WorksheetsSahara / Trade
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Where is the Sahara Desert located?
a)
South America
b)
North Africa
c)
South Africa
d)
Western Europe
e)
East Asia
2.
Which of the following is true about the Sahara Desert?
a)
It is the largest hot desert in the world
b)
It would be the fifth largest country in the world
c)
It is over 4,000 miles long (east to west)
d)
All of the above
e)
None of the above
3.
Which of the Sahara Desert landforms consist of flat plains covered with sand and gravel?
a)
Salt Flats
b)
Dunes
c)
Ergs
d)
Regs
e)
Hamadas
4.
What are long trains of camels used to transport goods called?
a)
Dunes
b)
Oases
c)
Caravans
d)
Nomads
e)
Savannas
5.
What are nomads?
a)
People that constantly move from place to place
b)
People that live along rivers
c)
People that live by the ocean
d)
Groups of camels that carry trade goods
e)
None of the above
6.
Which of the Sahara Desert landforms consist of hard and barren rocky plateaus?
a)
Salt Flats
b)
Dunes
c)
Ergs
d)
Regs
e)
Hamadas
7.
What body of water is located just to the north of the Sahara Desert?
a)
Pacific Ocean
b)
Mediterranean Sea
c)
Indian Ocean
d)
Gulf of Aden
e)
Great Lakes
8.
Which of the Sahara Desert landforms consist of a flat area covered with sand, gravel, and salt?
a)
Salt Flats
b)
Dunes
c)
Ergs
d)
Regs
e)
Hamadas
9.
What language does the word 'sahara' come from?
a)
English
b)
Arabic
c)
Greek
d)
Latin
e)
Spanish
10.
Which of the Sahara Desert landforms consist of large hills made of sand?
a)
Salt Flats
b)
Dunes
c)
Ergs
d)
Regs
e)
Hamadas
11.
What major landform did many of the trade routes between Western Africa and the Mediterranean have to cross?
a)
Andes Mountains
b)
Mount Kilimanjaro
c)
Sahara Desert
d)
Congo River Basin
e)
African Rainforest
12.
What was the main mode of transportation along the African trade routes?
a)
Horses
b)
Camels
c)
Elephants
d)
Trains
e)
Cars
13.
What was the main reason that traders crossed the desert in large groups?
a)
For protection from bandits
b)
For entertainment and company
c)
They could travel faster in large groups
d)
They needed less water in large groups
e)
To have a wide variety of food
14.
Which of the following was a typical trade good of the African trade routes?
a)
Slaves
b)
Gold
c)
Ivory
d)
Salt
e)
All of the above
15.
True or False: The typical caravan on a trade route crossing the Sahara Desert had around 1,000 camels.
a)
True
b)
False
16.
Which of the following was a major port city of North Africa?
a)
Timbuktu
b)
Gao
c)
London
d)
Tunis
e)
New York
17.
What are large groups of camels used to transport goods called?
a)
Dunes
b)
Oases
c)
Caravans
d)
Nomads
e)
Savannas
18.
Which of the following is a feature that helps camels in crossing the desert?
a)
They get their energy from the Sun
b)
They can go long periods without water
c)
They can eat sand for food
d)
All of the above
e)
None of the above
19.
What religion spread throughout the region through Arab traders?
a)
Judaism
b)
Hinduism
c)
Islam
d)
Buddhism
e)
Christianity
20.
How long did it take the typical caravan to cross the Sahara Desert?
a)
8 hours
b)
3 days
c)
2 weeks
d)
40 days
e)
6 months
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