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Central Africa Review

Total questions: 27

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How many people live in Middle Africa?

a)

184 million

b)

184 thousand

c)

1 billion

d)

184

2.

What country is the most populated in Central Africa?

a)

Chad

b)

The Democratic Republic of the Congo

c)

Angola

d)

Cameroon

3.

How many years ago did people begin to migrate to Central Africa?

a)

2,000

b)

200

c)

3,000

d)

150

4.

What was the strongest kingdom?

a)

The Principe Kingdom

b)

The Chad Kingdom

c)

The Sao Tome Kingdom

d)

The Kongo Kingdom

5.

What product made the Kongo people rich with trading to Eurpeans?

a)

Ivory

b)

Fish

c)

Flutes

d)

Rugs

6.

What country was not colonizing Central Africa in the 1800's?

a)

Belgium

b)

France

c)

China

d)

The United Kingdom

7.

How many countries made up Africa in 2015?

a)

16

b)

12

c)

54

d)

50

8.

What is the official language of Zambia and Malawi?

a)

English

b)

French

c)

Portuguese

d)

Spanish

9.

What religion is most common in former British colonies in Africa?

a)

Protestant

b)

Catholic

c)

Hindu

d)

Islam

10.

What is the popular African music that is another word for thumb piano?

a)

Classical

b)

Marimba

c)

Makossa

d)

Likembe

11.

When was the Congo a colony of Belgium?

a)

1908-1960

b)

1960-2015

c)

1860-1908

d)

2000-2021

12.

Who was the dictator that was exiled from the Republic of Zaire (now known as the Democratic Republic of the Congo).

a)

Joseph Mobutu

b)

Robert Mugabe

c)

Charles Taylor

d)

Joseph Stalin

13.

The GDP in the Central African Republic in 2015 was what amount?

a)

$55,000+

b)

$330

c)

$33

d)

$100,000

14.

How many islands is Equatorial Guinea divided into?

a)

5

b)

50

c)

15

d)

6

15.

Angola is known for being rich in what mineral?

a)

Copper

b)

Zinc

c)

Diamonds

d)

Cobalt

16.

Zambia and Malawi are in what part of Central Africa?

a)

The South

b)

The North

c)

The East

d)

The West

17.

Central Africa is bordered by what ocean on the West?

a)

The Indian

b)

The Arctic

c)

The Pacific

d)

The Atlantic

18.

How many Great Lakes are in Africa?

a)

1

b)

8

c)

7

d)

17

19.

What does the local name of "Mosi-oa-Tunya" translate to for the Victoria Falls?

a)

The smoke that thunders

b)

The smoke that rises

c)

The thundering water

d)

The great thunder

20.

Dams and rivers are important because they provide hydroelectricity. This is an important resource of...

a)

water

b)

energy

c)

food

d)

travel

21.

High elevation is represented by the color...

a)

green

b)

red

c)

yellow

d)

blue

22.

Medium elevation is represented by the color...

a)

red

b)

green

c)

yellow

d)

blue

23.

Low elevation is represented by the color of...

a)

red

b)

green

c)

blue

d)

yellow

24.

The highest mountains in the Western Rift Valley are how high?

a)

16,700+ feet

b)

167 feet

c)

10,000 feet

d)

500 feet

25.

Victoria falls is what size lake in Africa?

a)

the largest

b)

the smallest

c)

the most curvy

d)

the most shallow

26.

The longest lakes along the Western Rift Valley are...

a)

Lake Nyasa, Lake Tanganyika

b)

Lake Michigan, Lake Nyasa

c)

Lake Congo, Lake Tanganyika

d)

Lake Congo, Lake Nyasa

27.

Why is the Congo River dangerous to travel down?

a)

The animals

b)

Due to how shallow it is

c)

The disease

d)

The rapids and waterfalls