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8.1 Review

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What resource is abundant in North Africa?

a)

cattle

b)

diamonds

c)

oil

d)

gold

2.

Why was the Suez Canal built?

a)

make trade and travel faster

b)

make trade and travel slower

c)

to help Africa fight wars around the world

d)

for fun

3.

What structure was built in Egypt to help people use water more efficiently, irrigate more land, and grow more crops?

a)

Hoover Dam

b)

Aswan High Dam

c)

Great Pyramids

d)

None of the above

4.

What physical feature covers most of North Africa?

a)

tundra

b)

many rivers and lakes

c)

mountains

d)

desert

5.

What problems are caused by urbanization?

a)

overcrowding

b)

strain on resources

c)

hard for cities to provide services like water

d)

All of these

6.

Why do many people in Egypt choose to live near the Nile River?

a)

being near water helps with agriculture

b)

great scenery

c)

it's a nice place to swim

d)

None of the above

7.

How can desertification be reversed?

a)

using machines for farming

b)

using chemical fertilizers to grow crops

c)

making new canals

d)

keeping animals away from green areas

8.

A theocracy is a:

a)

non-religious gov't

b)

gov't based on religion

c)

a dictatorship

d)

a monarchy

9.

How did the religion of Islam and the Arabic language come to North Africa?

a)

Trading and conquest from SW Asia

b)

It has always been there

c)

The U.S. forced North Africa to have them

d)

None of the above

10.

Click on the photo that looks like scenery you would see in most of North Africa.

a)

b)

c)

d)