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What is a major language spoken widely in eastern Africa?
Swahili
English
Bantu
French
2
What is the dry, dusty wind that often carries sand and blows from the Sahara Desert called?
Sahel
Savanna
Sandstorm
Harmattan
3
Which of these landforms make farming difficult in Africa?
deserts
rivers
rainforests
mountains
4
In which region of Africa would you find mountains,valleys,gorges,volcanoes,lakes,and rivers?
southern
northern
western
eastern
5
Which animal causes the most deaths in Africa?
rhinoceros
mosquito
elephant
lion
6
Which of the following is NOT a "push factor" that causes Africans to migrate?
diseases
unstable governments
drought
family ties
7
Which African country has the largest population?
Kenya
Egypt
South Africa
Nigeria
8
A picture of a carved African mask from the Masai tribe would be what type of source?
primary
secondary
9
Which of these landforms is not located in Africa?
Sahara Desert
Tigris River
Congo Basin
Atlas Mountains
10
What language is mainly spoken in northern Africa?
English
Arabic
Bantu
Swahili
11
What is the major religion of northern Africa?
Christianity
Islam
Animism
Tribal
12
What is the landform called that contains sand/gravel, gets little rain, and is extremely hot?
Sahel
Savanna
Rainforest
Sahara
13
Which of these landforms provide a source of jobs for Africans?
veld/plains
deserts
rivers
rainforests
14
What is the landform called that gets daily rain and is a source of medicines?
Sahel
Sahara
Rainforest
Savanna
15
What type of government did Ancient Egypt practice??
theocracy
democracy
monarchy
dictatorship
16
What resource is mined mainly in South Africa?
coal
gold
bauxite
diamonds
17
What type of government do most African governments try to practice today?
theocracy
democracy
monarchy
dictatorship
18
What body of water is located north of Africa?
Suez Canal
Atlantic Ocean
Mediterranean Sea
Lake Nasser
19
How would you describe the number of Africa's ethnic groups?
none
some
few
many
20
People who keep Africa's history alive through storytelling are called what?
bedouins
medicine men
journalists
griots
21
What native African religion believes that natural objects contain spirits?
Islam
Animism
Christianlity
22
Who was the ruler in Ancient Egypt, who was at the top of the social pyramid?
shah
president
pharaoh
emir
23
Which of the following is NOT a "pull factor" that causes Africans to migrate?
diseases
tourism
climate
jobs
24
What is the landform called that is hot, gets little rain, but has some scattered trees?
Savanna
Rainforest
Sahel
Sahara
25
Until the 1800s, Europeans made huge profits by selling which of these from Africa?
gold
salt
diamonds
slaves
26
Sharing a carved African mask your uncle brought back from Africa would be what type of source?
secondary
primary
27
Which type of government did many African countries practice in the past?
dictatorship
democracy
monarchy
theocracy
28
What is the landform called that contains thick grasses and scattered trees and gets rain?
Savanna
Rainforest
Sahara
Sahel
29
The pyramids in Ancient Egypt were built for what purpose?
show wealth
burial tombs
give slaves a job
honor the king
30
Egypt is the home of which African landform?
Victoria Falls
Lake Victoria
Nile River
Mt. Kilimanjaro
31
Which was the most important reason Ancient Egypt was called the "Gift of the Nile"?
transportation
travel
trade
farming
32
Scribes in Ancient Egypt made their own ink and pens and wrote on what type of surface?
pyramid walls
papyrus
clay tablets
broken pottery
33
Colorful clothing, music, and dance is a major characteristic of which region of Africa?
eastern
western
southern
central
34
What is the term for a period of little to no rain?
harmattan
famine
irrigation
drought
35
A past government practice in South Africa that separated people by race was called what?
social pyramid
sanctions
rift
apartheid