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AFRICA TEST

Total questions: 37

Worksheet time: 3hrs 41mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Africa is a

a)

country

b)

continent

c)

boat

d)

ocean

2.

What is true of Africa?

a)

It's the largest continent

b)

It's the 2nd largest continent

c)

It's the 3rd largest continent

d)

It's the 4th largest continent

3.

What is the longest river in Africa?

a)

Nile River

b)

Niger River

c)

Tigris River

d)

Tiber River

4.

Where is the Atlantic Ocean in reference to Africa?

a)

North

b)

South

c)

West

d)

East

5.

What is the largest hot desert in the world?

a)

Kalahari Desert

b)

Arabian Desert

c)

Sahara Desert

d)

Nubian Desert

6.

Which desert is in Southern Africa?

a)

Sahara

b)

Saudi Arabia

c)

Kalahari

d)

Gobi

7.

What is a savanna?

a)

a grassy plain in tropical and subtropical region

b)

a desert in a semi-arid region

c)

an area of relatively level high ground

d)

wetlands that form as rivers empty their water and sediment into another body of water

8.
What desert is located at number 6? 
a)
Sahara 
b)
Kalahari 
c)
Sahel 
d)
Gobi 
9.
What river is located near number 3? 
a)
Congo River 
b)
Niger River 
c)
Nile River 
d)
Amazon River 
10.
What desert is located at number 1? 
a)
Sahara 
b)
Sahel 
c)
Kalahari 
d)
Nile 
11.
What lake is at number 4? 
a)
Lake Victoria 
b)
Lake Superior 
c)
Congo Lake 
d)
Lake Nile 
12.
What river is near number 5? 
a)
Nile River 
b)
Niger River 
c)
Congo River 
d)
White Nile River 
13.

What is the name of the tallest mountain in Africa?

a)

Everest

b)

Kilimanjaro

c)

Himalaya

d)

Atlas

14.

What is the southernmost country in Africa?

a)

Namibia

b)

South Africa

c)

Botswana

d)

Madagascar

15.

What is the name of the dip in the Earth's surface that was caused by separating tectonic plates?

a)

Sahel

b)

Mt. Kilimanjaro

c)

Sahara

d)

Great Rift Valley

16.

The number 1 represents which country?

a)

Sudan

b)

Democratic Republic of the Congo

c)

Kenya

d)

Egypt

17.

The number 1 represents which country?

a)

Sudan

b)

Democratic Republic of the Congo

c)

Kenya

d)

Egypt

18.

The number 2 represents which country?

a)

Nigeria

b)

Democratic Republic of the Congo

c)

Kenya

d)

Egypt

19.

The number 3 represents which country?

a)

Nigeria

b)

Sudan

c)

Kenya

d)

Egypt

20.

The number 4 represents which country?

a)

Nigeria

b)

Sudan

c)

Kenya

d)

Egypt

21.

The number 5 represents which country?

a)

Nigeria

b)

Sudan

c)

South Africa

d)

Egypt

22.

The number 6 represents which country?

a)

Nigeria

b)

Sudan

c)

South Africa

d)

Egypt

23.

What is the largest major physical feature in North Africa?

a)

Kalahari Desert

b)

Sahara Desert

c)

The Sahel

d)

Nile Delta

24.

What landform has scattered trees and rolling grasslands?

a)

Sahel

b)

Savanna

c)

Kalahari Desert

d)

Sahara

25.

This landform lies along the Atlantic Coast near the equator.

a)

Mt. Kilimanjaro

b)

Great Rift Valley

c)

Nile River

d)

Tropical Rainforest

26.

This is the world's longest river at 4,150 miles in length.

a)

Congo River

b)

Nile River

c)

Niger River

d)

Amazon River

27.

This river is 2600 miles long, the third largest, and it's delta is sometimes referred to as the "Oil Delta."

a)

Congo River

b)

Nile River

c)

Niger River

d)

White Nile River

28.

The ___________________ is the world's hottest desert.

a)

Sahel

b)

Kalahari

c)

Sahara

d)

Gobi

29.

This river crosses the equator twice and over 3,000 miles long making it the second longest river in Africa.

a)

Congo River

b)

Nile River

c)

Niger River

d)

Amazon River

30.

This shallow body of water is the headwaters for the Nile River.

a)

Lake Victoria

b)

Lake Malawi

c)

Lake Winnipesauke

d)

Lake Tanganyika

31.

True/False: The Great Rift Valley, a giant dip in the Earth's surface, was formed from the separation of African and North American tectonic plates.

a)

True

b)

False

32.

True/False: Africa is the second largest country.

a)

True

b)

False

33.

True/False: Mt. Kilimanjaro is the tallest mountain in Africa.

a)

True

b)

False

34.

True/False: Mt. Kilimanjaro is the tallest mountain in Africa.

a)

True

b)

False

35.

True/False: The Sahel is Africa's transition zone between desert and rain forest.

a)

True

b)

False

36.

True/False: The Atlas Mountains are located in North Africa.

a)

True

b)

False

37.

This is not a 'true' desert due to it receives 3-10 inches of rain a year.

a)

Namib

b)

Gobi

c)

Sahara

d)

Kalahari