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Africa

Total questions: 80

Worksheet time: 7hrs 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Where is Africa in relation to the Equator?

a)

The Equator is north of Africa.

b)

The Equator is south of Africa.

c)

The Equator runs through the middle of Africa.

d)

What is the Equator?

2.

Which of the following rivers would you find in Africa?

a)

Amazon River

b)

Swahili River

c)

Blue Nile River

d)

Tasmanian River

3.

Which canal, which runs through Egypt, makes travel from Europe to Asia easier?

a)

Sub-Saharan Canal

b)

Great African Canal

c)

Panama Canal

d)

Suez Canal

4.

This sea touches Asia, Africa and Europe?

a)

Mediterranean Sea

b)

Black Sea

c)

Red Sea

d)

Dead Sea

5.
Which of the following is West Africa's longest and most important river?
a)
Senegal River
b)
Nile River
c)
Niger River
d)
Black Volta River
6.
Which is a famous mountain in Africa?
a)
Mount Kilimanjaro
b)
Mount Olympus
c)
Mount Sinai
7.

Which river is shown here? Hint: it is the longest river in the world.

a)

Nile River

b)

Congo River

c)

Niger River

d)

Jordan River

8.

Which feature is shown here? it is the largest sandy desert in the world.

a)

Sahel

b)

Sahara Desert

c)

Savanna

d)

Gobi Desert

9.

Which river flows through Nigeria?

a)

Nile River

b)

Congo River

c)

Niger River

d)

Jordan River

10.

Which river is shown here?

a)

Congo River

b)

Nile River

c)

Jordan River

d)

Niger River

11.

The Nile River is the ___________________.

a)

longest river in the world

b)

shortest river in the world.

c)

deepest river in the world.

d)

only pink river in the world.

12.

What is the name of the tallest mountain in Africa?

a)

Everest

b)

Kilimanjaro

c)

Himalaya

d)

Atlas

13.

What desert is found in the north of Africa?

a)

Siberia

b)

Sahara

c)

Kalahari

d)

African

14.

What desert is found in the South of Africa?

a)

Sahara

b)

Siberia

c)

African

d)

Kalahari

15.

What is the name of the ocean to the East of Africa?

a)

Indian

b)

Atlantic

c)

Pacific

d)

Mediterranean

16.

How many countries are there in Africa?

a)

45

b)

54

c)

48

d)

27

17.

What is the most populated country in Africa?

a)

Egypt

b)

Ethiopia

c)

Nigeria

d)

South Africa

18.

This region of Africa is covered in dense jungles, and is mostly uninhabitable except near the coast.

a)

Congo River Basin

b)

Sahara Desert

c)

The Nile River Delta

d)

The Horn of Africa

19.

This large island off the Southeastern coast of Africa is home to lots of wildlife.

a)

Madagascar

b)

Australia

c)

South Africa

d)

Saudi Arabia

20.

Africa is the ________ largest continent in the world, spanning 5,000 miles from end to end.

a)

Most

b)

Second

c)

Third

d)

Fourth

21.

Which of the following bodies of water does *not* border Africa?

a)

Atlantic Ocean

b)

Pacific Ocean

c)

Red Sea

d)

Mediterranean Sea

22.
What waterway links the Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea?
a)
Straight of Gibraltar
b)
Persian Gulf
c)
Atlantic Ocean
d)
Suez Canal
23.

During the 1800s, the ___________ colonized Africa

a)

Americans

b)

Europeans

c)

Asians

d)

Australians

24.

AFRICA ALMOST TOUCHES EUROPE AT

a)

BERING STRAIT

b)

BAB-EL MANDEB

c)

STRAIT OF GIBRALTAR

25.

MOST OF AFRICA LIES IN THIS REGION

a)

TEMPERATE

b)

TROPICAL

c)

FRIGID

26.

A YOUNG FOLD MOUNTAIN RANGE IN AFRICA

a)

HIMALAYAS

b)

ALPS

c)

ATLAS

27.

THE LARGEST FRESH WATER LAKE

a)

VICTORIA

b)

KIVU

c)

EDWARD

28.

VICTORIA FALLS IS ON THIS RIVER

a)

ZAMBEZI

b)

CONGO

c)

NILE

29.

SOURCE OF RIVER NILE

a)

LAKE MALAWI

b)

VICTORIA

c)

EDWARD

30.

where did the atlas mountain is located ?

a)

south western part of africa

b)

north western part of africa

c)

none of above

31.

select the three example of mountains below ?(any one option)

a)

niger , nile , congo

b)

Mt Kilimanjaro, Mt Kenya , Mt Eilgon

c)

Sahara , Naimb , Kalahari

32.

a volcano which has not erupted for hundreds of years and show no possibility of any erupted in future is know as

a)

Mount Fuji,

b)

Mount Etna

c)

Extinct volcano

33.

Africa lies to the south of which continent ?

a)

Europe

b)

Asia

c)

North America

d)

Antarctica

34.

Which of the following separates Africa from Europe ?

a)

Isthmus of Suez

b)

Strait of Gibraltar

c)

Strait of Bab - el - Mandeb

d)

All of these

35.

Which of the following does NOT pass through Africa ?

a)

Tropic of Cancer

b)

Arctic Circle

c)

Prime Meridian

d)

None of the above

36.

Most of Africa lies in which region ?

a)

Tropical region

b)

Equatorial Region

c)

Frigid Zone

d)

None of these

37.

Which Sea separates Africa from Asia ?

a)

Black Sea

b)

Caspian Sea

c)

Red Sea

d)

Mediterranean Sea

38.
Name the mountains located in the east of Africa in what is known as the "horn of Africa"
a)
Ethiopian Highlands
b)
Atlas Mountains
c)
Alps Mountains
d)
Rocky Mountain
39.

Africa is referred to as the _____?______ Continent.

a)

Plains

b)

Peaks

c)

Plateau

40.

90% of Africa lies almost entirely between the tropic of ______?______ and the tropic of ______?_______.

a)

Equator and Capricorn

b)

Capricorn and Equator

c)

Cancer and Capricorn

41.

Why is the Nile River important for the people in Sudan and Egypt?

a)

It transports military and refugees

b)

It transports doctors and provides travel opportunities

c)

It transports people and trade goods

d)

All of the above

42.

River Zambezi is located in ______________

a)

Zagreb

b)

Zam

c)

Zambia

d)

Zulu

43.

The ___________ River is the longest river in South Africa.

a)

Nile

b)

Orange

c)

Zambezi

d)

Congo

44.
Because of elevation of much of the land is high, Africa is often called the _____.
a)
coastal plain continent
b)
mountain continent
c)
plateau continent
45.
The Nile, Congo, Zambezi, and Niger are the names of _________.
a)
major mountains in Africa
b)
major rivers in Africa
c)
major coastal plains in Africa
46.
Because much of Africa lies between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn, most of the continent has a ______.
a)
moderate climate
b)
tropical climate
c)
subtropical climate
47.

Which of the following are the major EXPORTERS of Cocoa?

a)

West Africa

b)

United States

c)

Western Europe

d)

None of the following

48.
___________________ was the 1st major trading center in Western Africa.
a)
Songhai
b)
Mali
c)
Ghana
d)
China
49.

which of the reasons were not a reason for africa not not being explored

a)

the rapids and waterfalls

b)

land was marshy

c)

people were lazy

d)

the temperature

50.
As an explorer and missionary in Africa, David Livingstone became the first white man to see what?
a)
The source of the Nile
b)
Lake Tanganyika 
c)
Victoria Falls
d)
The Pyramid of Cheops
51.
David Livingstone is famous for exploring which continent?
a)
Europe
b)
Australia
c)
America
d)
Africa
52.
BONUS: Africa is located in the:
a)
Eastern, Western, & Southern Hemispheres
b)
Northern, Eastern, & Western Hemispheres
c)
Northern, Eastern, & Southern Hemispheres
d)
Western, Northern, Southern, & Eastern Hemispheres
53.
Giant dip in the earth's surface in Eastern Africa that was created by separating tectonic plates.
a)
Great Rift Valley
b)
Mt. Kilimanjaro
c)
Atlas Mountains
d)
Kalahari Desert
54.
Which physical feature is located in East Africa? 
a)
Great Rift Valley 
b)
Congo Basin
c)
Cape of Good Hope 
d)
Sahara 
55.

What is the other name for the river Congo in Africa?

(a)  

56.

The beans in the pulp are allowed to ferment for about-

a)

Eight days

b)

Six days

c)

Seven days

d)

Five days

57.

How does roasting helps?

a)

It helps to develop the flavour

b)

It makes the beans easier to grind

c)

All of them

58.

Cacao is made from the beans of cocoa trees.

a)

True

b)

False

c)

Not enough to answer

59.

After fermentation what is done to the fermented beans?

a)

Washed

b)

Cleaned

c)

Dried

d)

All of the above

60.

Cocoa is obtained from the beans of

a)

Evergreen trees

b)

Tropical trees

c)

Deciduous tree

d)

Coniferous trees

61.

The temperature for cocoa trees should not exceed how much degrees?

a)

25 degrees celcius

b)

28 degrees celcius

c)

23 degrees celcius

d)

27 degrees celcius

62.

Which crop is cocoa ?

a)

Cash crop

b)

Food Crops

c)

Plantation Crops

d)

Horticulture crops (Fruits and Vegetables)

63.

Cocoa -butter are widely used to make

a)

shakes

b)

chocolate

c)

milk

64.

The cacao trees needs which type of climate ?-

a)

cold, dry

b)

hot , dry

c)

cold, wet

d)

hot,wet

65.
Ghana is in...
a)
Western Africa
b)
Northern Africa
c)
Eastern Africa
d)
Southern Africa
66.

the cocoa seeds are first grown in ??

a)

upper series

b)

nurseries

67.

Pick the right spelling

a)

Machet

b)

Machete

c)

Machette

d)

Machate

68.

Atlas is a young fold mountain

a)

True

b)

False

69.

The Drakensberg are uplifted edges of mountains

a)

True

b)

False

70.

Which is the largest producer of Cocoa in the world

a)

Ghama

b)

Ghaana

c)

Africa

d)

Ghana

71.

Direct sunlight can damage the crop ,therefore ________trees are grown in between the cocoa plants.

a)

Apple

b)

Banana

c)

Banyan

72.

what is the color of cocoa pod ?

a)

pink

b)

black

c)

cyan

d)

yellow

73.

the seeds of cacao are then transplanted in row at a distance of about metres??

a)

3 m

b)

5 m

c)

4 m

d)

9 m

74.

the volcanic mountain in equatorial region with its covered in snow

a)

Mt. etna

b)

Mt. Kilimanjaro

c)

Mt. Atlas

75.

the pulp of cocoa pods which is used in cosmetics

a)

shea butter

b)

Cocoa butter

c)

spice butter

76.

the most important area of cocoa cultivation in ghana is in the cities of

a)

Accra

b)

Kumasi

c)

Takaradi

d)

All of the above

77.

the eastern edge of South African Plateau is formed by

a)

Drakensberg Mountains

b)

Atlas mountains

c)

Apalachian Mountains

78.

What is the fruit on cocoa trees called?

a)

beans

b)

chocolate

c)

pod

d)

pulp

79.

What is the top consuming country of chocolate?

a)

Switzerland

b)

United States

c)

Indonesia

d)

Germany

80.

Cocoa beans are naturally sweet when they are harvested.

a)

true

b)

false

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