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Africa Pre / Post Test

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which one of the following would NOT contribute to desertification?

a)

drought

b)

rain

c)

poor land management

d)

overgrazing

2.

What is the longest river in Africa?

a)

Congo

b)

Nile

c)

Niger

d)

Mississippi

3.

Sub-Saharan means

a)

north of the Sahara

b)

west of the Sahara

c)

south of the Sahara

d)

east of the Sahara

4.

What is the name of the highlighted country?

a)

Nigeria

b)

Botswana

c)

Egypt

d)

Democratic Republic of Congo

5.

Hot dry grasslands; people can even farm here

a)

savanna

b)

rainforest

c)

desert

d)

tundra

6.

this river goes through the Congo Rainforest

a)

Congo River

b)

Amazon River

c)

Nile River

d)

Mekong River

7.

Overgrazing is

a)

desertification

b)

the cutting of trees

c)

what Americans do on Thanksgiving

d)

animals overeating in an area for too long

8.

Which body of water borders Africa to the east?

a)

Atlantic Ocean

b)

Med. Sea

c)

Indian Ocean

d)

Gulf of Mexico

9.

The Congo River Basin is home to what climate zone?

a)

desert

b)

savanna

c)

Sahel

d)

rainforest

10.

Which country is filled in on the map of Africa?

a)

Kenya

b)

Nigeria

c)

Tanzania

d)

Mozambique

11.

Not enough resources available

a)

scarcity

b)

desertification

c)

resources

d)

deforestation

12.

What country is highlighted on the map?

a)

Uganda

b)

Mali

c)

South Africa

d)

Morocco

13.

What country is labeled on the map?

a)

Kenya

b)

Ethiopia

c)

Ghana

d)

Nigeria

14.

Able to be farmed

a)

developed

b)

scarcity

c)

arable

d)

irrigation

15.

The areas around the equator are called the

a)

tropics

b)

desert

c)

arctic

d)

poles

16.

Semi-arid region bordering the southern Sahara Desert

a)

The Sahel

b)

The Serengeti

c)

savanna

d)

Congo Basin

17.

Africa is darker than other continents at night because

a)

people like to conserve electricity

b)

it is less developed

c)

people go to bed earlier

d)

people don't want to attract insects

18.

The growth of large cities

a)

salination

b)

population

c)

citification

d)

urbanization

19.

Dormant volcano sometimes known as the "roof of Africa"

a)

Lake Victoria

b)

Mt. Kilimanjaro

c)

Great Rift Valley

d)

Mt. Kenya

20.

Africa is a

a)

country

b)

continent

c)

state

d)

province

21.

How many countries does Africa have?

a)

12

b)

30

c)

48

d)

54

22.

Which one of the following is Africa?

a)

b)

c)

d)

23.

True or False: Africa is located in all four hemispheres.

a)

True

b)

False

24.

Which country is highlighted on the map?

a)

Guinea

b)

Botswana

c)

Liberia

d)

Lesotho

25.

What is the largest country in Africa?

a)

Rwanda

b)

Chad

c)

Algeria

d)

Egypt