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Basic questions about Africa (6th grade social studies) #africa #geography
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1
What is the largest lake in Africa?
Lake Victoria
Lake Champlain
Lake Kenya
Lake Superior
2
What is threatening the rain forest in Africa?
acid rain
pollution
deforestation
none of these answers are correct
3
Africa is the ________ largest continent.
3rd
4th
5th
2nd
4
___________ contain short, woody shrubs and have mild, wet winters and hot, dry summers.
Savannahs
Rain Forests
Chaparrals
Deserts
5
Climate Zones with the same average temperature and precipitation are ______________.
landforms
biomes
plateaus
layers of the Earth
6
What desert in Africa is the world's largest desert?
Namib
Kalahari
Mojave
Sahara
7
True or False: Africa produces quite a bit of oil.
True
False
8
What is the highest mountain in Africa?
Mt. Kilimanjaro
Mt. St. Helens
Mt. Olympus
Mt. Ranier
9
What is the longest river in Africa?
Kenya
Mississippi
Congo
Nile
10
Between the Sahara and the savanna is an area called the ___________, which is hot and dry.
Plains
Rift
Sahel
Escarpment
11
In which African country would you find the pyramids and Sphinx?
Egypt
Kenya
South Africa
Uganda
12
This area is often referred to as
The tip
The buldge
The horn
13
In the ___________ many parts receive over 100 inches of rain a year.
Chaparral
Rain Forest
Savannah
Desert
14
Wide open grasslands where many of the animals associated with Africa live are _____________.
Savannahs
Rain Forests
Deserts
Chaparrals
15
Which of these is NOT a biome in Africa?
Tundra
Savannah
Rain Forest
Desert
16
Large island off the east coast of Africa.
Madagascar
Seychelle
Comoros
None of these answers are right.
17
___________ receive less than 10 inches of rain a year.
Rain Forest
Desert
Savannah
Chaparral
18
What is SUBSISTENCE farming?
raising crops to support ones own family.
growing crops native to your area.
growing crops to trade
growing crops to sell
19
Which 2 seas border Africa?
Mediterranean and Caspian
Red and Caspian
North and Mediterranean
Mediterranean and Red
20
Which of the following is an example of how CLIMATE affects health of people/livestock?
having to travel a long way to the doctor
lack of adequate medicine
moisture in the rain forest breeds disease-carrying insects
21
How many countries does Africa have?
64
50
54
45
22
A ___________ is an area of fairly level high ground relative to the surrounding area.
Tundra
Savannah
Plateau
Mesa
23
Africa is the ____ largest continent.
Fourth
Sixth
Third
Second
24
Africa is ____________ of Europe.
West
East
South
North
25
What borders Africa to the West?
Red Sea
Mediterranean Sea
Atlantic Ocean
Indian Ocean