere.
True
False
The region of Southern Africa is the same as the country of South Africa.
True
False
Sub-Saharan Africa has a diverse amount of climates.
True
False
Africa has no mineral resources
True
False
Africa south of the Sahara is all one ethnic group.
True
False
Many of the animals in the savannah migrate to follow the rain.
True
False
Most of the remaining rainforest in Africa is in the Congo River Basin.
True
False
The Cape Floral Region of Southern Africa is a desert.
True
False
Africa has some of the highest population density in the world.
True
False
The Scramble for Africa was the division and colonization of Africa by European countries.
True
False
Shifting cultivation is:
a policy or practice by which a country increases its power by gaining control over other areas of the world
the total value of the goods and services produced by the people of a nation during a year
the process of cutting down and burning trees in order to clear land for agriculture or grazing.
the process by which an area becomes a desert.
a vast break in Earth’s surface that runs along part of East Africa.
The Great Rift Valley is:
a policy or practice by which a country increases its power by gaining control over other areas of the world
the total value of the goods and services produced by the people of a nation during a year
the process of cutting down and burning trees in order to clear land for agriculture or grazing.
the process by which an area becomes a desert.
a vast break in Earth’s surface that runs along part of East Africa.
Gross Domestic Product is:
a policy or practice by which a country increases its power by gaining control over other areas of the world
the total value of the goods and services produced by the people of a nation during a year
the process of cutting down and burning trees in order to clear land for agriculture or grazing.
the process by which an area becomes a desert.
a vast break in Earth’s surface that runs along part of East Africa.
Desertification is:
a policy or practice by which a country increases its power by gaining control over other areas of the world
the total value of the goods and services produced by the people of a nation during a year
the process of cutting down and burning trees in order to clear land for agriculture or grazing.
the process by which an area becomes a desert.
a vast break in Earth’s surface that runs along part of East Africa.
Imperialism is:
a policy or practice by which a country increases its power by gaining control over other areas of the world
the total value of the goods and services produced by the people of a nation during a year
the process of cutting down and burning trees in order to clear land for agriculture or grazing.
the process by which an area becomes a desert.
a vast break in Earth’s surface that runs along part of East Africa.
Where is the Horn of Africa?
West Africa
Central Africa
East Africa
Southern Africa
Where is the Sahel?
West Africa
Transition area between North Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa
East Africa
Southern Africa
Where is the Swahili Coast?
West Africa
Central Africa
East Africa
Southern Africa
Where is the Congo River Basin?
West Africa
Central Africa
East Africa
Southern Africa
Where is the Niger River Basin?
West Africa
Central Africa
East Africa
Southern Africa
