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SWANA Test Review

Total questions: 36

Worksheet time: 22mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which river is the longest in the world, flows north, and empties into the Mediterranean Sea?

a)

The Mississippi River

b)

The Amazon River

c)

The Nile River

d)

The Congo River

2.

The CAUSES of desertification are:

a)

drought

b)

over grazing

c)

over farming/not rotating crops

d)

all of the above

3.

An EFFECT of desertification is:

a)

famine

b)

overcrowding in the cities

c)

loss of farmland

d)

all of the above

4.

The ___________________________ desert is the largest desert in the world.

a)

Thar desert

b)

Gobi desert

c)

Sahara desert

d)

Great Sandy desert

5.

In dry climates, a farmer may use ___________ in order to grow their crops.

a)

deforestation

b)

irrigation

c)

an African rain dance

d)

magic

6.

If you are a subsistence farmer, you...….

a)

Only grow root vegetables

b)

make large amounts of money farming

c)

grow only enough for your family to survive

d)

use modern farming equipment

7.

Libya is 90% _________ so they must import most of their food.

a)

rainforest

b)

desert

c)

mountains

d)

swamp

8.

Which country is highlighted?

a)

Libya

b)

Algeria

c)

Egypt

d)

Sudan

e)

Chad

9.

What do countries in North Africa have in common as culture group, that is different from sub-Saharan Africa?

a)

they mainly are vegetarians

b)

they are mainly Muslim and speak Arabic

c)

they mainly like to travel by camel

d)

they mainly have democratic governments and speak English.

10.

One way to prevent desertification is to......

a)

put more cattle and goats there to graze

b)

plant the same crops in the same fields year after year

c)

rotate the crops yearly and plant trees and bushes

d)

remove remaining trees and bushes

11.

What region of Africa receives the most rain?

a)

North Africa

b)

Southern Africa

c)

Central Africa

d)

Northwest Africa

12.

Which country is highlighted?

a)

Western Sahara

b)

Morocco

c)

Tunisia

d)

Algeria

e)

Chad

13.

The Arab Spring is described as what?

a)

The warming of equatorial regions due to global warming.

b)

The renewed study of Islam in Arab countries.

c)

The protests against long-term political leaders in Arab countries.

d)

A movement to create lasting peace between Muslims, Christians and Jews.

14.

Which country is highlighted?

a)

Egypt

b)

Tunisia

c)

Sudan

d)

Morocco

e)

Libya

15.

What does OPEC stand for?

a)

Organization of Petroleum Excelling Countries

b)

Oil Producing of the Equilibrium Countries

c)

Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries

d)

Oil, Petroleum, and Excellent Countries

16.
What does SWANA stand for?  
a)
Southwest Asia Next is Africa
b)
Seriously worried about North Atlantic
c)
Southwest Asia North Africa
d)
Southwest Asia Natural Association 
17.

What latitude line marks the hottest and wettest region in Africa?

a)

Tropic of Cancer

b)

Tropic of Capricorn

c)

Equator

d)

30°N

18.

The Suez Canal connects the Red Sea with the:

a)

Atlantic Ocean

b)

Mediterranean Sea

c)

Gulf of Suez

19.

What body of water separates Spain from Africa?

a)

Arctic Ocean

b)

Pacific Ocean

c)

Black Sea

d)

Straight of Gibraltar

20.

The Sahel is located.....

a)

in the Nile River region

b)

on the Africa's southern coast

c)

along the border of the Sahara desert

d)

on the surface of the moon

21.

Topic(s) that contribute to conflicts in the middle east are.......

a)

water resources

b)

religion

c)

oil and other natural resources

d)

all of the above

22.

The Nile river flows through which North Africa country?

a)

Saudi Arabia

b)

Yemen

c)

Egypt

d)

Iran

23.
What country is shown on the map?
a)
Nigeria
b)
Kenya
c)
Sudan
d)
Egypt
24.

Feature #6

a)

Cape of Good Hope

b)

Horn of Africa

c)

Mt. Kilimanjaro

d)

Madagascar

25.
Country #6
a)
Ethiopia
b)
Somalia
c)
Kenya
d)
Madagascar
26.

Which feature keeps sailors from having to sail all the way around the southern tip of Africa?

a)

The Red Sea

b)

The Nile River

c)

The Suez Canal

d)

The Straight of Gibraltar

27.

The main topic which contributed to the Arab-Israeli Conflict was....

a)

water resources

b)

religion

c)

oil and other natural resources

d)

all of the above

28.
Where are most of the countries of OPEC located?
a)
Africa
b)
South American
c)
North American
d)
Southwest Asia
29.

Which body of water can be found north or the Equator, and south of Europe?

a)
Atlantic Ocean
b)
Arctic Ocean
c)
English Channel
d)
Mediterranean Sea
30.

The Sahara Desert is made mostly of ________?

a)

Sand

b)

Dirt

c)

Rocks/Gravel

d)

Salt Flats

31.
What country consumes more oil than they produce?
a)
Iran
b)
USA
c)
Kuwait
d)
Saudi Arabia
32.
A major argument between the Israelis and the Palestinians is that each side
a)
wants to control oil resources in the area
b)
claims Israel as their homeland
c)
believes in different interpretations of the same religion
d)
has close military alliances with neighboring countries
33.

What is a Jewish country in the Middle East established in 1948?

a)

Israel

b)

Palestine

c)

Saudi Arabia

d)

Syria

34.

Who are the Arabs?

a)

a group of people who live mostly in the Middle East, tend to speak Arabic, and often follow Islam

b)

a group of people who are descended from the ancient Hebrews and believe in Judaism

c)

a minority group of people in Rwanda and Burundi, targeted by a massive genocide in 1994

35.

A country with a strong Constitutional Monarchy (king) is.....

a)

Egypt

b)

Algeria

c)

Libya

d)

Morocco

36.

North Africa is made up of Algeria, Tunisia, Morocco, _______, and _______.

a)

Sudan and Tanzania

b)

Egypt and Libya

c)

Ethiopia and Liberia

d)

Liberia and Tanzania