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Africa Review-Roberson

Total questions: 120

Worksheet time: 1hrs 1mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the name of the tallest mountain in Africa?

a)

Everest

b)

Kilimanjaro

c)

Himalaya

d)

Atlas

2.

What is the longest river in Africa?

a)

Niger

b)

Nile

c)

Congo

d)

Ob

3.

How many countries are there in Africa?

a)

45

b)

54

c)

48

d)

27

4.

What is the most populated country in Africa?

a)

Egypt

b)

Ethiopia

c)

Nigeria

d)

South Africa

5.

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

6.

Africa is the ________ largest continent in the world, spanning 5,000 miles from end to end.

a)

Most

b)

Second

c)

Third

d)

Fourth

7.

Where is the Mediterranean Sea in reference to Africa?

a)

North

b)

South

c)

East

d)

West

8.

What is the largest lake in Africa?

a)

Lake Victoria

b)

Lake Ladoga

c)

Lake Turkana

d)

Lake Tanganyika

9.

What mountain range is located in North Africa?

a)

Mt. Kilimanjaro

b)

Atlas Mountains

c)

Sahel Mountains

d)

The Alps

10.

What country is highlighted?

a)

Niger

b)

Mauritania

c)

Mali

d)

Chad

11.

What country is highlighted?

a)

Niger

b)

Chad

c)

Mali

d)

Central African Republic

12.

What country is highlighted?

a)

South Sudan

b)

Somalia

c)

Kenya

d)

Ethiopia

13.

What country is highlighted?

a)

Somalia

b)

South Sudan

c)

Ethiopia

d)

Kenya

14.

What country is highlighted here?

a)

Botswana

b)

Zambia

c)

Sudan

d)

Guinea

15.

What country is highlighted here?

a)

Congo

b)

Cameroon

c)

Tanzania

d)

Somalia

16.

What country is highlighted here?

a)

Algeria

b)

Gabon

c)

Mauritania

d)

Botswana

17.

Capital of Algeria

a)

Algiers

b)

Béchar

c)

Rabat

d)

Constantine

18.

Capital of Egypt

a)

Tunis

b)

Pretoria

c)

El Cairo

d)

Bangui

19.

Gaborone is the capital of

a)

Uganda

b)

Finland

c)

Somalia

d)

Botswana

20.

____________ is the capital of Mali.

a)

Monrovia

b)

Port-Novo

c)

Bamako

21.

Africa is a

a)

country

b)

continent

c)

boat

d)

ocean

22.

What is true of Africa?

a)

It's the largest continent

b)

It's the 2nd largest continent

c)

It's the 3rd largest continent

d)

It's the 4th largest continent

23.

What is the longest river in Africa?

a)

Nile River

b)

Niger River

c)

Tigris River

d)

Tiber River

24.

Where is the Indian Ocean in reference to Africa?

a)

North

b)

South

c)

West

d)

East

25.

Where is the Atlantic Ocean in reference to Africa?

a)

North

b)

South

c)

West

d)

East

26.

What is the largest hot desert in the world?

a)

Kalahari Desert

b)

Arabian Desert

c)

Sahara Desert

d)

Nubian Desert

27.

What is the world's second-largest tropical rainforest?

a)

Amazon River Basin

b)

Congo River Basin

c)

Daintree Rainforest

d)

Valdivian Temperate Rainforest

28.

Which desert is in Southern Africa?

a)

Sahara

b)

Saudi Arabia

c)

Kalahari

d)

Gobi

29.

What is the largest lake in Africa?

a)

Lake Victoria

b)

Lake Ladoga

c)

Lake Turkana

d)

Lake Tanganyika

30.

What is a savanna?

a)

a grassy plain in tropical and subtropical region

b)

a desert in a semi-arid region

c)

an area of relatively level high ground

d)

wetlands that form as rivers empty their water and sediment into another body of water

31.
What desert is located at number 6? 
a)
Sahara 
b)
Kalahari 
c)
Sahel 
d)
Gobi 
32.
What river is located near number 3? 
a)
Congo River 
b)
Niger River 
c)
Nile River 
d)
Amazon River 
33.
What desert is located at number 1? 
a)
Sahara 
b)
Sahel 
c)
Kalahari 
d)
Nile 
34.
What lake is at number 4? 
a)
Lake Victoria 
b)
Lake Superior 
c)
Congo Lake 
d)
Lake Nile 
35.
What river is near number 5? 
a)
Nile River 
b)
Niger River 
c)
Congo River 
d)
White Nile River 
36.

What is the name of the tallest mountain in Africa?

a)

Everest

b)

Kilimanjaro

c)

Himalaya

d)

Atlas

37.

What is Africa's transition zone between desert and rain forest?

a)

Shara

b)

Atlas Mountains

c)

Equator

d)

Sahel

38.

What landform lies along the Atlantic Coast near the equator?

a)

Sahel

b)

Savanah

c)

Niger River

d)

Tropical Rain Forest

39.

What is the southernmost country in Africa?

a)

Namibia

b)

South Africa

c)

Botswana

d)

Madagascar

40.

What is the name of the dip in the Earth's surface that was caused by separating tectonic plates?

a)

Sahel

b)

Mt. Kilimanjaro

c)

Sahara

d)

Great Rift Valley

41.

What large geographic feature dominates much of northern Africa?

a)

rainforest

b)

desert

c)

lowlands

d)

savanna

42.

What are many of the largest cities in Africa located on or around?

a)

mountains

b)

rainforests

c)

savannas

d)

water sources

43.

How do many people living in Africa's rain forest region usually make their living?

a)

banking

b)

logging

c)

fishing

d)

tourism

44.

Which statement is TRUE?

a)

New weather patterns are preventing industrial growth.

b)

Farming is not possible in any region of Africa.

c)

More people live south of the Sahara than north of it.

d)

The northern most part of Africa is the most populous.

45.

Which African region has the best climate zone for agriculture?

a)

Rainforest

b)

Sahara

c)

Savanna

d)

Sahel

46.

Based on what you know about Africa’s population distribution around geographic features, where do you think most of Egypt's people live?

a)

In the Atlas Mountains

b)

In the Sahara desert

c)

In the Great Rift Valley

d)

In the Nile River Valley

47.

Why is the population of the Sahara and Sahel so low?

a)

scarcity of water

b)

limited access to oil

c)

too much rainfall

d)

too cold in the winter

48.

Which region is being described: "Very few people live here because climate is too hot, water is scarce, and it is impossible to farm"?

a)

Region at letter A

b)

Region at letter B

c)

Region at Letter C

d)

Region at Letter d

49.

In what region are some of Africa's most populated cities located?

a)

Region at Letter A

b)

Region at Letter B

c)

Region at Letter C

d)

Region at Letter D

50.

Which African region has faced problems resulting from increasing desertification over the last several decades?

a)

Region A

b)

Region B

c)

Region C

d)

Region D

51.

Which African region is NOT sparsely populated? Check all that apply.

a)

Region A

b)

Region B

c)

Region C

d)

Region D

52.

These are customs and teachings that have been passed down from generation to generation; customs and traditions.

a)

Traditional Religions

b)

Christianity

c)

Islam

d)

Religions Groups

53.

Mohamed is the founder of this religion.

a)

Traditional Religions

b)

Christianity

c)

Islam

d)

Religions Groups

54.

A religion that centers around the teachings of Jesus and love and forgiveness.

a)

Traditional Religions

b)

Christianity

c)

Islam

d)

Religions Groups

55.

A member of Semitic people of the Arabian peninsula.

a)

Arabs

b)

Swahili

c)

Ashanti

d)

Bantu

56.

All Muslims that live in a narrow strip of land from the north coast of Kenya to the capital of Tanzania. They practice a strict form of Islam.

a)

Arabs

b)

Swahili

c)

Ashanti

d)

Bantu

57.

Major ethnic group living in central Ghana and western Africa who believe in the golden stool.

a)

Arabs

b)

Swahili

c)

Ashanti

d)

Bantu

58.

Group that originally came from southeastern Nigeria and reached present-day Zimbabwe and South Africa; establishing the Munhumutapa Empire.

a)

Arabs

b)

Swahili

c)

Ashanti

d)

Bantu

59.

This object reputedly descended from the sky and to which all chiefs acknowledged allegiance. Who ever was in control of this ruled the Asante nation.

a)

Golden Stool

b)

Religious Group

c)

Ethnic Group

d)

Traditional Religion

60.

A group sharing the same religion; religion might be their only common characteristic.

a)

Golden Stool

b)

Religious Group

c)

Ethnic Group

d)

Traditional Religion

61.

A cultural community of peo0ple with common genealogy, and ancestry, often share common religion, language, and traditions.

a)

Golden Stool

b)

Religious Group

c)

Ethnic Group

d)

Traditional Religion

62.

The long-term result of drought and desertification in Sub-Saharan Africa is most likely...

a)

Drought

b)

Famine

c)

Deforestation

d)

Desertification

63.

What is a long period without rain?

a)

Drought

b)

Famine

c)

Deforestation

d)

Desertification

64.

What is described when it is said that almost one billion people, roughly one person out of every 8, do not have access to clean water.

a)

Drought

b)

Famine

c)

Unequal Access to Water

d)

Desertification

65.

What is the gradual transformation of habitable land into desert?

a)

Drought

b)

Famine

c)

Deforestation

d)

Desertification

66.

The removal of trees faster than forests can replace themselves.

a)

Drought

b)

Famine

c)

Deforestation

d)

Desertification

67.

Which African Ethnic group speaks Twi?

a)

Arab

b)

Ashanti

c)

Bantu

d)

Swahili

68.

What African ethnic group is located mainly in Northern Africa?

a)

Arab

b)

Ashanti

c)

Bantu

d)

Swahili

69.

What African ethnic group mainly practices traditional African religions?

a)

Arab

b)

Ashanti

c)

Bantu

d)

Swahili

70.

What African ethnic group is located on Ghana and the Ivory Coast?

a)

Arab

b)

Ashanti

c)

Bantu

d)

Swahili

71.

What African ethnic group is mostly Muslim and speaks Arabic?

a)

Arab

b)

Ashanti

c)

Bantu

d)

Swahili

72.

What African ethnic group is located in Eastern Africa?

a)

Arab

b)

Ashanti

c)

Bantu

d)

Swahili

73.

What African ethnic group speaks Swahili?

a)

Arab

b)

Ashanti

c)

Bantu

d)

Swahili

74.

What African ethnic group can you find people that practice Muslim, Christian and Traditional religions?

a)

Arab

b)

Ashanti

c)

Bantu

d)

Swahili

75.

What language do the Swahili ethnic group speak?

a)

Arabic

b)

Twi

c)

Bantu

d)

Swahili

76.

What African ethnic group believes in the Golden Stool?

a)

Arab

b)

Ashanti

c)

Bantu

d)

Swahili

77.

Which region of Africa fits this description: mostly desert climate, has Sahara Desert, Atlas Mtns and Nile River, speaks mostly Arabic, and practices mostly Islam,

a)

Northern

b)

Southern

c)

Eastern

d)

Western

78.

Which region of Africa fits this description: desert/steppe/savanna climate, has Drakensburg Mtns and Kalahari Desert, speaks mostly English/Afrikaans, and practices mostly Christianity/traditional tribal religions

a)

Northern

b)

Central

c)

Eastern

d)

Southern

79.

Which region of Africa fits this description: mostly tropical climate, has Congo River/Rainforest, speaks mostly French/English/Bantu, and practices mostly Christianity/traditional tribal religions

a)

Central

b)

Eastern

c)

Western

d)

Northern

80.

What desert covers more than 3.5 million square miles and is the largest hot desert in the world?

a)

Mojave

b)

Gobi

c)

Atacama

d)

Sahara

81.

Which of the following is an example of an adaptation to the African environment?

a)

construction of the Aswan High Dam

b)

digging the Suez Canal through part of Egypt

c)

people using camels for transportation in the desert

d)

the Kariba Dam providing electricity for the local mining industry

82.

From 1948-1994, Nelson Mandela fought against a system of racial segregation and discrimination called _____ in South Africa.

a)

totalitarianism

b)

Jim Crow Laws

c)

the Civil Rights Movement

d)

Apartheid

83.

In Ancient Egypt, why did people choose to settle near the Nile River?

a)

They migrated to the river because of a drought which occurred in West Africa.

b)

They were forced to flee the armies of the Roman Empire.

c)

The freshwater from the Nile helped them grow crops and build a large population.

d)

The river water could be used for a hydroelectric dam which provided electricity.

84.

From 1884 to 1914 what event changed the culture and economics of Africa?

a)

Countries such as England and Belgium created African colonies to bring more wealth and natural resources back to Europe.

b)

The United States government sent many ships to the western coast of Africa to enslave families and communities and bring them to Europe.

c)

The combined armies of Fascist Italy, Nazi Germany, and the Empire of Japan invaded East Africa to start World War II.

d)

A major earthquake reshaped the geography of Africa by creating Mount Kilimanjaro and causing a massive human migration toward the Horn of Africa.

85.

Africa is the world's ____ largest continent with the _____ largest population.

a)

3rd, 1st

b)

3rd, 2nd

c)

1st, 1st

d)

2nd, 2nd

86.

How would you best describe the Rainforest?

a)

Dry and hot

b)

Humid and diverse

c)

Transition zone

87.

Which of the following example is the BEST way to describe the African savanna?

a)

An area dry and hot all year round

b)

An area that has a dry and wet season

c)

An area that is much like a tropical rainforest

88.

Which of the following are examples of Culture?

a)

land forms

b)

religion

c)

language

d)

mountains

89.
Africa is the ___________ largest continent on Earth.
a)
First
b)
Second
c)
Fifth
d)
Eighth
90.
Africa south of the Sahara
a)
Saharan
b)
South-Saharan
c)
Sub-Saharan
d)
Sahara Sud
91.
This is the belief that bodies of water, animals, trees, and other natural objects have spirits.
a)
Animism
b)
Islam
c)
Buddhism
d)
Hinduism
92.

What are the two most practiced religions in Africa?

a)

Judaism and Islam

b)

Christianity and Islam

c)

Animism and Christianity

d)

Islam and traditional religion

93.

What ethnic group lives in north Africa and mostly practices Islam?

a)

Arabs

b)

Swahili

c)

Bantu

d)

Persians

94.

Why is it difficult to trade or travel on some of Africa's rivers?

a)

The rivers flow north

b)

The rivers are too shallow

c)

The rivers have cataracts and waterfalls

d)

The rivers travel uphill into the dense mountains

95.

Which of these features was formed by plate tectonics?

a)

Great Rift Valley

b)

Congo River

c)

Nile River

d)

Sahara Desert

96.

Why do many people in Africa speak Arabic and practice the religion of Islam?

a)

They Kurds were given their own country in Africa after Turkey, Iran, Iraq, and Syria refused to recognize them as an ethnic group.

b)

The Arabs expanded their empire from the Arabian Peninsula into Africa through conquest and as they traded over land and on the sea.

c)

The Bantu brought their iron-working skills from West Africa to the rest of the continent.

d)

The majority of Persians believe that the leader of the religion must be a blood relative of Muhammad.

97.

Which of these resources has caused the most conflict in Africa in the years since World War II?

a)

oil and lumber

b)

coal and copper

c)

natural gas and oil

d)

arable land and water

98.

Africa's increasing problem of deforestation could MOST likely result in

a)

a greater likelihood of drought.

b)

an abundance of job opportunities.

c)

an increase in foreign industrial development.

d)

a decrease in the usability of soil for agriculture.

99.

Choose ALL of the issues that have contributed to polluted drinking water in Africa.

a)

flooding

b)

industrial waste

c)

population increase

d)

the use of natural fertilizers

e)

an abundance of water resources

100.

If population growth occurs in an area that depends on farming, what might be a direct result?

a)

Mining for minerals in the area will decrease.

b)

Air pollution from farm equipment will increase.

c)

Deforestation will occur to clear land for additional farms.

d)

The area will also see an increase in industrial productivity.

101.

Judging from the map, which area of Africa is most vulnerable to deforestation?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

102.

The world’s poor are disproportionately affected by environmental degradation and lack of access to clean, affordable energy services. Climate change, loss of biodiversity and depletion of natural resources are both national and global issues requiring cooperation among all countries.Genuine concern about the effect of climate change on future generations dictates that the world must act now. The effects of climate change bear heavily on human development, with severe impact on the world’s poorest.Source: United Nations Development Programme, Annual Report, 2008

Based on this reading, people in which country will be MOST affected by environmental changes brought on by human activities and climate change?

a)

France

b)

Canada

c)

Nigeria

d)

Australia

103.

The long-term result of drought and desertification in Sub-Saharan Africa is MOST LIKELY

a)

disease.

b)

famine.

c)

fire.

d)

flooding.

104.

Desertification would MOST impact which climate area first?

a)

Sahel

b)

Mediterranean

c)

Tropical Savanna

d)

Tropical Rainforest

105.

Many people in Africa lack access to clean water.

a)

True

b)

False

106.

Many Africans walk many miles from their villages to gather water from a river, lake, or well.

a)

True

b)

False

107.

"Unequal access to water" means all regions of Africa struggle with water scarcity.

a)

True

b)

False

108.

Long periods without rain cause famine and death in dry regions of Africa.

a)

True

b)

False

109.

Lack of running water in homes causes rapid economic growth in sub-Saharan African.

a)

True

b)

False

110.

What agricultural condition threatens the land in Sudan, Ethiopia, and Chad?

a)

Famine

b)

Flash Flood

c)

Monsoon

d)

Drought

111.

What is one part of Africa that is experiencing major problems with desertification?

a)

Nile River region

b)

Sahel

c)

Savanna

d)

Tropical Rain Forest

112.

Water is a ________ resource in Africa for many reason.

a)

scarce

b)

abundant

c)

irrelevant

d)

unnecessary

113.

Water pollution can cause problems for a country's economy.

a)

True

b)

False

114.

Industrial waste, agricultural runoff, and human/animal sewage leads to which of the following?

a)

Fair allocation of water

b)

water regulations

c)

water pollution

d)

economic stability

115.

Which best describes the impact of desertification on Africa?

a)

People are forced to migrate to urban areas

b)

Farmers are unable to keep crops and livestock alive

c)

People are losing the ability to trade/sell livestock

d)

All of the above

116.

Who is most impacted by the desertification of Africa?

a)

nomads in the Sahara

b)

farmers in the Sahel

c)

tour guides in the savanna

d)

lumber companies in the tropical rainforest

117.

The absence of rainfall is referred to as ________.

a)

drought

b)

famine

c)

flash flood

d)

deforestation

118.

Since the 1990s, more than 90% of West African rainforests have been cut down. What is this process called?

a)

pollution

b)

desertification

c)

flash flooding

d)

deforestation

119.

What is one major problem facing those who depend on the Nile River for their water?

a)

pollution

b)

desertification

c)

flash flooding

d)

deforestation

120.

What is ‘desertification’?

a)

preserving desert area

b)

process of dry land becoming desert

c)

overpopulation of desert area

d)

decrease of desert area

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