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Africa

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The process of land becoming more desert-like is called...

a)

Deforestation

b)

Desertification

c)

Animism

d)

Imperialism

2.

What is the name of the largest hot desert in the world?

a)

The Sahel

b)

The Sahara

3.

Who are the Tuareg?

a)

They're pastoral nomads that live in North Africa.

b)

They're the minority population in South Africa.

c)

They're the people who lived under Mansa Musa's rule.

d)

They're a group of people that live in West Africa.

4.

Click all of the items that describe Mansa Musa.

a)

He was the king of the Mali empire.

b)

He valued education.

c)

He was very generous with his wealth.

d)

He never traveled outside his own kingdom.

5.

An oasis in the desert can be best described as a spot of land that contains _____________________.

a)

Animals

b)

Trees

c)

Grass

d)

Freshwater

6.

Animism is the belief that (a)   have spirits.

7.

The Scramble for Africa was a mad dash to colonize land in Africa. According to our 1914 map, which of these countries were involved?

a)

The United States

b)

Great Britain

c)

France

d)

Japan

8.

A West African storyteller/historian/poet is called a ____________.

a)

Apartheid

b)

Tuareg

c)

Griot

d)

Oral Tradition

9.

How are oral traditions told/passed down?

a)

By word of mouth

b)

They are written down

c)

By using drawings

d)

They are never spoken and don't get passed down

10.

How would you describe regs?

a)

They're stoney or gravel-covered plain or lowland.

b)

They're large expanse of sand dunes.

c)

They're spots of land that contrains freshwater.

d)

They're the semi-arid region south of the Sahara desert.

11.

The major trade route of the Transatlantic Slave Trade was called what?

a)

The Triangular Trade

b)

The Square Trade

c)

The Circular Trade

d)

The Octagon Trade

12.

Why is Timbuktu an important city?

a)

It was an important trading hub located in North Africa.

b)

It was an important trading hub located in South Africa.

c)

It was an important trading hub located in East Africa.

d)

It was an important trading hub located in West Africa.

13.

Check all the items that apply to Nelson Mandela.

a)

He was an apartheid activist.

b)

His real, legal name is Nelson.

c)

He was the first black president of South Africa.

d)

He spent nearly 30 years in prison.

14.

What is an erg?

a)

A spot of land that contains freshwater.

b)

Stoney or gravel-covered plains or lowlands.

c)

A large expanse of sand dunes.

d)

Pastoral nomads that roam North Africa.

15.

Imperialism is defined as...

a)

Racial segregation during the 20th century in South Africa.

b)

The mad dash for colonizing land in Africa.

c)

A country controlling another socially, politically, and economically.

d)

The process of land becoming more desert-like.

16.

Sub-Saharan Africa is the region that is south of what physical feature?

a)

The Sahel

b)

The Sahara

c)

The Nile River

d)

The Congo River

17.

The Great Rift Valley is a lowland region where the ground has grown apart or created a rift.

a)

True

b)

False

18.

What is the tallest mountain in Africa?

a)

Mt. Kilimanjaro

b)

Mt. Everest

c)

Mt. Helena

d)

Mt. Fuji

19.

The institution of racial segregation in South Africa starting in 1948 is known as...

a)

Desertification

b)

Animism

c)

Imperialism

d)

Apartheid

20.

The three forms of trade we talked about in West Africa are...

a)

Gold, sugar, and slaves.

b)

Salt, gold, and slaves.

c)

Sugar, cotton, and slaves.

d)

Salt, silver, and slaves.