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Unit 8 Africa Review

Total questions: 38

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What desert is found in the South of Africa?

a)

Sahara

b)

Siberia

c)

African

d)

Kalahari

2.
Which region of Africa is this?
a)
Sahel
b)
Sahara
c)
Savannah
d)
Rain Forest
3.

What is the longest river in Africa?

a)

Niger

b)

Nile

c)

Congo

d)

Ob

4.

What landform has rolling grassland and scattered trees?

a)

Savanna

b)

Nile River

c)

Tropical Rain Forest

d)

Niger River

5.

What is Africa's transition zone between desert and rain forest?

a)

Shara

b)

Atlas Mountains

c)

Equator

d)

Sahel

6.
What kind of environment is shown in this photo?
a)
tropical rainforest
b)
desert
c)
tidal pond
d)
savanna
7.

What desert is found in the north of Africa?

a)

Siberia

b)

Sahara

c)

Kalahari

d)

African

8.
What type of landscape is shown in this photo?
a)
Tropical Rainforest
b)
Savanna
c)
Desert
d)
Swamp
9.
What desert is located at number 1? 
a)
Sahara 
b)
Sahel 
c)
Kalahari 
d)
Nile 
10.

Which of the following best describes the Rain Forest?

a)

Hot and dry, little to no animals

b)

Hot and mostly dry, some animals

c)

Dry and Wet season, lots of animals

d)

Lots of rain, lots of animals

11.

what is a drought?

a)

A period of time with very little rainfall

b)

A period of time with a lot of rainfall

c)

A period of time with large hurricanes

d)

A period of time with frequent flooding

12.

what is a result of polluted water?

a)

Diseases

b)

Nothing

c)

People are healthier

d)

People make money

13.

what are the two largest things polluting Africa's water?

a)

Sewage being dumbed into the water

b)

Pollutants being put in the air

c)

Nitrogen being dumped into the water

d)

Industrial waste being dumped in the water

14.

What is desertification?

a)

The process by which the desert gets larger

b)

The process by which the desert gets smaller

c)

The process by which the forest gets smaller

d)

The process by which the forest gets larger

15.

Which part of Africa is experiencing desertification

a)

Sahel

b)

Savanna

c)

Tropical rainforest

d)

Atlas Mountains

16.

Which of the following is a cause of desertification?

a)

Deforestation

b)

Industrial waste

c)

Human Sewage

d)

abundance of water

17.

Poor Farming Practices, overgrazing, deforestation, and draining aquafers are all causes of what?

a)

Desertification

b)

Deforestation

c)

water pollution

d)

Air pollution

18.

What is the MAIN cause of Deforestation in Africa?

a)

Commercial logging

b)

Draining water

c)

Water pollution

d)

Clearing land for farming

19.

This ethnic group lives mostly in northern Africa.

a)

Bantu

b)

Ashanti

c)

Arabs

d)

Swahili

20.

This ethnic group lives near the rainforests of central and southern Ghana.

a)

Bantu

b)

Ashanti

c)

Arab

d)

Swahili

21.

This ethnic group is largest ethnic group in Africa.

a)

Bantu

b)

Ashanti

c)

Swahili

d)

Arab

22.

Islam is the predominant religion of which ethnic groups?

a)

Swahili and Bantu

b)

Arab and Ashanti

c)

Bantu and Ashanti

d)

Arab and Swahili

23.

True our False: All Arabs are Muslims who practice Islam.

a)

True

b)

False

24.

What country is labeled on the map?

a)

Egypt

b)

Sudan

c)

Nigeria

d)

Democratic Republic of the Congo

25.

What country is labeled on the map?

a)

Egypt

b)

Sudan

c)

Nigeria

d)

Democratic Republic of the Congo

26.

What country is labeled on the map?

a)

South Africa

b)

Kenya

c)

Nigeria

d)

Democratic Republic of the Congo

27.

What country is labeled on the map?

a)

South Africa

b)

Kenya

c)

Nigeria

d)

Democratic Republic of the Congo

28.

What country is labeled on the map?

a)

South Africa

b)

Kenya

c)

Nigeria

d)

Democratic Republic of the Congo

29.

What country is labeled on the map?

a)

South Africa

b)

Kenya

c)

Nigeria

d)

Democratic Republic of the Congo

30.
Which number is nearest Lake Victoria?
a)
4
b)
3
c)
5
d)
1
31.
Which river is located nearest number 7?
a)
Volta
b)
Niger
c)
Zambezi
d)
Nile
32.
Which number is nearest Niger River?
a)
7
b)
9
c)
8
d)
6
33.
Which number is nearest Congo River?
a)
3
b)
7
c)
6
d)
8
34.
Which number is nearest the Kalahari Desert?
a)
4
b)
3
c)
2
d)
1
35.

Which type of landform can be found in the region labeled C?

a)

rainforest

b)

desert

c)

mountains

d)

savannah

36.

Which landform is labeled A?

a)

Kalahari Desert

b)

Sahel

c)

savanna

d)

Sahara Desert

37.

Which area is labeled B?

a)

Sahara Desert

b)

Sahel

c)

savanna

d)

tropical rainforest

38.

Which area is labeled with the letter D?

a)

Sahara Desert

b)

Sahel

c)

savanna

d)

Tropical Rainforest