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Sullivan STUDY UP 4 QUIZ: AFRICA
Sullivan STUDY UP 4 QUIZ: AFRICA
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Map Skills of the African continent: countries, regions, and physical features.
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1
The Kalenjin Tribe of Kenya are some of the world's best distance runners because
They live at high altitudes which causes their lungs to work harder.
They are forced to train at a young age.
Their lungs are larger than most humans.
The hot air causes them to retain water to stay hydrated.
2
Identify the highlighted country, that is the wealthiest African country because of oil drilling there.
SENEGAL
NIGERIA
MOZAMBIQUE
TUNISIA
3
Identify the highlighted country.
LESOTHO
MALAWI
SOUTH AFRICA
SWAZILAND
4
________, the tallest mountain in Africa, can be found in ______.
ATLAS MOUNTAINS, UGANDA
MOUNT KILIMANJARO, TOGO
MOUNT KILIMANJARO, TANZANIA
MOUNT EVEREST, TANZANIA
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What is the Sahel?
The highest mountain in Africa
Mountain range in South Africa
Grassland being invaded by the Sarah Desert in West Africa
Elephant preserve in Kenya
6
List the 3 longest rivers in Africa from longest to shortest.
Nile, Congo, and Niger River
Nile, Niger, and Congo River
Niger, Congo, and Nile RIver
Nile, Amazon, and Congo River
7
As far as Africa, most Arabs live in countries of _________ region.
CENTRAL AFRICA
NORTH AFRICA
EAST AFRICA
SOUTH AFRICA
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The _____ Desert is the world's largest hot desert. It stretches across _____ Africa.
SAHARA, CENTRAL
SAHARA, NORTHERN
SAHEL, NORTHERN
SAHEL, CENTRAL
9
The _________ Ocean is to the east of Africa, while the _____ Ocean is to the west.
ATLANTIC, INDIAN
INDIAN, ARCTIC
ATLANTIC, SOUTHERN
INDIAN, ATLANTIC
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The orange country is ____; the blue country is ____.
BURKINA FASO, SENEGAL
SOMALIA, BURKINA FASO
SOMALIA, GUINEA BISSAU
11
What was the name for the passage across the Atlantic Ocean, carried the enslaved people of Africa to the new world?
Colonialism
Congo River Basin
Trans-Atlantic Passage (Trade Triangle)
Great Escarpment
12
These countries make up what is often referred to as
The Horn of Africa
The Honor of Africa
The Hills of Africa
The Height of Africa
13
______ and _____ are the two largest religions in Africa.
CHRISTIANITY AND HINDUISM
JUDAISM AND ISLAM
ISLAM AND BUDDHISM
CHRISTIANITY AND ISLAM
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BONUS: Ethiopia is the oldest Christian nation in the world.
False
True
15
Years of civil war resulted in the breakup of this large country into 2 separate nations known as:
SUDAN AND SOUTH SUDAN
SWAZILAND AND LESOTHO
SUDAN AND SWAZILAND
SUDAN AND SIERRA LEONE
16
During _______, European leaders raced to divided the African continent and its resources among themselves.
TRANS-ATLANTIC SLAVE TRADE
Colonialism
BERLIN BLOCKADE OF 1884
Imperialism
17
Identify the highlighted country where the Sahara Desert is located.
GAMBIA
BENIN
MALI
MAURITANIA
18
Identify the highlighted country, the main location for rainforests in Central Africa. Known as a river "basin."
Congo
Gabon
Democratic Republic of Congo
Malawi
19
Mansa Musa I, the richest man in recorded history, ruled the ________, which sat on vast gold mines.
EMPIRE OF GHANA
MALI EMPIRE
KINGDOM OF NUBIA
KINGDOM OF BENIN
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Apartheid refers to:
The system of racial segregation in South Africa
The system of religious segregation in Kenya
The system of gender segregation in Chad
The system of racial segregation in Angola