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POŁOŻENIE I ŚRODOWISKO PRZYRODNICZE AFRYKI

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Kibo is the highest peak in Africa. Mark its name

a)

Kibo

b)

Toubkal

c)

Kenia

d)

Ruwenzori

2.

Identify the phenomena occurring in the Great Rift Valley of Africa

a)

earthquakes

b)

volcanism

c)

formation of tectonic lakes

d)

formation of fold mountains

3.

Indicate the climate zone for which the chart was made.

a)

sub-equatorial zone

b)

dry subtropical zone

c)

humid subtropical zone

d)

humid equatorial zone

4.

What is the name of the largest lake in Africa?

a)

Tanganyika

b)

Chad

c)

Victoria

d)

Malawi

5.

Which area is referred to by the term "Horn of Africa"?

a)

Southern part of the continent

b)

Sinai Peninsula

c)

Madagascar

d)

Somali Peninsula

6.

Which geographical names can be used to describe the Nile?

a)

Mediterranean Sea

b)

Red Sea

c)

Sahara

d)

Egypt

7.

The equivalent of fynbos is a sclerophyllous vegetation that grows in areas with a climate of

a)

subtropical

b)

tropical

c)

humid equatorial

d)

subtropical seasonally dry

8.

Which of the lakes is not a tectonic lake?

a)

Tanganyika

b)

Malawi

c)

Chad

d)

Rudolf

9.

Which of the African regions is not influenced by the trade winds?

a)

Congo Basin

b)

Cape Mountains

c)

Somali Plateau

d)

East African Plateau

10.

The largest island in Africa is:

a)

Madagascar

b)

Bioko (Fernando Po)

c)

Saint Helena

11.

Mark the names of the deserts in Africa that are crossed by the Tropic of Capricorn?

a)

Kalahari

b)

Namib

c)

Great Sandy

d)

Atacama

12.

Which of the rivers in Africa does not lie in the basin of the Atlantic Ocean?

a)

Niger

b)

Orange

c)

Kongo

d)

Zambezi

13.

For which of the climatic zones of Africa are periodic rivers characteristic?

a)

dry tropical zone

b)

sub-equatorial zone

c)

subtropical zone

d)

humid tropical zone

14.

A river in Africa on which the Nasser Reservoir was created.

a)

Niger

b)

Nil

c)

Kongo

d)

Zambezi

15.

The vegetation in the picture is

a)

savanna

b)

rainforest

c)

maquis

d)

desert

16.

The largest lake in Africa is:

a)

Lake Baikal

b)

Lake Ontario

c)

Lake Victoria

d)

The Caspian Sea

17.

Which of the volcanoes is not located in the eastern part of Africa?

a)

Meru

b)

Camerun

c)

Kenya

d)

Kilimanjaro

18.

Mark the features of the sub-equatorial climate.

a)

dry and rainy season

b)

small average annual temperature amplitude

c)

low annual precipitation total

d)

warm climate

19.

Which of the capes is located in southern Africa?

a)

Green

b)

Hafun

c)

White

d)

Needle

20.

Which feature determines the symmetrical arrangement of climatic, plant, and soil zones in Africa?

a)

height above sea level

b)

wind direction

c)

equatorial location

d)

amount of rainfall

21.

Identify the manifestations of desertification in the Sahel.

a)

Reduction of surface waters

b)

Prolonged drought

c)

Soil degradation

d)

Loss of original vegetation

22.

Select the services that are dynamically developing in Africa

a)

transport services

b)

telecommunications services

c)

tourism

d)

education

23.

Which tourist attractions will you see in Ethiopia

a)

churches in Lalibela

b)

Pyramid of Cheops

c)

remains of the prehistoric man in the museum in Addis Ababa

d)

coral reef

24.

Mark the tourist attractions of Kenya

a)

cruise on the Nile River

b)

bloodless safari in the Masai Mara Reserve

c)

climbing to the summit of Batian

d)

snorkeling on the coral reef

25.

Which of the mammals does not belong to the so-called Big Five?

a)

African elephant

b)

African buffalo

c)

lion

d)

antelope

26.

Which of the following features does not pertain to shifting cultivation?

a)

monoculture cultivation

b)

low level of mechanization of work

c)

low fertilizer consumption

d)

small size of the farm

27.

Select the set of exclusively plantation crops grown in Africa.

a)

peanuts, sorghum, wheat

b)

tea, coffee, millet

c)

coffee, cocoa, oil palm

d)

oil palm, cassava, sweet potatoes

28.

Choose two reasons for the difficult economic situation of African countries.

a)

Too few people employed in agriculture.

b)

The colonial past of the continent.

c)

Shortage of skilled workforce.

d)

High share of services in GDP structure.

29.

Identify the natural causes of hunger in Africa.

a)

locust attacks

b)

low level of mechanization

c)

poverty of the population

d)

droughts

30.

Identify the non-natural causes of hunger in Africa.

a)

lack of farmers' qualifications

b)

low soil quality

c)

armed conflicts

d)

poverty of the population

31.

Match the term to the definition: A state of the organism in which an insufficient number of calories is supplied in relation to the demand.

a)

malnutrition

b)

hunger

c)

latent hunger

32.

Mark the characteristics of plantation agriculture.

a)

small area farms

b)

high specialization - monoculture cultivation

c)

quite a high level of mechanization

d)

use of fertilizers and plant protection products

33.

What is the main cause of the demographic explosion in Africa?

a)

high natural increase

b)

immigration from other continents

c)

migration between countries

34.

The Congo River creates one of the largest river systems in the world. Indicate the direct cause of the high flows in this river.

a)

inflow of humid air from the ocean

b)

precipitation during the winter period

c)

zenithal rains in the equatorial zone

d)

the presence of humid equatorial forest

35.

Identify the expressions characterizing the conditions for agricultural development in Africa.

a)

Possibility of growing crops all year round.

b)

Concentration of crops in the Sahel region.

c)

Small percentage of people employed in agriculture.

d)

Problems with determining land ownership.