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Africa Test

Total questions: 43

Worksheet time: 1hrs 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which ocean is on Africa's west coast?
a)
Indian Ocean
b)
Atlantic Ocean
c)
Arctic Ocean
d)
Southern Ocean
2.

Which vocabulary word means the process by which fertile land transforms to desert through overgrazing and over farming.

a)
Climate change
b)
Delta building
c)
Desertification
d)
typhoon.
3.
What is the region called that separates the Sahara and the tropical grasslands of Africa?
a)
Sahel
b)
Savanna
c)
Congo Basin
d)
Chaparral
4.
An area of elevated, fairly level land relative to the surrounding area is known as what?
a)
mountain
b)
plains
c)
plateau
d)
chaparral
5.
Which of the following bodies of water is on Africa's northern coast?
a)
Mediterranean Sea
b)
Red Sea
c)
Arabian Sea
d)
Black Sea
6.
What is the absolute location of Bamako, which is the capital of Mali?
a)
14 N, 8 W
b)
5 S, 15 E
c)
15 N, 20 E
d)
30 N, 20 W
7.
In what two hemispheres is South Africa located?
a)
Northern and Western
b)
Northern and Eastern
c)
Southern and Eastern
d)
Southern and Western
8.

Which of the following are natural resources discussed in the class video that are found in Africa? Select all that apply.

a)
gold
b)
oil
c)
rubber trees
d)
uranium
e)
radium
9.
What is the relative location of the Mediterranean Sea?
a)
North of South America
b)
East of Asia
c)
North of Africa
d)
South of India
10.
What feature is best shown in the dark green space found on the map?
a)
Savana
b)
Amazon Rainforest
c)
Sahel
d)
Congo Rainforest
11.

What area is best shown in the yellow area?

a)
Sahara Desert
b)
Amazon Rainforest
c)
Sahel
d)
Congo Rainforest
12.
Which capital city is found at approximately 2 S, 35 E?
a)
Mogadishu
b)
Nairobi
c)
Kinshasa
d)
Khartoum
13.
The largest lake in Africa is...
a)
Lake Chad
b)
Lake Victoria
c)
Lake Tanganyika
d)
Lake Malawi
14.

This is a picture of the tallest mountain in Africa. What is the name of this mountain?

a)
Mt. Everest
b)
Mount St. Helen's
c)
Mt. Tanganyika
d)
Mt. Kilimanjaro
15.

What is the purpose of the Great Green Wall?

(a)  

16.

Name two major rivers in Africa. (a)   ​ ​ (b)  

Choose from the below words
Nile River
Congo River
Amazon River
Mississippi River
Ganges River
17.
What is the name of the area in East Africa where tectonic plates are shifting away from each other?
a)
Great Rift Valley
b)
African Valley Plates
c)
Great Lakes Region
d)
Lake Tanganyika
18.
The Mali Empire was known for which of the following (select all that apply)?
a)
The largest library in Africa
b)
The famous ruler Mansa Musa (who was super rich)
c)
Developing their own written language.
d)
Building a navy to patrol the Red Sea
19.
Which empire was known to have ruled over Ancient Egypt for a period time?
a)
Songhai
b)
Axum
c)
Kush
d)
Great Zimbabwe
20.
The Songhai Empire was known for which of the following (select all that apply)?
a)
Controlling the Red Sea
b)
Making Timbuktu a great university that attracted people from Europe and Asia.
c)
Strong stone buildings
d)
Ruling over Egypt
21.
Which of the following empires was known for developing its own written language and having a navy to patrol the Red Sea?
a)
Mali
b)
Songhai
c)
Kush
d)
Axum/Aksum
22.
Great Zimbabwe was known for which of the following, choose all that apply.
a)
Religious tolerance
b)
Well designed stone buildings
c)
Trading in cattle and crops
d)
Having large amounts of gold.
23.

Where is the Kalahari Desert?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

24.

Where are the Atlas Mountains?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

25.

Which country is located at the letter A on the map?

a)

South Africa

b)

Egypt

c)

Sudan

d)

Nigeria

26.

Which country is located at the letter D on the map?

a)

Sudan

b)

Democratic Republic of the Congo

c)

Nigeria

d)

South Africa

27.

Which country is located at the letter E on the map?

a)

Sudan

b)

Nigeria

c)

Kenya

d)

Egypt

28.

Which body of water is located at the letter O on the map?

a)

Niger River

b)

Congo River

c)

Nile River

29.

Which body of water is located at the letter P on the map?

a)

Niger River

b)

Congo River

c)

Nile River

d)

Lake Victoria

30.

Which body of water is located at the letter Q on the map?

a)

Congo River

b)

Lake Victoria

c)

Niger River

31.

Which body of water is located at the letter R on the map?

a)

Congo River

b)

Nile River

c)

Lake Victoria

d)

Niger River

32.

Which African country is this?

a)

Angola

b)

Libya

c)

Algeria

d)

Morocco

33.

Which African country is this?

a)

Libya

b)

Ethiopia

c)

Egypt

d)

Algeria

34.

Which African country is this?

a)

Ethiopia

b)

Egypt

c)

Libya

d)

Chad

35.

Which African country is this?

a)

Mozambique

b)

Tanzania

c)

Somalia

d)

Kenya

36.

Which African country is this?

a)

Madagascar

b)

Falkland Islands

c)

Canary Islands

d)

Mozambique

37.

Which African country is this?

a)

Niger

b)

Nigeria

c)

Chad

d)

Democratic Republic of the Congo

38.

Which African country is this?

a)

Niger

b)

Angola

c)

Chad

d)

Nigeria

39.

Which African country is this?

a)

Somalia

b)

Senegal

c)

South Africa

d)

Ethiopia

40.

Which African country is this?

a)

Sudan

b)

Somalia

c)

Chad

d)

Democratic Republic of the Congo

41.

Which African country is this?

a)

Somalia

b)

Ethiopia

c)

Kenya

d)

Tanzania

42.

?Which African country is this

a)

Zimbabwe

b)

Zambia

c)

Zoltar

d)

Zanzibar

43.

Which African country is this?

a)

Zimbabwe

b)

Zambia

c)

Botswana

d)

Kenya

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