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UNIT 6- AFRICA

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

PHYSICAL REGION: Northern Africa; hottest desert

a)

Sahara

b)

Savanna

c)

Sahel

2.

PHYSICAL REGION: Transition between desert & rainforest

a)

Sahara

b)

Kalahari

c)

Sahel

3.

PHYSICAL REGION: Grasslands & scattered trees

a)

Sahara

b)

Savanna

c)

Sahel

4.

PHYSICAL REGION: Desert located in Southern Africa

a)

Sahara

b)

Kalahari

c)

Sahel

5.

PHYSICAL REGION: Mountain range on the N. Coast

a)

Kalahari

b)

Great Rift

c)

Atlas

d)

Kilimanjaro

6.

PHYSICAL REGION: Tallest mountain- Eastern Africa

a)

Kilimanjaro

b)

Atlas Mountains

c)

Savanna

7.

PHYSICAL REGION: split in the earth's surface; Eastern Africa

a)

Kalahari

b)

Great Rift Valley

c)

Savana Mnt.

8.

WATER: Largest lake located in Southeast Africa

a)

Nile

b)

Congo

c)

Victoria

9.

WATER: 2nd longest river in Africa-flows through Rainforest.

a)

Congo

b)

Nile

c)

Victoria

10.

WATER: World's longest river; flows through Egypt & Northern Africa

a)

Nile

b)

Victoria

c)

Congo

11.

POPULATION & TRADE: Arid, very hot, little rainfall or vegetation.

a)

Sahara

b)

Savanna

c)

Tropical Rainforest

12.

POPULATION & TRADE: Dry grasslands; South of Sahara

a)

Sahel

b)

Savanna

c)

Sahara

13.

POPULATION & TRADE: Hot, humid climate with over 90 in. of rain per year; lots of biodiversity.

a)

Savanna

b)

Tropical Rainforest

c)

Sahel

14.

POPULATION & TRADE: Hot, dry grassland; dry & rainy seasons throughout year.

a)

Savanna

b)

Sahara

c)

Sahel

15.

POPULATION & TRADE: difficult to farm here, so most ppl are moving away.

a)

Sahara

b)

Savanna

c)

Sahel

16.

POPULATION & TRADE: Most ppl in this region live near Lake Tanganyika

a)

Tropical Rainforest

b)

Savanna

c)

Sahara

17.

POPULATION & TRADE: Very few people live here.

a)

Sahara

b)

Sahel

c)

Tropical Rainforest

18.

POPULATION & TRADE: Cities are located along waterways. They have many traditional villages.

a)

Savanna

b)

Sahel

c)

Sahara

19.

TRUE OR FALSE? The Tropical Rainforest uses the Congo River for much of its transportation.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

20.

TRUE or FALSE? The Sahara is the easiest region in Africa to farm & trade.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

21.

TRUE or FALSE: The Sahel is known for its logging industry.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

22.

Which of the following is a similarity between the Sahel & Savanna Regions?

a)

Walking & bicycling for transportation

b)

Mining as a form of work

c)

Livestock are raised & herded here

d)

Subsistence farming is the only form of agriculture practiced here.