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Africa

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Africa is the __________ largest continent in the world

a)

1st

b)

2nd

c)

3rd

d)

4th

2.

How many countries make up the African continent?

a)

34

b)

44

c)

54

d)

64

3.

Africa is the most multilingual continent in the world. About how many different languages are spoken here?

a)

200+

b)

500+

c)

1000+

d)

2000+

4.

What does hunter gatherer mean?

a)

Someone who farms their food

b)

Someone who either collects or tracks their food

c)

Someone who grocery shops for their food at Aldi Burnage

d)

Someone who does not eat

5.

What is a region?

a)

A land ruled by one government

b)

A large solid area of land

c)

A direction

d)

A land that shares something in common

6.

Most people in Africa speak African.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

What African Country is this?

a)

Nigeria

b)

Senegal

c)

South Africa

d)

Chad

8.

What African Country is this?

a)

Egypt

b)

South Africa

c)

Chad

d)

Nigeria

9.

What African country is this?

a)

Algeria

b)

Tunisia

c)

Egypt

d)

Eritrea

10.

What is the official language of Nigeria?

a)

Nigerian

b)

English

c)

French

d)

Yaruba

11.

What is the official language in most of Central Africa?

a)

English

b)

French

c)

Congo

d)

African

12.

Ghana grew rich because of the trade of ______ and _______.

a)

Salt and Iron

b)

Gold and Iron

c)

Salt and ore

d)

Gold and salt

13.

The large geographical feature in the north of Africa which tremendously affected the way in which North Africans lived is called the ___________

a)

Sahel

b)

Rainforest

c)

Sahara

d)

Savannah

14.

Which of the following made West African farming more efficient?

a)

iron tools (iron working)

b)

terraced hills

c)

improved seeds

d)

irrigation systems

15.

Donkeys were important pack animals for caravans in trans-Saharan trade.

a)

True

b)

False

16.

The king of Ghana preserved his power by maintaining a large army and collecting taxes.

a)

True

b)

False

17.

What river is located in the west of Ghana?

a)

The Congo

b)

The Kenyan

c)

The Niger

d)

The Nigerian

18.

What was the largest city in Mansa Musa’s empire?

a)

Kenya

b)

Mali

c)

Ghana

d)

Timbuktu

19.

How did Islam spread though Africa?

a)

Pre-existing trade routes

b)

Preachers went and spread the word

c)

Armies made people practice Islam

d)

Mansa Musa forced people to practice Islam

20.

Who released this classic rock song "Africa" in 1982?

a)

The Travelling Wilburys

b)

The Box Tops

c)

Journey

d)

Toto