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Africa & South Asia review

Total questions: 51

Worksheet time: 58mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
______is the largest hot desert in North Africa?
a)
Sahal
b)
Sahara
c)
Savanna
d)
Tropical Rainforest
2.
The  ______ is the transition zone between the Sahara and the tropical Rain Forest.
a)
Sahara
b)
Sahal
c)
Tropical Rainforest
d)
Taiga
3.
The African grassland
a)
Sahara
b)
Desert
c)
Savanna
d)
Congo
4.
The central part of Africa is mostly__________________
a)
Tropical Rain Forest
b)
Deserts
c)
Savanna
d)
Congo River
5.
The longest river in Africa is ______, it is located in ________
a)
Niger, Nigeria
b)
Lake Victoria, Kenya
c)
Nile River, Egypt
d)
Ganges, South Africa
6.
The Niger river flows into this ocean
a)
Arabic Sea
b)
Lake Tanganyiks
c)
Atlantic Ocaen
d)
Pacific Oean
7.
The _____________is the largest desert in South Africa.
a)
Golbi
b)
Desert
c)
Kalahari
d)
Sahara
8.
Lake____________is the largest lake in Africa
a)
Tanganyika
b)
Victoria
c)
Golbi
d)
Atlas
9.
What is a major concern about the water supply in Africa?
a)
poor sanitation
b)
no rainfall
c)
toxic oil spills
d)
human movement
10.
Why are so many countries in Africa listed as the poorest nations in the world?
a)
they boarder major rivers
b)
they boarder major seas
c)
they are landlocked
d)
they have developed they haveinfrastructure
11.
The logging industry in Africa has caused much ___________
a)
desertification
b)
deforestation
c)
water shoratge
d)
slash and burn
12.
Overgrazing, poor agriculture and slash/burn are reasons for 
a)
deforestation
b)
desertification
c)
water pollution
d)
human suffrage
13.
Subsistence farming is 
a)
framing that provides basic needs of the farmer
b)
provides less than farmers need
c)
is not important to farming
d)
has nothing to do with farming
14.
True or false: Africa is the world's second largest continent.
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
15.
Longest river in the world that transports goods and people (flowing North) through Egypt.
a)
Congo River
b)
Niger River
c)
Nile River
d)
Lake Victoria
16.
Giant dip in the earth's surface in Eastern Africa that was created by separating tectonic plates.
a)
Great Rift Valley
b)
Mt. Kilimanjaro
c)
Atlas Mountains
d)
Kalahari Desert
17.
What river is represented by the blue line?
a)
Nile River
b)
Niger River
c)
Congo River
d)
Zambezi River
18.
The biome known for trees with broad leaves that fall off the trees in the winter.
a)
Coniferous Forests
b)
Deciduous Forests
c)
Deserts
d)
Tropical Rain Forests
19.
Which biome, because of its climate, has the largest number of species of plants and animals?
a)
Tundra
b)
Tropical Rainforest
c)
Desert
d)
Pineforest
20.

Name the area that is highlighted in green.

a)

Asante

b)

Ethiopia

c)

Kongo

d)

Songhai

21.

The Songhai empire was located along the _____ river.

a)

Congo

b)

Nile

c)

Niger

d)

Orange River

22.

Name the area that is highlighted in green.

a)

Cape of Good Hope

b)

Sahara Desert

c)

Horn of Africa

d)

Suez Canal

23.

The ecosystem of Northern Africa is

a)

Tundra

b)

desert

c)

rainforest

d)

savanna

24.

locate Kenya on this map

A
B
C
D
E
25.

Label

a)

Mediterreanan Sea

b)

Red Sea

c)

Atlantic Ocean

d)

Indian Ocean

1
2
3
4
1)
2)
3)
4)
26.

What is the world's tallest mountain peak at 29,035 feet.

a)

Ural Mountains

b)

Andes

c)

Mt. Everest

d)

Alps

27.

What mountain range is Mt. Everest part of?

a)

Himalaya Mountains

b)

Appalachian Mountains

c)

Atlas Mountains

d)

Rocky Mountains

28.

A large landmass that is smaller than a continent.

a)

Subcontinent

b)

Continent

c)

Country

d)

Landmass

29.

Three great rivers are?

a)

Danube, Volga, and Indus

b)

Yellow, Ganges, and Congo

c)

Amazon, Nile, and Yangtze

d)

Indus, Ganges, and Brahmaputra

30.

Rich farmland deposited by the rivers.

a)

Flood Plain

b)

Coastal Plain

c)

Delta Plain

d)

Alluvial Plains

31.

A violent storm with fierce winds and heavy rain.

a)

Cyclone

b)

Hurricane

c)

Monsoon

d)

Thunder Storm

32.

In the south lies the ________ Plateau?

a)

Tibetan

b)

Deccan

c)

Kukenan

d)

Columbian

33.

What flanks the Deccan Plateau?

a)

Andes

b)

Western and Eastern Sierras

c)

Western and Eastern Ghats

d)

Karakoram

34.

The great Indian leader who began an apposition movement based on nonviolent resistance.

a)

Subhash Chandra Bose

b)

Mohandas Gandhi

c)

Atal Behari Vajpayee

d)

Dr. Rajendra Prasad

35.

What is the population of India?

a)

More than 1 billiion

b)

More than 1 million

c)

More than 10 billion

d)

More than 10 million

36.

India is the world's largest _____________. Federation of States with a prime minister

a)

Communism

b)

Government

c)

Republic

d)

Democracy

37.

About 2/3 of the people rely on this for their livelihood.

a)

Trade

b)

Farming

c)

Industry

d)

Sheep Herding

38.

Life long hereditary social classes.

a)

Caste System

b)

Class System

c)

Hereditary System

d)

Social System

39.

one of the greatest architectural wonders

a)

Taj Mahal

b)

Mausoleum

c)

Pyramid

d)

Lighthouse

40.

Major religions include Hinduism, Buddhism, Islam, and Catholic

a)

True

b)

False

41.

How do scientists believe that the Himalayas were formed?

a)

Monsoon winds blowing on the land

b)

Plates colliding and pushing the land upwards

c)

Volcanic eruptions created islands

d)

Mrs. Cormier waved her magic wand and the mountains appeared

e)

The gravitational pull of the moon

42.

Which mountain range is found in northern Afghanistan?

a)

Deccan Mountains

b)

Hindu Kush

c)

Himalayas

d)

Andes Mountains

e)

Indus Mountains

43.

The largest country in South Asia is ______.

a)

Pakistan

b)

Nepal

c)

India

d)

Bangladesh

44.

Much of South Asia's climate is a result of seasonal wind patterns called __________.

a)

northerlies

b)

monsoons

c)

cyclones

d)

siroccos

45.

Which letter on the map above represents the Indian Subcontinent?

a)

Letter A

b)

Letter B

c)

Letter C

d)

Letter D

46.

Which of the following areas is circled on the map above?

a)

the Indus River

b)

the Deccan Plateau

c)

the Thar Desert

d)

the Himalayan Mountains

47.

What physical feature is #6?

a)

Indian Ocean

b)

Bay of Bengal

c)

Indus River

d)

Deccan Plateau

48.

What country is this?

a)

India

b)

Pakistan

c)

Bangladesh

d)

Bhutan

49.

What country is this?

a)

India

b)

Sri Lanka

c)

Bhutan

d)

Nepal

50.

What country is this?

a)

India

b)

Nepal

c)

Bhutan

d)

Sri Lanka

51.

What country is this?

a)

Bangladesh

b)

India

c)

Pakistan

d)

Nepal

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