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The river that crosses the equator twice in central Africa. It is surrounded by rainforest
Niger
Nile
Congo
Mekong
2
African landform with rolling grassland and scattered trees.
Sahel
savanna
rainforest
Sahara
3
An example of an ethnic group is-
A. Arab
both A and B
B. Ashanti
C. Muslim
4
River runs northward through Sudan and Egypt and is the world’s longest river.
Niger
Nile
Victoria
Congo
5
Who gets better access to school in Africa?
boys
children under 10 years old
girls
there are no schools in Africa
6
When Europe divided up Africa it caused
desire for independence
tribal conflicts
civil war
all of the above
7
An example of entrepreneurship is
teaching at a school
working for the government
starting a computer repair business
working at a factory
8
The largest desert in the world in North Africa and is larger than all of the United States.
Sahara
Savannah
Soreh
Sahel
9
This trade barrier is a tax placed on imported goods
quota
sanction
tarriff
embargo
10
A high literacy rate tends to lead to
a high crime rate
high agricultural production
a high birth rate
a high standard of living
11
This economic system is based on supply and demand
federal
market
command
traditional
12
Apartheid separated blacks and whites in
Kenya
South Africa
Eqypt
Nigeria
13
Which country has the strongest economy in Africa?
Nigeria
Botswana
Namibia
South Africa
14
Africa’s literacy rate is ___________, but it is ______________ for men than women.
high, about the same
low, even lower
low, higher
high, lower
15
Desert in southern Africa-
Gobi
Sahara
Sahel
Kalahari
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Which river is of great importance in western Africa-
Nile
Congo
Mekong
Niger
17
Who was arrested and imprisoned for resisting apartheid, but became a president in South Africa
Al Bashir
Nelson Mandela
Barrack Obama
Martin Luther King
18
Largest lake in Africa-
Lake Tanganyika
Lake Mead
Lake Vikory
Lake Victoria
19
What has led to famine in Africa?
repeated drought
AIDS deaths have reduced workforce
all of the above
infertile soil and erosion
20
Two main religious groups in Africa are-
Muslim and Hindu
Muslim and Christian
Hindu and Buddhist
Catholic and Baptist
21
Longest lake in the world, located in Africa-
Tanganyika
Victoria
Lanier
Tutenkahman
22
The African semi-arid landform with some desert, transition zone between desert & rainforest.
Sahara
Savanna
Sahel
Sorel
23
What is a result of deforestation?
rain washes soil away
none of the others
flooding
nutrients in soil wash away
24
Most of the people in Africa live near cities which happen to be-
in mud huts
very crowded and loud
near the coasts, rivers, and lakes
in the middle of Africa
25
Kenya's government is a
monarchy
republic
dictatorship
autocracy
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What is desertification?
decrease in desert
process to get used to the desert heat
African farming process
spread of desert - land becoming more desert