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Africa Geography & Vocabulary

Total questions: 70

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What were the dominant trade items in the West African kingdoms?

a)

cloth and diamonds

b)

salt and gold

c)

cotton and spices

d)

weapons and iron

2.

Which religion impacted the West African kingdoms?

a)

Christianity

b)

Hinduism

c)

Islam

d)

Buddhism

3.

Which kingdom imposed taxes on all traders passing through?

a)

Ghana

b)

Mali

c)

Songhai

4.

Which trading resource was provided by the desert?

a)

gold

b)

diamonds

c)

cloth

d)

salt

5.

What was the main river in West Africa?

a)

Nile River

b)

Indus River

c)

Rhine River

d)

Niger River

6.

Where in Africa is the savanna climate zone located?

a)

northern Africa

b)

central Africa

c)

southern Africa

7.

What did African kingdoms depend on for their survival?

a)

religion

b)

help from European countries

c)

trade

d)

nothing - they had everything they needed

8.

What is the most northern climate zone in Africa?

a)

Mediterranean

b)

Desert

c)

Savanna

d)

Rainforest

9.

What is the largest desert in Africa?

a)

Gobi Desert

b)

Kalahari Desert

c)

Sahara Desert

d)

Arabian Desert

10.

Which climate zone in Africa is an area of grasslands?

a)

Mediterranean

b)

Desert

c)

Savanna

d)

Rainforest

11.

What was one motivation for European Imperialism in Africa?

a)

Camels. They needed camels.

b)

the Atlantic Slave Trade

c)

Access to the Congo.

d)

natural resources and raw materials.

12.

How many countries make up the continent of Africa?

a)

6

b)

17

c)

54

d)

200

13.

Most people in Africa speak African.

a)

True

b)

False

14.

What African Country is this?

a)

South Africa

b)

Egypt

c)

Nigeria

d)

Chad

15.

What African Country is this?

a)

South Africa

b)

Egypt

c)

Nigeria

d)

Chad

16.

What African Country is this?

a)

South Africa

b)

Egypt

c)

Nigeria

d)

Chad

17.

The tallest mountain in Africa is

a)

Mount Everest

b)

Mount Kenya

c)

Mount McKinley

d)

Mount Kilimanjaro

18.

What is this a picture of?

a)

An oasis in the Sahara

b)

An aquifer in the Sahara

c)

A Rainforest in Central Africa

d)

The Sahel

19.

What types of human activities can cause desertification?

a)

Farming

b)

Slash and Burn Agriculture

c)

Grazing Animals

d)

All of the above

20.

The Great Rift Valleys in Africa were formed by tectonic plates

a)

colliding together

b)

Pulling apart

c)

Sliding past each other

d)

Uganda

21.

This map shows countries in Africa that practice Islam. How could the physical geography of Africa explain why Islam did not spread into Southern Africa?

a)

The climate of Central Africa is not conductive to Islam

b)

Mountains in Central Africa blocked the diffusion of Islam to the south

c)

The Sahara desert formed a physical barrier that blocked diffusion of islam from the North to South

d)

Travel down the Nile River is risky so Muslims did not use it to travel South

22.

The government sponsored form of segregation which met it's end in 1994, is called:

a)

Seperate but equat

b)

Jim Crow Laws

c)

Apartheid

d)

Humanitarian

23.

Which term characterizes the climate of much of Northern Africa

a)

Tropical Wet

b)

Semiarid

c)

Highland

d)

Desert

24.

The second longest river on the African continent is:

a)

Congo

b)

Nile

c)

Niger

d)

Zambezi

25.

Based on this map, which African country receives the most rain?

a)

South Africa

b)

Egypt

c)

Somalia

d)

Central African Republic

26.

The second longest river on the Africa continent is:

a)

Congo

b)

Niger

c)

Nile

d)

Zambezi

27.

The Blue and White Nile rivers converge in which country?

a)

Sudan

b)

Ethiopia

c)

Uganda

d)

Egypt

28.

The university and libraries at Timbuktu were founded under which empire

a)

Ghana

b)

Bantu

c)

Songhai

d)

Swahili Trading States

29.

Which term characterizes the climate of much of Northern Africa

a)

Tropical Wet

b)

Desert

c)

Highland

d)

Semiarid

30.

what is the main cultural influence in North Africa?

a)

Pyramids

b)

Romance Languages

c)

Islam

d)

Christianity

31.

Nelson Mandela was a civil rights leader in what country?

a)

Ethiopia

b)

Sudan

c)

Egypt

d)

South Africa

32.

This sign is an example of _________.

a)

Apartheid in South Africa

b)

Segregation in the US

c)

Racial tensions in Libya

d)

Ethnic conflicts in Sierra Leona

33.

Based on the fact that many African countries are developing countries, what conclusion can you make about economic activities in these countries?

a)

many people live in cities

b)

Most people work in the service industury

c)

Most people work on commercial farms

d)

Most people make a living by subsistence activities

34.

Ghana grew rich because of the trade of ______ and _______.

a)

Salt and Iron

b)

Gold and Iron

c)

Gold and Salt

d)

Salt and Ore

35.

After the empire of Ghana fell, the empire of _______________ was established in nearly the same place.

a)

Mali

b)

Southern Ghana

c)

Kenya

d)

Morocco

36.

The large geographical feature in the north of Africa which tremendously affected the way in which North Africans lived is called the ____________.

a)

Sahel

b)

Sahara

c)

Savannah

d)

Rainforest

37.

There are many animals living in which biome?

a)

Sahel

b)

Savannah

c)

Sahara

d)

New York

38.

This biome is known as the transition zone

a)

Sahel

b)

Savannah

c)

Sahara

d)

Rainforest

39.

This biome is very wet and humid.

a)

Sahel

b)

Savannah

c)

Rainforest

d)

Sahara

40.

Geography affected settlement patterns in West Africa.

a)

True

b)

False

41.

What river is located in the west of Ghana?

a)

The Congo

b)

The Niger

c)

Nigeria

d)

Kenya

42.

Where did the salt come from?

a)

Sahel

b)

Sahara

c)

Savannah

d)

Rainforest

43.

What was the largest city in Mansa Musa’s empire?

a)

Kenya

b)

Mali

c)

Timbuktu

d)

Ghana

44.

What was apartheid?

a)

the social separation of races in South Africa

b)

independence day in Africa

45.

Who was the leader who led the movement to bring an end to apartheid in South Africa

a)

Martin Luther Luther Jr.

b)

Nelson Mandela

46.

Which country is #2

a)

Angola

b)

Botswana

c)

South Africa

d)

Madagascar

47.

Which country is #1

a)

Angola

b)

South Africa

c)

Madagascar

d)

Botswana

48.

Which country is #3?

a)

Angola

b)

Botswana

c)

South Africa

d)

Madagascar

49.

Which is country #4?

a)

Angola

b)

Botswana

c)

South Africa

d)

Madagascar

50.

Which is country #1

a)

Mali

b)

Ivory Coast

c)

Niger

d)

Nigeria

51.

Which is country #2?

a)

Mali

b)

Ivory Coast

c)

Niger

d)

Nigeria

52.

Which is country #3?

a)

Mali

b)

Ivory Coast

c)

Niger

d)

Nigeria

53.

Which country #1?

a)

Democratic Republic of Congo

b)

Chad

54.

Which is country #2?

a)

Democratic Rep. of Congo

b)

Chad

55.

Which is country #1?

a)

Ethiopia

b)

Kenya

c)

Somalia

56.

Which is country #2?

a)

Ethiopia

b)

Kenya

c)

Somalia

57.

Which is country #3?

a)

Ethiopia

b)

Kenya

c)

Somalia

58.

Feature #4

a)

Sahara Desert

b)

Kalahari Desert

c)

Sahel

d)

Congo Basin

59.

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

60.

What is Africa's largest river?

a)

The Mississippi River

b)

The Nile River

c)

The Yellow River

d)

The Congo River

61.

Feature #1

a)

Niger River

b)

Nile River

c)

Congo River

d)

Danube River

62.
Feature #3
a)
Atlantic Ocean
b)
Indian Ocean
c)
Southern Ocean
d)
Pacific Ocean
63.
Feature #5
a)
Lake Victoria
b)
Lake Elizabeth
c)
Lake Superior
d)
Lake Africa
64.

What is the highest peak in Africa?

a)

Mt. Kilimanjaro

b)

Mt. Everest

c)

Himalayan Mountains

d)

Rocky Mountains

65.
What geographic feature is highlighted? It is a ridge & plate boundary with lots of volcanic activity beneath its surface. Millions of years from now, it will split the continent in half.
a)
Sahel
b)
Transition Zone
c)
Ring of Fire
d)
Great Rift Valley
66.

Why is the population of the Sahara so low?

a)

Too much water

b)

Too much oil

c)

Limited access to oil

d)

Limited access to water

67.

What number marks South Africa?

a)

11

b)

13

c)

14

d)

15

68.

What landform has rolling grassland and scattered trees?

a)

Savanna

b)

Nile River

c)

Tropical Rain Forest

d)

Niger River

69.

What landform lies along the Atlantic Coast near the equator?

a)

Sahel

b)

Savanah

c)

Niger River

d)

Tropical Rain Forest

70.

What mountain range is located in North Africa?

a)

Mt. Kilimanjaro

b)

Atlas Mountains

c)

Sahel Mountains

d)

The Alps

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