What is the Nile River?

goes through 9 countries, lifeblood to tens of millions of people, longest major river in the world, Runs from the south to the north in Africa

One of the great wonders of the world, Tombs for dead and preserved pharaohs

A god-king that ruled a dynasty

Plain with grasses, scattered tree growth, in tropical and sub-tropical regions so rainfall is seasonal

religion where you are connected to animals, land, events

What is an adaptation?

so plants can survive in various environments, modified structure/function of plants

Embalmed bodies of dead kings that are preserved for 4000yrs

What is the definition of the word region?

a geographic area that shares physical/cultural features

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1
capital of Egypt
Djibouti
Kyro
Nairobi
Cairo
2
What is the Nile River?
goes through 9 countries
lifeblood to tens of millions of people
longest major river in the world
Runs from the south to the north in Africa
3
Name the Country:
Button
Somalia
Rwanda
Burundi
4
Name the Country:
Etheopia
South Sudan
Sudan
Egypt
5
Name the Country:
Libya
Liberai
Liberia
Algeria
6
Name the Country:
Eq. Guinea
Cape Verde
Comoros
Sao Tome and Princepe
7
Name the Country:
Sudan
Ethiopia
Uganda
Kenya
8
Name the Country:
Libya
Morocco
Algeria
Western Sahara
9
Human Beings originated in Africa
True
Flase
10
Africa is one of the newer continents
False
True
11
Name the Country:
Somalia
Kenya
Kate
Uganda
12
capital of Kenya
Norobi
Djbouti
Nairobi
Cairo
13
Name the Country:
Algeria
Morocco
Libya
Western Sahara
14
Name the Country:
Tenzanya
Tanzania
Wisconsin
Kenya
15
The ancient Egyptian culture began along the:
Fox River
Congo River
Rift Valley
Nile River
16
Name the Country:
Siberia
Lesotho
Somalia
Senegal
17
What are pyramids?
A triangle shape
In the desert
One of the great wonders of the world
Tombs for dead and preserved pharaohs
18
Name the Country:
Swaziland
Botswana
Mali
Mozambique
19
The preserved bodies found in pyramids were called what?
Mummies
Vampires
Mommies
Dead bodies
20
Name the Country:
DRG
Rep. Of the Congo
Angola
CAR
21
capital of Djibouti
Djbootie
Djibouti
Jibouti
Cairo
22
Name the Country:
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Eq. Guinea
Gambia
23
What is a Pharaoh?
A person in the community
A president
Someone that took over Africa
A god-king that ruled a dynasty
24
Name the Country:
Cameroon
Angola
Namibia
Algeria
25
Name the Country:
Congo
DRC
Zambia
CAR
26
Name the Country:
Tree
Sudan
Eritrea
Ethiopia
27
Name the Country:
Algeria
Libya
Chao
Chad
28
Africa was once joined to South America
False
True
29
Name the Country:
Namibia
Angola
Lesotho
South Africa
30
Name the Country:
Faso Burkina
Burkina Faso
BF
Burundi
31
What is a Savanna?
very little rain, and no plants whatsoever
like a desert
Plain with grasses, scattered tree growth
in tropical and sub-tropical regions so rainfall is seasonal
32
Name the Country:
Simple
Summer
Lesotho
Somalia
33
The Rift Valley is one of Africa's deserts
False
True
34
Name the Country:
Angola
Zambia
Somalia
Zimbabwe
35
Name the Country:
Lemons
Sierra Leone
Sierra Lemon
Leone Sierra
36
Name the Country:
Nigeria
Algeria
Egypt
Lybia
37
What is animism?
animals
animals and humans working together
religion where you are connected to animals, land, events
a religion where animals are connected to humans
38
An early humanoid skeleton found in Africa is named:
Mary
Lucky
Lucy
Anna
39
Africa was colonized by the:
Chinese
Americans
Europeans
Asians
40
The Sahara Desert is the world's largest desert
False
True
41
Name the Country:
Mauritania
Mawi
Maurices
Mali
42
Name the Country:
Eq. Guinea
Guinea
Gambia
Gabon
43
What is an adaptation?
so plants can survive in various environments
getting used to something new
modified structure/function of plants
when plants try to survive for a longer time
44
Name the Country:
Lesotho
Swaziland
Namibia
South Africa
45
Name the Country:
Malli
Mali
Mail
Mawi
46
Name the Country:
Burundi
Somalia
Benin
Rwanda
47
What are mummies?
Skeletons of animals and humans
Dead people
Embalmed bodies of dead kings that are preserved for 4000yrs
People that are wrapped in toilet paper
48
Name the Country:
Tunisia
Tengo
Turtle
Tanzia
49
Name the Country:
Zambia
South Africa
Swaziland
Somalia
50
What is the definition of the word region?
what you believe in
a geographic area that shares physical/cultural features
the type of person you are
what countries are divided into
51
Name the Country:
Nigeria
Niger
Togo
Benin
52
What is the Suez Canal?
Links Pacific Ocean to Atlantic ocean
a narrow strip of land
Links Indian Ocean to Mediterranean Sea, & Atlantic Ocean
Like the Panama Canal
53
Name the Country:
Republic of Congo
C.A.R.
DRC
Congo
54
What is a Nubian?
Around during the same time as the Pharaoh
When Egyptians lead to North
Lived along the Nile River
An ancient Black Culture
55
Name the Country:
Libya
Western Sahara
Morocco
Mroco
56
Africa has:
Mostly hot and dry climates
Mostly hot and wet climates
Hot climates
Many cold climates
57
Name the Country:
Guinea
Bissau-Guinea
Equitoral Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
58
The ancient Egyptian culture was ruled by a president
False
True
59
what are tectonic forces?
forces that move land
shifts continental plates
earthquakes
Internal energy created inside of the earth
60
Most Africans today live in:
Cities
Villages
The desert
Houses
61
Name the Country:
Cote
D'Ivoire
Cote D'Ivorie
Cote D'Ivoire
62
The people who use camels to cross the desert are called:
Hunters
Nomads
Pharaohs
Riders
63
An animal found in the desert is the:
Zebra
Gorilla
Antelope
Camel
64
What does semi-arid climate feel like?
Always wet and moist
Climate marked by seasonal dry and wet periods
Dry all of the time
dry and wet
65
Name the Country:
Liberia
Togo
Gambia
Galium
66
What is the definition of the word culture?
include their religion, art, dress, language, music, writing
A group of people that are similar in every way
characteristics of a group of people
What people look like
67
What is the definition of the word climate?
weather
what the weather is like outside in the month of December
What the temperature measures outside
weather conditions of a region over a period of time
68
Name the 2 oceans that surround Africa
Arctic
Indian
Atlantic
Pacific
69
Many Africans were sold into slavery
False
True
70
What does arid mean?
Hot and dry climate without moisture
Sometimes dry and some rain
Cold climate with some warm times
Hot climate
71
Name the Country:
Kenya
Ethiopia
Somalia
Uganda
72
Africa is the:
Largest Continent
Not a continent
Second largest continent
Third largest continent
73
Africa has:
Many countries
Some countries
Few Countries
No countries
74
Two important African religions are:
Hinduism
Buddhism
Christianity
Islam
75
Name the Country:
Guinea
Equatorial Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Togo
76
Name the Country:
Comoros
Cape Verde
Sao Tome and Princepe
Seychelles
77
What is a tropical ecosystem?
forests that have animals in them
land along rivers with birds and crocodiles
moist forest along rivers that are homes to birds/primates
forests
78
Name the Country:
Somalia
Cameron
Eq. Guinea
Cameroon
79
Name the Country:
Zambia
Botswana
Zimbabwe
Namibia
80
Name the Country:
Zambia
Namibia
South Africa
Zimbabwe
81
What is an oasis?
a source of soda found in the vending machine
a source of multiple drinks
a water bottle that people take with them in the desert
a source of water in the desert in the form of a spring/well
82
Name the Country:
Comoros
Island
Madagascar
Water
83
What does Mediterranean mean?
A type of climate
Mediterranean sea
A place where the climate is mild year-round
The northern and southern tips of Africa along the sea
84
Name the Country:
South Sudan
Lesotho
Sudan
Somalia
85
Name the Country:
Togo
Pogo
Benin
Belgium
86
How does colonization relate to Africa?
When Africa was controlled by the US
When Africa took over Europe
When Africa and Europe were best friends
Brought Africa under European rule from 1880-1900
87
What is a continental drift?
movement
Idea of moving continents
Theory of movement of continental plates
The movement of countries
88
Name the Country:
Lesotho
Algeria
Libya
Morocco
89
Name the Country:
Comoros
Cape Verde
Sao Tome and Princepe
Madagascar
90
What are predators?
An animal in the wild
An animal that humans are scared of
An animal that captures and feeds on other animals
A human that animals are afraid of
91
What is a desert ecosystem?
plants here have adaptations to form long root system
an area with a low carrying capacity for life
very few plants
adaptations to climate
92
What is a dictator?
A person who takes power and rules a country
Some person in the community that is involved in government
A president
Rules country w/o a democracy or a multiparty election
93
Name the Country:
Mawi
Somalia
Malawi
Rwanda
94
Name the Country:
Algeria
Nigeria
Niger
Libya
95
What are resources?
Africa's main means of production that helps the economy
Things found everywhere
Fisheries, mining, timber, oil, agricuture
Things you can eat
96
Name the Country:
Sao Tome and Princepe
Cape Verde
Seychelles
Comoros
97
What is a mega fauna?
rabbits
animals larger that rabbits
Vertebrates generally larger than a rabbit
any animal
98
What is a humanoid?
Early human skeleton species
Mummies
skeletons in Africa
Early people
99
Name the Country:
Rwanda
Double
Djibouti
Djibootie
100
Name the Country:
Gahna
Togo
Ghana
Benin
101
What is a nomadic?
Moves regularly depending on the food & resources available
A type of culture in Africa
A group of people living in the desert
Random people that live together in the same house
102
Name the Country:
Botswana
Angola
Swaziland
Namibia
103
The Nile is the longest river in the world
False
True
104
Name the Country:
Benin
Burkina Faso
Button
Burma

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