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21-22 Africa Test Review

Total questions: 27

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Africa is the world's __________ largest continent.

a)

1st

b)

2nd

c)

3rd

d)

4th

2.

What desert is the world's largest hot desert?

a)

Kalahari

b)

Gobi

c)

Sahara

d)

Golan

3.

The _________________ is a strip of dry grassland that is located south of the Sahara and north of the Equator that separates the desert from tropical rainforests.

a)

Sahel

b)

Sahara

c)

plateau

d)

butte

4.

What are the African savannas that are located near the Equator and cover almost half of Africa?

a)

mountains

b)

rivers

c)

grasslands

d)

mesa

5.

Lake ______________ is believed to be the source of the Nile River.

a)

Victoria

b)

Vesuvius

c)

Veronica

d)

Vanessa

6.

Why does the Nile River flow North?

a)

The Nile flows South.

b)

The Nile is atomically attracted to the molecules in the Mediterranean Sea.

c)

The Mediterranean Sea, where the Nile begins, is at a higher elevation than where the Nile ends, Lake Victoria.

d)

Lake Victoria, where the Nile begins, is at a higher elevation in the Ethiopian Highlands than where the Nile ends at the Mediterranean Sea.

7.

What is the highest mountain in Africa?

a)

Mt. McKinley/Denali

b)

Mt. Kilimanjaro

c)

Mt. Epps

d)

Drakensberg Mountains

8.

In what part of Africa is the Sahara Desert?

a)

Sub-Saharan Africa

b)

Middle Africa

c)

The Cape of Good Hope

d)

Northern Africa

9.

How are crop yields in North Africa?

a)

Abundant crop yields

b)

Crops are grown on family farms.

c)

Non-existent (none) crop yields

d)

Crops are industrially grown.

10.

How can crops grow within the desert despite the lack of precipitation? (PLEASE CHECK TWO)

a)

Abundant rainfall

b)

Irrigation

c)

Reservoirs

d)

Nearby Rivers

11.

People live in areas that can produce crops either because of ______________ or because of access to _____________.

a)

Climate; water

b)

Elevation; heat

12.

The Aswan High Dam was built to provide electricity, promote fishing, and control __________.

a)

Drought

b)

Climate

c)

Global Warning

d)

Flooding

13.

Climate in the Nile River Delta is _____________; however, outside the Delta is _____________.

a)

Humid; Rainforest

b)

Mediterranean; Desert

c)

Sub-tropical; Tropical

d)

Arctic; Dry

14.

How is Africa attached to Asia?

a)

The Arabian Peninsula

b)

The Floridian Peninsula

c)

The Gulf of Mexico

d)

The Sinai Peninsula

15.

The Strait of ________________ separates Africa from Europe.

a)

Hormuz

b)

Bering

c)

Gibraltar

d)

Spain

16.

The region near the Nile Delta is especially fertile because of an abundance of __________ and rich, nutritious ______________.

a)

Dirt; canals

b)

Water; soil

c)

Trees; air

d)

Flowers; populations

17.

Overfishing, the imbalance of ______________ and freshwater, and wastewater are among the issues that the Nile currently faces.

a)

Mineral Water

b)

Brackish water

c)

Clean Water

d)

Saltwater

18.

What African country is most closely associated with the Nile?

a)

Liberia

b)

Libya

c)

Egypt

d)

Ethiopia

19.

The Sahara divides Africa into North Africa and _____________ Africa.

a)

Sub-Saharan

b)

Pacific

c)

Western

d)

Atlantic

20.

Select the landform that matches this definition and picture: The world's longest river, which flows northward through East Africa into the Mediterranean Sea

a)

Niger River

b)

Nile River

c)

Mississippi River

d)

Uganda River

21.

Select the landform that matches this definition and picture: Africa's longest mountain range

a)

Atlas Mountains

b)

Sahel Mountains

c)

Sahara Mountains

d)

Ural Mountains

22.

Select the landform that matches this definition and picture: The origin of the Nile River; found in the Ethiopian Highlands

a)

Lake Ural

b)

Lake Victoria

c)

Sudan River

d)

Niger River

23.

Select the landform that matches this definition and picture: A strip of dry grasslands on the southern border of the Sahara; also known as "the shore of the desert"

a)

Kalahari

b)

Sahara

c)

Sahel

d)

Nile

24.

Select the landform that matches this definition: A river flowing from western Africa; Found in Nigeria

a)

Niger River

b)

Nile River

c)

Mississippi River

d)

Ural River

25.

Select the landform that matches this definition and picture: A horn-shaped extension of land on the east coast of Africa

a)

Horn of Africa

b)

Cape of Good Hope

c)

Rock of Gibraltor

d)

Strait of Homuz

26.

Select the landform that matches this definition: Southern tip of Africna

a)

Strait of Hormuz

b)

Cape of Good Hope

c)

Horn of Africa

d)

Rock of Gibraltor

27.

Select the landform that matches this definition: A mountainous region located near the horn of East Africa

a)

Ethiopian Highlands

b)

Rock of Gibraltar

c)

Ural Mountains

d)

Sahel