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1
The equator runs through the temperate climate zone
True
False
2
Which country will you be in if you are climbing Mount Kilimanjaro?
Uganda
Kenya
DRC
Tanzania
3
What island lies off the east coast of Mozambique?
Madeira
Hawaai
Madagascar
New Zealand
4
Who were the original settlers in South Africa?
French
Belgians
British
Dutch
5
The different climate zones on the earth are called frigid, temperate and torrid
True
False
6
The capital city of Sudan is Khartoum
True
False
7
Name the wealthiest and most developed country in Africa
Tanzania
Zimbabwe
Kenya
South Africa
8
What is the largest swamp in the world called?
Tanganyika
Mudd
Sudd
Amazon
9
A desert is land that is too dry or too cold to grow many plants
True
False
10
More kinds of trees grow in the tropical rain forests than anywhere else on earth
False
True
11
Name the capital city / cities of South Africa?
Pretoria
Johannesburg
Pretoria and Cape Town
Cape Town
12
Lake Victoria was named after the......
Belgian queen
British queen
13
What is the capital city of Egypt?
Khartoum
Cairo
14
Who was South Africa's first black president?
Nelson Mandela
Sani Abacha
Omar Al-Bashir
Robert Mugabe
15
What is the capital city of Ethiopia
Addis Ababa
Nairobi
16
Name the emperor who who modernised Ethiopia
Selassie
Nyrere
17
The following oceans lie on the west and the east of the continent of Africa
Pacific and Atlantic
Atlantic and Indian
Indian and Pacific
18
Name the world's longest freshwater lake
Victoria
Tanganyika
19
Name the first president of Kenya
Nasser
Mandela
Kenyatta
Sadat
20
Which 2 bodies of water does the Suez Canal connect?
Red Sea and Black Sea
Red Sea and Gulf of Guinea
Mediterranean Sea and Strait of Gibraltar
Mediterranean Sean and Red Sea
21
What famous national park is found in Tanzania?
Serengeti Nationa Park
Kalahari
Kruger National Park
22
The area of northern Afica known for its fierce pirates ic called the Barbary Coast
True
False
23
Which 2 nations were independent and never under European colonial rule
Egypt and Libia
Ethiopia and Liberia
Liberia and Sudan
Eygpt and Syria
24
The highest peak in Africa is called Kilimanjaro
True
False
25
The Artic and Antarctic regions fall into the frigid climate zones
False
True
26
A savanna is a plain covered with thick grass
False
True
27
What was built in Egypt to control the flooding of the Nile River and to provide power for the people's use
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Aswan High Dam
Suez Canal
28
What are the greatest needs in Africa?
Shelter and leadership
Work and leadership
Gospel, education and stable governments
Gospel and leadership
29
What was the first Arab nation to make peace with Israel?
Mali
Ethiopia
Egypt
Sudan
30
Name the capital city of the Democratic Republic of Congo
Nairobi
Kinshasa
Cairo
31
What are the short descendants of the original inhabitants of the Congo (DRC) called?
Boers
Hottentots
Zulus
Pigmies
32
What is the capital city of Sudan?
Addis Ababa
Khartoum
33
Which 2 nations were independent and never under European colonial rule
Eygpt and Syria
Egypt and Libia
Ethiopia and Liberia
Liberia and Sudan
34
Name the dictator who took over the country of Congo and renamed it Zaire
Selassie
Mobutu
35
Africa has 2 deserts
True
False
36
An oasis is a desert area made fertile by the presence of water
True
False
37
What are the 2 largest lakes located in Eastern Africa?
Lake Victoria and Tanganyika
Lake Victoria and Lake Malawi
Tanganyika and Lake Malawi
38
What is the largest African country?
Sudan
Algeria
Egypt
Tanzania
