WorksheetsGeography Ch. 19 Vocabulary Quiz
Total questions: 23
Worksheet time: 12mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
First Name
4 lines
2.
Last Name
4 lines
3.
The Nile ______ is an area of land that builds up where the river empties into the Mediterranean Sea.
a)
pharaohs
b)
delta
c)
silt
d)
myrrh
4.
On the rare occasions when rain falls in the desert, it fills the _______________ , or dry streambeds.
a)
myrrh
b)
constitution
c)
wadis
d)
fellaheen
5.
The Sahara Desert’s vast stretches of sand are called ___________ .
a)
hieroglyphics
b)
ergs
c)
convert
d)
Nomads
6.
_______________ travel from place to place, grazing their herds at oases
a)
Nomads
b)
hieroglyphics
c)
ergs
d)
convert
7.
The main belief of ____________ religions is belief in one God.
a)
Nomads
b)
monotheistic
c)
civil war
d)
diversified
8.
Historians know much about ancient Egypt because of the ancient system of picture writing called ____________.
a)
hieroglyphics
b)
myrrh
c)
caliph
d)
pharaohs
9.
The substance called ___________is valued for its pleasant aroma.
a)
myrrh
b)
caliph
c)
pharaohs
d)
regime
10.
The Muslim empire was ruled by the ______________, a figure of political and religious authority.
a)
Opcaliph
b)
pharaohs
c)
regime
d)
fundamentalists
11.
Kings known as _________ came to power in Egypt in about 3000 B.C.
a)
pharaohs
b)
regime
c)
fundamentalists
d)
aquifers
12.
The ______________ , or style of government, of Libya’s dictator Muammar Qaddafi was harsh.
a)
regime
b)
fundamentalists
c)
aquifers
d)
souk
13.
An increase in the number of Islamic ___________, who believe Sharia law should be the law of the land, has led to increased political unrest.
a)
regime
b)
fundamentalists
c)
aquifers
d)
souk
14.
Outside the Nile valley, most of the need for water in the region is met with water that comes from oases and ______________, underground layers of rock in which water collects.
a)
fundamentalists
b)
aquifers
c)
souk
d)
couscous
15.
An important feature of North African cities is the _________ , or open-air market, where businesspeople set up stalls to sell food, craft products, and other goods.
a)
fundamentalists
b)
aquifers
c)
souk
d)
couscous
16.
The base of many Moroccan meals is _______________, small nuggets of semolina wheat that are cooked by steaming them.
a)
aquifers
b)
souk
c)
couscous
d)
convert
17.
During Roman times, many North Africans decided to _________, or change, from one religion to another.
a)
aquifers
b)
souk
c)
couscous
d)
convert
18.
In North Africa low, narrow plains sit on the _______, or edges, of the Mediterranean and Atlantic coasts.
a)
margins
b)
demonstrate
c)
projects
d)
channels
19.
There were once seven different __________for the Nile River to flow to the Mediterranean Sea, but today only two remain.
a)
channels
b)
margins
c)
projects
d)
factors
20.
Algeria has tried to shift its economy away from __________ on the sale of oil and natural gas.
a)
margins
b)
emphasis
c)
projects
d)
channels
21.
An important ___________ , or cause, for Morocco’s low level of literacy is that many women are not educated.
a)
projects
b)
factor
c)
margins
d)
emphasis
22.
The ancient Egyptian government made workers complete various _________, or planned activities, such as building temples or pyramids.
a)
projects
b)
factor
c)
emphasis
d)
demonstrate
23.
Egypt’s great pyramids and temples _______________, or show, that the civilization had very advanced methods of engineering.
a)
margins
b)
demonstrate
c)
projects
d)
emphasis
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