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Africa unit test

Total questions: 77

Worksheet time: 3600secs

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which one is D.R. Congo

a)

A

b)

C

c)

D

d)

E

e)

B

2.

Which one is Kenya?

a)

A

b)

C

c)

B

d)

D

e)

E

3.

Which one is south africa?

a)

B

b)

A

c)

D

d)

C

e)

E

4.

Which one is Egypt?

a)

E

b)

C

c)

D

d)

A

e)

B

5.

Which one is nigeria

a)

C

b)

D

c)

E

d)

B

e)

A

6.

Which one is sudan

a)

B

b)

D

c)

E

d)

A

e)

F

7.

Which one is Great Rift valley?

a)

J

b)

I

c)

G

d)

H

e)

N

8.

Which one is Sahel?

a)

M

b)

I

c)

L

d)

N

e)

J

9.

Which one is Tropical rain forest?

a)

K

b)

L

c)

I

d)

M

e)

G

10.

Which one is Atlas mountains?

a)

M

b)

G

c)

K

d)

L

e)

J

11.

Which one is sahara?

a)

H

b)

M

c)

J

d)

I

e)

N

12.

Which one is savanna?

a)

M

b)

G

c)

J

d)

N

e)

H

13.

Which one is Kalahari Desert?

a)

L

b)

J

c)

H

d)

K

e)

N

14.

which one is MT. Kilimanjaro?

a)

N

b)

J

c)

N

d)

H

e)

K

15.

Which one is Congo river?

a)

Q

b)

O

c)

P

d)

R

16.

Which one is Nile river?

a)

Q

b)

P

c)

R

d)

O

17.

Which one is Niger river?

a)

Q

b)

R

c)

O

d)

P

18.

Which one is Lake Victoria?

a)

P

b)

O

c)

R

d)

Q

19.

What large geographic feature dominates much of northern Africa?

(a)  

20.

Why is the population of the Sahara and the Sahel so low?

(a)  

21.

What are many of the largest cities in Africa located on or near?

(a)  

22.

In which region are some of Africa's most populated cities Located?

(a)  

23.

The two biggest causes of water scarcity in Africa are water pollution and unequal access to water.

a)

True

b)

False

24.

The absence of rainfall is called desertification.

a)

True

b)

False

25.

Many African countries have an abundant supply of fresh water.

a)

True

b)

False

26.

Industrial waste, logging, and agricultural runoff all contribute to Africa's water pollution problems.

a)

True

b)

False

27.

Long period without rain cause famine and death in dry regions of Africa

a)

True

b)

False

28.

Many African women and children walk many miles from their homes to gather water.

a)

True

b)

False

29.

What agricultural condition threatens the land in Sudan, Ethiopia, Chad, and other countries in the Sahel region.

(a)  

30.

What agricultural condition threatens the rainforests in west and central Africa.

(a)  

31.

What is the difference between an ethnic and religious group?

(a)  

32.

___ is the dominant religion in northern Africa, while __ is the dominant religion in sub- Saharan Africa.

(a)  

33.

What is a common belief in many traditional African religions?

(a)  

34.

Where do Arabs live?

(a)  

35.

What is Arabs language?

(a)  

36.

What is Arabs religion?

(a)  

37.

Where do Ashanti live?

(a)  

38.

What language do Ashanti speak?

(a)  

39.

What is Ashanti religion?

(a)  

40.

Where do Bantu live?

(a)  

41.

What is Bantu language?

(a)  

42.

What is Bantu religion?

(a)  

43.

Where do Swahili live?

(a)  

44.

What is Swahili language?

(a)  

45.

What is Swahili Religion?

(a)  

46.

Why did European nations want to colonize Africa?

(a)  

47.

Define "Imperialism"

(a)  

48.

When did Nigerian become a colony of Great Britain?

(a)  

49.

How did Nigerian gain its independence from Great Britain on 1960?

(a)  

50.

Over 11,000 Africans were killed while fighting for independence from Great Britain in which country?

(a)  

51.

When did Kenya gain its independence from Great Britain

(a)  

52.

What was apartheid?

(a)  

53.

Who held the power during apartheid?

(a)  

54.

Why was the African National Congress formed?

(a)  

55.

As a lawyer, what did Nelson Mandela vow to do?

(a)  

56.

Why was Mandela arrested and sentenced to life in prison?

(a)  

57.

How did the US and other countries around the world react Mandela's imprisonment?

(a)  

58.

What is F.W de Klerk credited for doing?

(a)  

59.

When did the South Africa's first free election occur?

(a)  

60.

What was the result of that election?

(a)  

61.

South Africa is a parliamentary democracy in which the chief executive is elected by the parliament

a)

True

b)

False

62.

Nigeria's chief executive is the president

a)

True

b)

False

63.

Kenya and Nigeria both have parliamentary democracies

a)

True

b)

False

64.

Nigeria chief executive is part of the legislative branch.

a)

True

b)

False

65.

In 2010, Kenya adopted a new constitution that requires the legislature to include female representatives from each of the 47 countries

a)

True

b)

False

66.

One way that Kenya's government is different than Nigeria's is that the executive branch is independent from the legislative branch.

a)

True

b)

False

67.

In South Africa, citizens are responsible for electing the president and members of Parliament.

a)

True

b)

False

68.

Citizens must be 16 to participate in the governments of Kenya, Nigeria, and South Africa.

a)

True

b)

False

69.

The executive branch and legislative branch have separate powers in a parliamentary democracy.

a)

True

b)

False

70.

In South Africa, elections are fair and the country's constitution protects the people's rights and freedom.

a)

True

b)

False

71.

Most countries in Africa have a____ GDP and a ____ standard of living.

(a)  

72.

How are Africa's abundant natural resources distributed throughout the continent?

(a)  

73.

How has South Africa's invested in human capital?

(a)  

74.

Nigeria has focused its investments on which industry? How was this affected Nigeria's economy?

(a)  

75.

What is the relationship between literacy (ability to read and write) and having a high standard of living?

(a)  

76.

Which country (South Africa, Nigeria, or Kenya) has the highest unemployment rate at 40%?

(a)  

77.

What industry does South Africa specialize in?

(a)