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Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 15mins
This desert in Africa is the largest hot desert in the world.
Namib Desert
Kalahari Desert
Mojave Desert
Sahara Desert
This country in Africa had a violent civil war between 1991-2002 over the control of diamonds. These were referred to as Blood Diamonds.
Angola
Liberia
Sierra Leone
South Africa
The longest river in the world, the ______________________________, is in Africa.
Nile River
Amazon River
Zambezi River
Congo River
This African country has the highest population of any country in Africa.
Morocca
Nigeria
Ethiopia
Kenya
This is a place at the top edge of Victoria Falls where people can jump into the water and swim right up the to edge of the waterfall.
Demon's Dare
Death's Waterhole
Devil's Pool
Grim Reaper Pool
What river is marked by number 5?
Niger
Congo
Zambezi
Nile
What is marked by number 20?
Sahara Desert
Mount Kilimanjaro
Atlas Mountains
Kalahari Desert
What region of Africa does #3 represent?
Atlas Mountains
Kalihari
Egypt
Sahara
What number marks the Horn of Africa?
6
16
14
17
What river does #1 represent?
Zambezi
Niger
Congo
Nile
What river does #4 represent?
Zambezi
Niger
Congo
Nile
What river is marked by number 13
Nile
Congo
Zambezi
Niger
What religion dominates much of the northern area of Africa?
Hinduism
Islam
Christianity
Animism
What number marks the smallest desert in Africa?
20
17
7
6
The grasslands of Africa are referred to as the
Savannah
Rainforest
Congo
Sahara
What was the African waterway that was dug to provide a shorter route for trade between the east and the west?
Strait of Gibraltar
Mozambique Channel
Suez Canal
Panama Canal
What body of water is west of Africa?
Indian Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
Red Sea
Mediterranean Sea
What body of water is north of Africa?
Red Sea
Mozambique Channel
Suez Canal
Mediterranean Sea
What was the name of the rebel group who violently oppressed people for control of the diamonds?
DRC
RUF
C.A.R.
RLU
What important person from South Africa do we compare to Martin Luther King's efforts to end racism?
Malcolm X
Oliver Tambo
Kwame Nkrumah
Nelson Mandela
Where are most of the rainforests found in Africa?
In the far north
In the middle
In the far south
In the northeast
The Nile River is the only river in the world that flows _______________.
North
South
East
West
Who wears face veils in the Tuareg people group?
Married Women
Boys under 18
Girls under 18
Boys 18 and older
What blob shaped food in West Africa is served as a side and pulled apart and used as a utensil to scoop up soups and stews?
Couscous
FuFu
Efo
Jollof Rice
What unusual free standing mountain with 6 ecological zones on it is found in Africa?
Mount Everest
Mount Atlas
Mount Fuji
Mount Kilimanjaro
Where are the churches that were carved out of stone deep in holes in the ground found?
Lalibela
Jerusalem
Cairo
Zimbabwe
What religion carved the churches out of stone deep in the ground?
Hinduism
Christian
Islam
Animism
Since carving the churches out of solid stone seems so incredibly difficult, who do they believe helped in making them?
Angels
gods
Jesus Christ
Muhammad
What is the largest lake in Africa?
Lake Victoria
Lake Tanganyika
Lake Malawi
Lake Chad
In some parts of Africa where they are harshly affected by drought, how far do people have to walk daily just for clean water?
5-10 miles
2-3 miles
50 miles
15-20 miles
