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WorksheetsAfrica Culture and Geography
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Which region of Africa fits this description: mostly desert climate, has Sahara Desert, and Nile River, speaks mostly Arabic, and practices mostly Islam,
Northern
Southern
Eastern
Western
What desert covers more than 3.5 million square miles and is the largest hot desert in the world?
Mojave
Gobi
Atacama
Sahara
Africa is the world's ____ largest continent with the _____ largest population.
3rd, 1st
3rd, 2nd
1st, 1st
2nd, 2nd
Why is it difficult to trade or travel on some of Africa's rivers?
The rivers flow north
The rivers are too shallow
The rivers have cataracts and waterfalls
The rivers travel uphill into the dense mountains
Which BEST describes how rivers are used in Africa?
Rivers are rarely used
Crocodile farming and hunting
Transportation, Agriculture, & Hydroelectric Power
Irrigation projects in the Rainforest
How does desertification impact the people living in the Sahel region?
Income from tourism
More people work in factories
Increased starvation and poverty
Decreased support from the United Nations
From 1948-1994, Nelson Mandela fought against a system of racial segregation and discrimination called _____ in South Africa.
totalitarianism
Jim Crow Laws
the Civil Rights Movement
Apartheid
What is one effect European expansion had on Africa?
They built the pyramids of Egypt.
They brought natural resources to Africa.
They divided much of Africa into colonies.
They dismantled the Mali and Ghana kingdoms.
What is the world's longest river?
Mara River
Niger River
Nile River
Zambezi River
What is subsistence farming?
Where farmers grow sustainable and native crops.
Where farmers introduce new, drought-resistance crops to infertile land.
The mass production of cash crops.
Farming enough crops to feed yourself and family.
What is one reason some countries in Africa struggled to form a stable government after colonial rule ended?
the growth of skilled labor
the formation of the African Union
the fall of the Songhai Empire
unrest among ethnic groups
Water Pollution is caused by
Drought
Fertilizers and industrial waste
Farming
Water Pollution isn't an issue in Africa
Desertification is often a result of this other environmental issue
Acid Rain
Water Pollution
Deforestation
Air Pollution
How does desertification impact the people living in the Sahel region?
Income from tourism
More people work in factories
Increased starvation and poverty
Decreased support from the United Nations
From 1948-1994, Nelson Mandela fought against a system of racial segregation and discrimination called _____ in South Africa.
totalitarianism
Jim Crow Laws
the Civil Rights Movement
Apartheid
English and French have become common languages spoken in Sub-Saharan Africa because of--
an established system of christian schools in the region
a tradition of learning multiple languages in the region
the migration of many missionaries to the region
a history of European colonization in the region
Many conflicts in Sub-Saharan Africa resulted from the way the European colonists--
mined the region for resources
educated different ethnic groups
distributed farm land amongst the settlers
established boundary lines between nations
How has the history of Sub-Saharan Africa contributed to political instability in some nations of the region?
The devastation of the Second World War has left some nations struggling to recover.
The end of foreign aid to the region is leaving many without proper food and medicine.
The end of European colonization left some nations struggling to form effective governments.
The migration of the Bantu-speaking people across national boundaries has caused a clash of cultures.
