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Africa - Climate & Pop. Density

Total questions: 63

Worksheet time: 1hrs 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the name of the large desert that covers most of northern Africa?

a)

The Sahara Desert

b)

The Mojave Desert

c)

The Nile Desert

d)

I don't know

2.

To the East of the jungles, in the Horn of Africa, what type of landscape might you find? (hint: The region is referred to as the Highlands).

a)

Mountains

b)

Desert

c)

More jungles

d)

Large, flat plains

3.
Which river is this?
a)
Amazon
b)
Congo
c)
Senegal
d)
Nile
4.
What climate does a desert have?
a)
Tropical
b)
Polar
c)
Arid/Dry
d)
Temperate
5.

Arid

a)

Hot and dry

b)

Hot, dry summers and cool, dry winters

c)

Climate in which it is usually warm all year round

d)

constantly hot and wet climate of regions near the equator

6.

Semiarid climates are...

a)

Hot and dry

b)

Hot, dry summers and cool, dry winters

c)

Climate in which it is usually warm all year round

d)

constantly hot and wet climate of regions near the equator

7.

What is the dry grassland located between the Sahara and the savanna?

a)

Rain forest

b)

Sahel

c)

Desert

8.

What country is in red on the map?

a)

Egypt

b)

Libya

c)

Angola

d)

Nigeria

9.

What country is located in green on the map?

a)

S. Africa

b)

Republic of the Congo

c)

Rwanda

d)

Kenya

10.

What country is highlighted on the map?

a)

Somalia

b)

Ethiopia

c)

Angola

d)

Sudan

11.

Which country is shaded green?

a)

Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)

b)

Egypt

c)

Sudan

d)

Nigeria

12.

Which country is shaded blue?

a)

Kenya

b)

Egypt

c)

Sudan

d)

Nigeria

13.

What is the largest lake in East Africa?

a)

Lake Victoria

b)

Lake Edward

c)

Lake Albert

d)

Lake Tanganyika

14.

The area indicated with the red arrow has a very low population density because it

a)

floods annually.

b)

is dominated by desert.

c)

has been plagued by invasion.

d)

is prone to outbreaks of disease.

15.
Which is [likely to be] more densely populated?
a)
desert
b)
coast
16.

For the most part, populations are more densely distributed on _________________________.

a)

Waterways & Coastal Areas

b)

Deserts

c)

Mountains

d)

Rainforests

17.

How might a physical feature, such as a desert or mountains, impact a region?

a)

A. Different physical features have very little impact on a region.

b)

B. Deserts or mountains serve as trade barriers and therefore impact the region financially.

c)

C. Mountains or deserts serve as natural protectors due to the difficulty of passing through them.

d)

Letters B & C

18.

Pair the term with the definition that describes it.

Tropical Rainforest

a)

Hot, dry, less than ten inches of precipitation a year.

b)

Rainy all year, mild climate, 30-98 inches of rainfall per year.

c)

Receives the most rainfall, higher temperatures year-round.

d)

Mild climate, temperatures range from 40-100 degrees, average of 20 inches of rainfall annually.

19.

Pair the term with the definition that describes it.

Desert (arid)

a)

Hot, dry, less than ten inches of precipitation a year.

b)

Hot, dry, ten to twenty inches of precipitation, and some vegetation.

c)

Receives the most rainfall, higher temperatures year-round.

d)

Climate changes with elevation

20.

Pair the term with the definition that describes it.

Savanna

a)

Hot, dry, ten to twenty inches of precipitation, and some vegetation.

b)

Receives the most rainfall, higher temperatures year-round.

c)

Mild climate, temperatures range from 40-100 degrees, average of 20 inches of rainfall annually.

d)

Tropical climate, warm all year, wet & dry seasons.

21.

Pair the term with the definition that describes it.

Steppe (semi-arid)

a)

Hot, dry, less than ten inches of precipitation a year.

b)

Hot, dry, ten to twenty inches of precipitation, and some vegetation.

c)

Mild climate, temperatures range from 40-100 degrees, average of 20 inches of rainfall annually.

d)

Climate changes with elevation

22.

Which of the options listed are reasons that the population of an area would be dense?

a)

Mild climate, water pollution, and air pollution.

b)

Water availability, mild climate, and water pollution.

c)

Mild climate, water availability, and a low amount of natural resources.

d)

Water availability, natural resources are available, and mild climates.

23.

Which region is most suitable for farming on the continent of Africa due to the large amounts of grassland?

a)

Sahara

b)

Sahel

c)

Savanna

d)

Tropical Rainforest

24.

Which physical feature is number 1?

a)

Atlas Mountains

b)

Great Rift Valley

c)

Mt. Kilimanjaro

d)

Kalahari Desert

25.

What physical feature is number 2?

a)

Mediterranean Sea

b)

Atlantic Ocean

c)

Namib Desert

d)

Zambezi River

26.

What physical feature is number 12?

a)

Sahara desert

b)

Suez Canal

c)

Lake Malawi

d)

Namib desert

27.

What physical feature is number 5?

a)

Pacific Ocean

b)

Indian Ocean

c)

Atlantic Ocean

d)

East African Rift

28.

What physical feature is number 9?

a)

Congo River

b)

Lake Tanganyika

c)

Lake Malawi

d)

Indian Ocean

29.

What physical feature is number 11?

a)

Lake Victoria

b)

Lake Tanganyika

c)

Lake Malawi

d)

Zambezi river

30.

What physical feature is number 13?

a)

Namib desert

b)

Kalahari desert

c)

Sahara desert

d)

Savanna

31.

What physical feature is number 6?

a)

Nile River

b)

Niger River

c)

Congo River

d)

Zambezi River

32.

What physical feature is number 4?

a)

Indian Ocean

b)

East African Rift

c)

Red Sea

d)

Nile River

33.

What physical feature is number 15?

a)

Niger River

b)

Zambezi River

c)

Nile River

d)

Congo River

34.

What physical feature is number 16?

a)

Nile River

b)

Indian Ocean

c)

East African Rift

d)

Kalahari Desert

35.

What physical feature is number 10?

a)

Lake Tanganyika

b)

Lake Malawi

c)

Lake Victoria

d)

Nile River

36.

Known as one of Africa's Great Lakes, what body of water is the source of the Nile River?

a)

Lake Victoria

b)

Lake Turkana

c)

Mediterranean Sea

d)

Lake Tanganyika

37.

What landform is at number 13?

a)

Sahara Desert

b)

Ethiopian Highlands

c)

Great Rift Valley

d)

Plains of Ethiopia

38.

What landform is at number 10?

a)

Mt. Washington

b)

Mt. Kilimanjaro

c)

Mt. Everest

d)

Mt. Major

39.

What political feature is this?

a)

Kenya

b)

Democratic Republic of the Congo

c)

South Africa

d)

Ethiopia

40.

What physical feature is at B?

a)

Sahara

b)

Rainforest

c)

Savanna

d)

Sahel

41.

What physical feature is at D?

a)

Sahara

b)

Rainforest

c)

Savanna

d)

Sahel

42.

What physical feature is at D?

a)

Atlas Mountains

b)

Great Rift Valley

c)

Niger River

d)

Nile River

43.

What political feature is at B?

a)

The Democratic Republic of the Congo

b)

Nigeria

c)

Egypt

d)

South Africa

44.

Tiny shrinking lake

a)

Lake Baikal

b)

Lake Chad

c)

Lake Nyasa (Malawi)

d)

Lake Nasser

45.
The Great Rift Valley was formed mainly by 
a)
Shifting tectonic plates 
b)
Seawater erosion
c)
Nile River flooding
d)
Large meteor 
46.

What political feature is this?

a)

Lake Victoria

b)

Great Rift Valley

c)

Horn of Africa

d)

Sahara Desert

47.

1. On which river do we find the famous Victoria falls?

a)

Nile

b)

Zambezi

48.

Which country in Sub-Saharan Africa is being displayed in the image?

a)

South Africa

b)

Ethiopia

c)

Sudan

d)

Nigeria

49.

6

a)

South Africa

b)

Egypt

c)

Dijibouti

d)

Chad

e)

Kenya

50.

16

a)

Darfur

b)

Nairobi

c)

Cairo

d)

South Sudan

e)

Libya

51.

18

a)

Darfur

b)

Tanzania

c)

Cairo

d)

South Sudan

e)

Libya

52.

What country is #8

a)

Ethiopia

b)

Egypt

c)

Madagascar

d)

Mali

53.

Which African country is this?

a)

Angola

b)

Libya

c)

Algeria

d)

Morocco

54.

Which African country is this?

a)

Angola

b)

Argentina

c)

Algeria

d)

Botswana

55.

Which African country is this?

a)

Libya

b)

Chad

c)

Democratic Republic of the Congo

d)

Sudan

56.

Which African country is this?

a)

Somalia

b)

Nigeria

c)

Morocco

d)

Senegal

57.

Which African country is this?

a)

Somalia

b)

Ethiopia

c)

Kenya

d)

Tanzania

58.

?Which African country is this

a)

Zimbabwe

b)

Zambia

c)

Zoltar

d)

Zanzibar

59.

What country is this?

a)

Ghana

b)

Liberia

c)

Nigeria

d)

Mali

60.

What country is this?

a)

Angola

b)

Mozambique

c)

Namibia

d)

Zambia

61.

A HIGHLAND climate

a)

receives the most rainfall, higher temperatures year-round

b)

tropical climate, warm all year, wet & dry seasons

c)

changes with elevation

d)

rainy all year, mild climate

62.

A MEDITERRANEAN climate

a)

climate changes with elevation

b)

tropical climate, warm all year, wet & dry seasons

c)

rainy all year, mild climate

d)

mild climate, temps range from 40 - 100 degrees, avg. rainfall of 20 inches annually.

63.

A MARINE climate

a)

rainy all year, mild climate, 30-98 inches of rainfall annually

b)

receives the most rainfall, high temperatures year-round

c)

changes with elevation

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