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Africa 2/28

Total questions: 75

Worksheet time: 44mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The 0 degree line of longitude
a)
equator
b)
prime meredian
c)
bisection line
d)
hemispheric navigator
2.

North, East, South and West

a)

Cardinal Directions

b)

Compass Rose

3.

Half of the Earth is called....

a)

a globe

b)

a semi-circle

c)

a hemishere

d)

a map

4.

0 degrees latitude

a)

equator

b)

prime meridian

c)

tropic of cancer

d)

tropic of capricorn

5.

Where is the Mediterranean Sea in reference to Africa?

a)

North

b)

South

c)

East

d)

West

6.

What are some causes of desertification?

a)

climate changes, over grazing, and farming

b)

political conflicts, tourism, and archaeologists

c)

pandemics, trade, and colonialism

d)

urban cities, electricity, and plumbing

7.

Where is the Atlantic Ocean in reference to Africa?

a)

North

b)

South

c)

West

d)

East

8.

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

9.

What physical feature is at A?

a)

Sahara

b)

Rainforest

c)

Savanna

d)

Sahel

10.

What physical feature is at C?

a)

Atlas Mountains

b)

Great Rift Valley

c)

Niger River

d)

Nile River

11.

What political feature is at A?

a)

The Democratic Republic of the Congo

b)

Sudan

c)

Egypt

d)

Kenya

12.

What political feature is at B?

a)

The Democratic Republic of the Congo

b)

Nigeria

c)

Egypt

d)

South Africa

13.

What political feature is at C?

a)

The Democratic Republic of the Congo

b)

Sudan

c)

Egypt

d)

Kenya

14.

Which country is the number "13"?

a)

Senegal

b)

Gambia

c)

Niger

d)

Ethiopia

15.

Which country is the number "19"?

a)

Niger

b)

Togo

c)

Ivory Coast/Cote de' Ivoire

d)

Benin

16.

Which country is the number 8"?

a)

Guinea

b)

Mauritania

c)

South Sudan

d)

Mali

17.

Which country is the number "15"?

a)

Western Sahara

b)

Burkino Faso

c)

Guinea-Bissau

d)

Rwanda

18.

Which country is the number "23"?

a)

Liberia

b)

Benin

c)

Somalia

d)

Guinea

19.

Which country is the number "27"?

a)

Sudan

b)

South Sudan

c)

Uganda

d)

Kenya

20.

Which country would be MOST likely to be found in the area circled on the map?

a)

Egypt

b)

Kenya

c)

Sudan

d)

Nigeria

21.

What is the name of the yellow zone found approximately in the center of this map of Africa?

a)

Sahara

b)

Sahel

c)

Kalahari

d)

Congo

22.

The Sahara Desert can be found in each of the regions shown on this map EXCEPT for one. Which region is NOT touched by the Sahara Desert?

a)

2

b)

3

c)

4

d)

5

23.

In which section of the map would you find the country of Egypt?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

24.

Which country is highlighted?

a)

Morocco

b)

Senegal

c)

Namibia

d)

Djibouti

25.

Which country is being shown

a)

Mauritania

b)

Swaziland

c)

Benin

d)

Ghana

26.

Which country is being shown

a)

Equatorial Guinea

b)

Gabon

c)

Chad

d)

Botswana

27.

Which country is #13?

a)

Egypt

b)

Libya

c)

Nigeria

d)

Liberia

28.

Which country is #2

a)

Egypt

b)

Libya

c)

Algeria

d)

Mali

29.

What is the name of the country labeled letter B? (7-1.1)

a)

Central Africa Republic

b)

Gabon

c)

Democratic Republic of the Congo

d)

Cameroon

30.

What is the name of the country labeled letter B? (7-1.1)

a)

Central Africa Republic

b)

Gabon

c)

Democratic Republic of the Congo

d)

Cameroon

31.

The tallest mountain in Africa is

a)

Mount Everest

b)

Mount Kenya

c)

Mount McKinley

d)

Mount Kilimanjaro

32.

The Suez Canal connects the Red Sea with the:

a)

Atlantic Ocean

b)

Mediterranean Sea

c)

Gulf of Suez

33.

What country does the Suez Canal run through?

a)

Syria

b)

Egypt

c)

Saudi Arabia

d)

United Kingdom

e)

Israel

34.
Which Marks the Suez Canal?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
35.
Which marks the Red Sea?
a)
5
b)
6
c)
7
d)
8
36.
Which is marked with a "1"
a)
Dead Sea
b)
Gaza Strip
c)
Tigris River
d)
Euphrates River
37.
Which country is marked by a “6”?
a)
Iran
b)
Turkey
c)
Jordan
d)
Afghanistan
38.

What landforms are at A, B, and C?

a)

A. Sahara Desert

B. Nile River

C. Atlas Mountains

b)

A. Atlas Mountains

B. Nile River

C. Sahara Desert

c)

A. Nile River

B. Atlas Moutains

C. Sahara Desert

d)

A. Sahara Desert

B. Atlas Mountains

C. Nile River

39.

What landforms are at 1, 2, and 3?

a)

1. Lake Victoria

2. Congo River

3. Kalahari Desert

b)

1. Kalahari Desert

2. Congo River

3. Lake Victoria

c)

1. Mount Kenya

2. Mount Kilimanjario

3. Lake Victoria

d)

1. Mount Kilimanjario

2. Mount Kenya

3. Lake Victoria

40.
a)
Kalahari Desert
b)
Lake Victoria
c)
Sahara Desert
d)
Cape of Good Hope
41.
a)
Red Sea
b)
Nile River
c)
Salt Sea
42.

Which region of Africa fits this description: desert/steppe/savanna climates, has Mt. Kilimanjaro, Lake Victoria and Great Rift Valley, speaks Arabic/Somali/English, and practices mix of Islam/Christianity

a)

Eastern

b)

Western

c)

Northern

d)

Central

43.

Which region of Africa fits this description: steppe/ tropical savanna climate, has Sahel region and Niger River, speaks mostly Swahili/French, and practices mostly Christianity

a)

Eastern

b)

Northern

c)

Southern

d)

Western

44.

What body of water separates Africa from Europe?

a)

Mediterranean Sea

b)

Red Sea

c)

Pacific Ocean

d)

Atlantic Ocean

45.

Which country completely surrounds Lesotho?

a)

South Africa

b)

Tanzania

c)

Kenya

d)

Egypt

46.
26. Which physical feature is located at letter "N"?
a)
Atlas Mountains
b)
Great Rift Valley
c)
Kalahari Desert
d)
Niger River
47.
24. Which physical feature is located at letter "L"?
a)
Atlas Mountains
b)
Mt. Kilimanjaro
c)
Kalahari Desert
d)
Niger River
48.
23. Which physical feature is located at letter "K"?
a)
Atlas Mountains
b)
Mt. Kilimanjaro
c)
Kalahari Desert
d)
Niger River
49.
a)
Madagascar
b)
Mozambique
c)
Botswana
d)
Angola
50.

What continent is labeled as #1?

a)

South America

b)

North America

c)

Asia

d)

Australia

51.

What continent is labeled #2?

a)

Australia

b)

Antarctica

c)

South America

d)

North America

52.

What is the continent labeled #3?

a)

Antarctica

b)

Asia

c)

Australia

d)

Europe

53.

What continent is labeled #4?

a)

South America

b)

North America

c)

Asia

d)

Australia

54.

What continent is labeled #5?

a)

Asia

b)

North America

c)

Africa

d)

Europe

55.

What continent is labeled #6?

a)

Asia

b)

Europe

c)

South America

d)

Australia

56.

What continent is labeled #7?

a)

Australia

b)

Europe

c)

Asia

d)

Africa

57.

What ocean is labeled A?

a)

Atlantic

b)

Pacific

c)

Indian

d)

Arctic

58.

What ocean is labeled C?

a)

Indian

b)

Southern

c)

Pacific

d)

Atlantic

59.

What ocean is labeled E?

a)

Atlantic

b)

Pacific

c)

Indian

d)

Arctic

60.

The location of the red dot is

a)

0°, 120° E

b)

20°S, 120° E

c)

20°N, 20° E

61.

The location of the red dot is

a)

10° N, 80° E

b)

20°N, 80° W

c)

40°S, 20° E

62.

The location of the red dot is

a)

20° N, 80° E

b)

10°N, 80° W

c)

20°S, 120° E

63.

The location of the red dot is

a)

50° N, 60° E

b)

40°N, 40° E

c)

40°S, 60° E

64.

The location of the red dot is

a)

60° N, 50° E

b)

50°N, 120° W

c)

30°S, 100° W

65.

Which dot is the location of 60° N, 40° W

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

66.

Which dot is the location of 20° S, 80° W

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

67.

Which dot is the location of 0°, 40° E

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

68.

Which dot is the location of 30° N, 20° W

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

69.

Which dot is the location of 30° S, 100° W

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

70.

The RED line is the

a)

Prime Meridian

b)

Equator

71.

The BLUE line is the

a)

Prime Meridian

b)

Equator

72.

The BLUE lines are lines of

a)

Latitude

b)

Longitude

73.

The RED lines are lines of

a)

Latitude

b)

Longitude

74.

Lines of latitude are shown on the map in RED. Lines of latitude measure

a)

how far a location is north or south of the Equator.

b)

how far a location is east or west of the Prime Meridian

75.

Lines of longitude are shown on the map in BLUE. Lines of longitude measure

a)

how far a location is north or south of the Equator.

b)

how far a location is east or west of the Prime Meridian

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