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which had been the dominant political party since independence
The People’s Progressive Party (PPP)
Progressive Party
Gambia Progressive Party
2
What is shown on the map
Zambezi places
everything in Zambezi
Zambezi rivers
The Zambezi River basin and its drainage network.
3
The Rufiji river is the?
Smallest in Tanzania
largest in Tanzania
4
Most Egyptian _______ were overnight.
kings
pharaohs
5
The most important food crop is ___
wheat
cellery
corn
tomatos
6
June is generally the ______ month
warmest
coolest
wetest
driest
7
The political and human rights crisis that began in ?
Burundi
Rwanda
Madagascar
Kenya
8
The Gambia is Africa’s
smallest nonisland country
Medium nonisland country
Largest nonisland country
9
Various countries in South Africa have various people who adopt ______ cultures.
different
rare
common
same
10
Most Ancient Egyptian pyramids
were built as tombs for ___________.
pharaohs (rulers of Ancient Egypt)
Egyptians
11
Zimbabwe’s population on the whole is quite ______
young
adults
teens
old
12
The Lowveld, or Bushveld, covering nearly ____ percent of the country
50
20
40
70
13
Generations of intermarriage have to a degree blurred the linguistic division between the __.
Africans
Ndebele
Shona
Shona and Ndebele peoples
14
The country’s major exports include oil, food products, ______, and aluminum.
flower
wheat
cotton
15
The ______ was incredibly important to the Egyptians.
food
sun
death
afterlife
16
The Great Dyke, which is up to___miles wide and about 330 miles long
402 miles long and 5 miles wide
330 miles long
Answers 2&3
8 miles wide
17
The country possesses two small subantarctic islands, ____________ situated in the Indian Ocean
Prince Royce and Marion
Prince Edward and Marion
18
Egypt controls the _________, which links the Mediterranean Sea with the Indian Ocean.
Sun Canal
Water Canal
Suez Canal
19
____ were considered to be a sacred animal by the Ancient Egyptians.
cats
elefants
dogs
wolves
20
Angola has a tropical climate with a marked ?
dry season
hot season
wet season
humid season
21
In Zimbabwe, ______ is the country’s primary energy source
air
coal
water
gas
22
German direct rule never extended to the ______.
west
east
south
north
23
South Africa's GDP is ____ than those of all other countries in this region put together.
less
equal
more
24
The country runs under a unitary semi-presidential republic and declared itself a republic on_?
June 18, 1953
June 5, 1953
June 13, 1952
25
the bandages of an Ancient Egyptian mummy could stretch for ______ km.
1.1
1.7
1.6
2.3
26
The first conquerors in southern Namibia were the _____ .
Nama
Herero
Ovambo
Damara
27
The landscape is characterized by extensive outcroppings of____.
red rock
precambrian rock
yellow water
blue moon
28
The expansion of the ___ was but __ of several factors that played a role in the ___ .
slave trade, rise and fall, one
manufacture trade, rise and fall, five
money trade, rise and fall, six
food trade, rise and fall, three
29
Namibian cultures are ______.
diverse
strange
happy
mixed
30
Both Egyptian men and women wore ______.
make-up
clothes
shoes
31
Women in Ancient Egypt actually had ______ rights.
3
many
5
no
32
divides Kenya into two halves of striking contrast
The 48th meridian
The 38th meridian
The 28th meridian
The 58th meridian
33
The first phase of the war was fought between the _______ and the Herero.
France
Paris
Germans
Ricans
34
Most Namibians are _____
rich
poor
half of both
35
Zambia is a?
multi-party democracy country
Rich country
Free country
Poor country
36
Angolans closer to the coast were more affected by the slow expansion of ____ colonialism
Portuguese
Columbians
Answers 1&3
Puerto Ricans
37
This incredible structure weighs as much as ___ Empire State buildings!
10
15
11
16
38
And October is the ____ month
warmest
coolest
39
they believed would bring the household _____ luck!
good
bad
40
The next-largest ethnic group is the ?
Mbundu (Kimbundu)
Ovimbundu
Ovambo
41
Eastern Africa is populated by?
120
300
160 different ethnic groups or more it depends
100
42
The Ancient Egyptians inventedthings we still use today, such as _?_ and believe it or not _?_
toothpaste
paper, pens, locks and keys
Answers 1&3
paper
43
The Tanzania culture is?
Maasai
Woe
Swahili
Shmali
44
The Great Pyramids ______ built by slaves.
was not
was
45
The economy in Tanzania is strongly based on?
food
agriculture
life
mariculture
46
Zimbabwe was the largest producer of _____ in Africa
alcohol
tobacco
47
It occupies a long narrow strip of land that surrounds the?
Amazon River
Yellow Lake
Gambia River
Red River
48
Angola’s birth rate is among the ___ in the world
highest
lowest
49
The Pyramid
of
Khufu at _____ is the largest Egyptian pyramid.
Giza
Egypt
Morcoo
50
The two main cultural events are the ______ in December and the ______ in August.
Umhlanga
Incwala
Incwala and Umhlanga
all
51
The Serengeti plain is a?
eh geographical region
Small geographical region
Medium geographical region
large geographical region
52
South Africa is endowed with natural resources like gold, platinum and _____.
wheat
coal
cotton
diamond
53
Over 90% of the population of Tanzania lives in areas affected by What?
Mono
Malaria
Flu
Ebola
54
The capital of the country is _____ .
Windhoek
Hoky
Heaven
Wind
55
which includes the region’s highest peak Lesotho’s ?
Mount Val
Mount Nelly
Mount Moore
Mount Ntlenyana
56
_________, on the Zambezi River at the border between Zambia and Zimbabwe.
Kariba Dam
Tall Dam
Margo Dam
Yellow Dam
57
Greater ____ is the largest city in Africa and the Middle East.
Sono
Cairo
Hero
58
Peace talks that began in 1995 among the rival factions were initiated and moderated by?
Julius Nyerere
René Lemarchand
59
The country only receives __ inch of rain per year.
3
5
2
1
60
Today the region is suffers the _________ of the world's __________ infections.
lowest percentage
AIV/AIDS
highest percentage
Answers 2&3
61
South Africa has three cities that serve as capitals: Pretoria, _______, and Bloemfontein
Cape Town
Tape Town
62
The Gambia has a?
wet-and-dry tropical climate
Dry climate
wet climate
Hot and dry climate
63
In 1870 a peace treaty was signed with the Germans on the border of _______.
Hore country
Namibia
hero
Herero country
64
The Portuguese government regarded Angola as its overseas ________ during the colonial period.
crown
crown jewel
crown ruby
jewel
65
In 1914–15 South African troops invaded and captured _______ Africa as part of the World War I
North West
South West
South East
66
Gambia is in what region?
North Africa
West Africa
Central and Southern Africa
East Africa
67
Most Egyptians festivals and traditions can be traced back to the time of the ____.
kings
gods
pharaohs
goddesses
68
Tanzania is the largest country in?
Central Africa
East Africa
West Africa
North Africa
69
______ is central to the economy
Trading
Cropping
Mining
70
Zambia is ranked ? among 47 countries in the Sub-Saharan Africa region
27th
28th
30th
5th
71
_____ is grown in the southern Lowveld.
Sugar
cotten
All above
candy
72
After 106 years of German and South African rule, Namibia became independent on_______.
March 25, 1990
March 15, 1990
March 21, 1990
March 2, 1990
73
Approximately 90% of Egyptians are ______.
African
Muslim
Black
White
74
__________ is celebrated throughout the country each year.
Halloween
afterlife
Ramadan
Life
75
Most of Zambia consists of a?
wide plateau
long plateau
short plateau