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Africa Atlas Activities 21 & 22

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

continent north of North Africa

a)

Europe

b)

Asia

c)

North America

d)

Australia

2.

continent northeast of Africa

a)

North America

b)

Russia

c)

Asia

d)

Australia

3.

ocean east of Africa

a)

Black Sea

b)

Pacific Ocean

c)

Red Sea

d)

Indian Ocean

4.

ocean west of Africa

a)

Atlantic Ocean

b)

Mediterranean

c)

Pacific Ocean

d)

Indian Ocean

5.

Which sea is directly north of Africa?

a)

Kara Sea

b)

Caspian Sea

c)

Mediterranean Sea

d)

Black Sea

6.

What large island in east of Mozambique?

a)

Australia

b)

Cuba

c)

Great Britain

d)

Madagascar

7.

Which strait lies between Morocco and Spain?

a)

Strait of Morocco

b)

Strait of Gibraltar

c)

European Strait

d)

Bosphorus Strait

8.

What cape is on the southwestern tip of Africa?

a)

Cape Fria

b)

Cape Cod

c)

Cape of Good Hope

d)

Cape of Africa

9.

The Ethiopian Highlands can be found in....

a)

the east

b)

the west

c)

in the south

10.

The Atlas Mountains can by found....

a)

in the southeast

b)

in the northwest

c)

in the northeast

11.

The Kalahari Desert is located in....

a)

the south

b)

the east

c)

the north

12.

The Congo Basin is located in

a)

the north

b)

the east

c)

the center

13.

The land cover NOT found in Botswana is....

a)

desert

b)

grassland

c)

tropical rain forest

14.

The land cover NOT found in Tanzania....

a)

semi desert

b)

broadleaf evergreen

c)

grassland

15.

The land cover NOT found in Senegal....

a)

grassland

b)

desert

c)

tropical rain forest

16.

The land cover NOT in Algeria is....

a)

cropland

b)

broadleaf forest

c)

desert

17.

The land cover NOT found in Cameroon is....

a)

semi desert

b)

grassland

c)

tropical rain forest

18.

The land cover NOT found in Angola is.....

a)

semi-desert

b)

grassland

c)

cropland

19.

What African Country borders the Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea?

(a)  

20.

What is the capital of Africa's large island country to the east?

(a)  

21.

What is Africa's southernmost country?

(a)  

22.

What African country is closest to Italy?

(a)  

23.

What large African lake does the Equator cross?

(a)  

24.

What country shares borders with Egypt and Ethiopia?

(a)  

25.

What channel is west of Madagascar?

(a)  

26.

What lake in Ghana does the Prime Meridian cross?

(a)  

27.

What is Africa's westernmost capital?

(a)  

28.

Tripoli is the capital of Libya.

a)

true

b)

false

29.

Angola is on the Indian Ocean

a)

True

b)

False

30.

Kenya shares a border with Tanzania.

a)

true

b)

false

31.

The Nile River flows through Chad.

a)

true

b)

false

32.

The mouth of the Nile River is in Egypt.

a)

true

b)

false

33.

The city of Casablanca is in Morocco.

a)

true

b)

false

34.

Sierra Leone is a landlocked country.

a)

true

b)

false

35.

The elevation of most of southern Africa is...

a)

0-500 feet

b)

1.000-2.000 feet

c)

2,000-5,000 feet

d)

10.000 feet

36.

The banks of the Nile River in Egypt have an elevation of....

a)

0-500 feet

b)

1.000-2.000 feet

c)

2,000-5,000 feet

d)

10.000 feet

37.

The brown sections of the Ethiopian Highlands indicate areas that are over__________ above sea level.

a)

0-500 feet

b)

1.000-2.000 feet

c)

2,000-5,000 feet

d)

10.000 feet

38.

Most of the Congo Basin has an elevation of.....

a)

0-500 feet

b)

1.000-2.000 feet

c)

2,000-5,000 feet

d)

10.000 feet

39.

The elevation of the coast of Nigeria is...

a)

0-500 feet

b)

1.000-2.000 feet

c)

2,000-5,000 feet

d)

10.000 feet

40.

The two elevation ranges of the Atlas Mountains are....

a)

0-500 feet

b)

1.000-2.000 feet

c)

2,000-5,000 feet

d)

5,000-10,000 feet

41.

What country has an area with a growing season of less than six months?

(a)  

42.

How long is the growing season throughout Nigeria?

(a)  

43.

Is the growing season longer neart the Tropic of Cancer or the Equator?

(a)  

44.

Does any part of Africa have a growing season of less than three months?

(a)  

45.

How long is the growing season for most of Ethiopia?

(a)  

46.

How long is the growing season along the coast of Egypt?

(a)  

47.

What mountain is shown in the elephant picture on pg 64?

(a)  

48.

What river is the picture of Victoria Falls?

(a)  

49.

Do African rivers begin or end at the coast?

a)

end

b)

begin

50.

BONUS: The beginning of a river is called....

a)

mouth

b)

origin

c)

source

d)

lake