Question 1

Which number marks the Nile River? 
A.)  1     B) 5      C.)  6       D.)  7

Accepted Answer

D. 7

Question 2

Which number marks the Atlas Mountains?
A.)  1     B) 3     C.)  8      D.)  10

Accepted Answer

D.)  10

Question 3

What is marked by the "8"?
A.)  Congo River    B.)   Lake Victoria C.)   Kalahari Desert D.)   Lake Tanganyika

Accepted Answer

D.)   Lake Tanganyika

Question 4

What region is marked by the "3"?
A.)  Sahel       B.) Savanna       C.)  Sahara Desert       D.) Tropical Rainforest

Accepted Answer

B.) Savanna

Question 5

Which number marks tropical rainforest?
A.)  3     B) 4     C.)  6       D.)  11

Accepted Answer

B) 4

Question 6

Which is marked by the "5"?
A.)  Nile River    B.)  Niger River      C.)   Congo River    D.). Zambezi River

Accepted Answer

C.)   Congo River

Question 7

Which is separated from the coast by the Atlas Mountains?
A.)   The Sahel     B.)  The Sahara Desert     C. The Kalahari Desert     D.) The equatorial rainforest

Accepted Answer

B.)  The Sahara

Question 8

Which best describes the Sahara Desert?
A.) Perfectly flat and sandy                 
B.) The largest desert in the world

Accepted Answer

B.) The largest desert in the world

Question 9

Where is the African Sahel located?

Accepted Answer

Just south of the Sahara

Question 10

What is causing the Sahel to expand in recent years?

Accepted Answer

Over-grazing and cutting down trees for fuel

Question 11

Which describes most of the savanna region?
A.) Desert    B.)  Grasslands        C.)  Coastal plains      D.) high mountain ranges

Accepted Answer

B.)  Grasslands

Question 12

Where is the largest area of African savanna?

Accepted Answer

in the center of the continent along the equator

Question 13

Which is, the biggest threat to the African rainforests today?

Accepted Answer

Overpopulation

Question 14

Where is the Kalahari Desert located?

Accepted Answer

in Southern Africa

Question 15

Which is the longest river in Africa?

Accepted Answer

Nile River

Question 16

Congo River is to Atlantic Ocean as Nile River is to

Accepted Answer

Mediterranean Sea

Question 17

Which is the largest lake in Africa?

Accepted Answer

Lake Victoria

Question 18

Which river system flows through the largest rainforest in Africa?

Accepted Answer

The Congo River

Question 19

Which is true of both the Niger River and Congo River?
A. They begin near the Red Sea
B. They begin near Lake Tanganyika
C. They flow into the Atlantic Ocean

Accepted Answer

C. They flow into the Atlantic Ocean

Question 20

What is important about the Niger River delta?

Accepted Answer

The delta is poor farming land.

Question 21

Which is marked by the "4"?
A. Zaire 	   B. Libya        C. Nigeria           D. Democratic Republic of the Congo

Accepted Answer

C. Nigeria

Question 22

Which number marks South Africa?
A. 3           B. 5         C.6               D. 9

Accepted Answer

B. 5

Question 23

Which number marks Sudan?
A. 2            B. 6                C. 7                   D. 8

Accepted Answer

B. 6

Question 24

Where is Egypt located?

Accepted Answer

in north Africa along the Mediterranean coast

Question 25

Where is Kenya located in Africa?

Accepted Answer

Along the east coast by the Indian Ocean

Question 26

Which number marks the Democratic Republic of the Congo?
A. 1             B.  4              
C. 6                 D.  7

Accepted Answer

A. 1

Question 27

Which number marks Egypt?
A.2 	     B. 3                 C. 5                D.  6

Accepted Answer

A.2

Question 28

Which is marked by the "3"?
A. Sudan     B. Kenya          C. Nigeria         D. South Africa

Accepted Answer

B. Kenya

Question 29

Which body of water flows north from Khartoum?
A Red Sea       B. Blue Nile       C. Nile River           D. White Nile

Accepted Answer

C. Nile River

Question 30

Which is located at 12° N latitude and 23° E longitude?
A. Chad 	B. Darfur 	C. Al Fashir 	D. Khartoum

Accepted Answer

B. Darfur

Question 31

About how far (in kilometers) is it from Khartoum to Port Sudan?
A 300 		B. 450 		C. 650 		D.900

Accepted Answer

B. 450

Question 32

What has prevented the Republic of the Congo from developing its rich mineral resources?

Accepted Answer

Political unrest

Question 33

Where do most of Egypt's people live?

Accepted Answer

the Nile River Valley

Question 34

Which makes up a large portion of Nigeria's potential wealth?

Accepted Answer

Oil reserves

Question 35

Why do Nigerians see little from their country's oil wealth?

Accepted Answer

Political corruption

Question 36

Which describes the Republic of Sudan?

Accepted Answer

The largest country in Africa

Question 37

Why have the people of Sudan suffered terribly in recent years?

Accepted Answer

political and ethnic conflicts

Question 38

What is one of the major problems facing those who depend on the Nile River for their water?

Accepted Answer

The water is contaminated with human and industrial waste.

Question 39

How did the Aswan High Dam change Egyptian farming?

Accepted Answer

The Dam has allowed year-round irrigation.

Question 40

What is silt?

Accepted Answer

rich topsoil carried from one location to another by flood waters

Question 41

Continued use of chemical fertilizer causes what to build up in soil?

Accepted Answer

salt

Question 42

Which part of Africa has access to the Niger River?

Accepted Answer

Sahel

Question 43

Which BEST describes a major use of the Niger River?
A little used because it is too shallow 		B. source of much hydroelectric power  C. Used for transportation and agriculture

Accepted Answer

C. Used for transportation and agriculture

Question 44

Which BEST describes a major use of the Congo River?
A. Irrigation of farmland 		   B. supplying water to Egypt

Accepted Answer

Irrigation of farmland

Question 45

Which is a result of desertification for the people living in the Sahel region?
A. Increased tourism    				B. more jobs in manufacturing   C. Increased starvation and poverty

Accepted Answer

C. Increased starvation and poverty

Question 46

Which has been a major cause of desertification?A. Years of uncontrolled flooding 				B. Overuse of the land by the people

Accepted Answer

B. Overuse of the land by the people

Question	Answer
Which number marks the Nile River? A.) 1 B) 5 C.) 6 D.) 7	D. 7
Which number marks the Atlas Mountains? A.) 1 B) 3 C.) 8 D.) 10	D.) 10
What is marked by the "8"? A.) Congo River B.) Lake Victoria C.) Kalahari Desert D.) Lake Tanganyika	D.) Lake Tanganyika
What region is marked by the "3"? A.) Sahel B.) Savanna C.) Sahara Desert D.) Tropical Rainforest	B.) Savanna
Which number marks tropical rainforest? A.) 3 B) 4 C.) 6 D.) 11	B) 4
Which is marked by the "5"? A.) Nile River B.) Niger River C.) Congo River D.). Zambezi River	C.) Congo River
Which is separated from the coast by the Atlas Mountains? A.) The Sahel B.) The Sahara Desert C. The Kalahari Desert D.) The equatorial rainforest	B.) The Sahara
Which best describes the Sahara Desert? A.) Perfectly flat and sandy B.) The largest desert in the world	B.) The largest desert in the world
Where is the African Sahel located?	Just south of the Sahara
What is causing the Sahel to expand in recent years?	Over-grazing and cutting down trees for fuel
Which describes most of the savanna region? A.) Desert B.) Grasslands C.) Coastal plains D.) high mountain ranges	B.) Grasslands
Where is the largest area of African savanna?	in the center of the continent along the equator
Which is, the biggest threat to the African rainforests today?	Overpopulation
Where is the Kalahari Desert located?	in Southern Africa
Which is the longest river in Africa?	Nile River
Congo River is to Atlantic Ocean as Nile River is to	Mediterranean Sea
Which is the largest lake in Africa?	Lake Victoria
Which river system flows through the largest rainforest in Africa?	The Congo River
Which is true of both the Niger River and Congo River? A. They begin near the Red Sea B. They begin near Lake Tanganyika C. They flow into the Atlantic Ocean	C. They flow into the Atlantic Ocean
What is important about the Niger River delta?	The delta is poor farming land.
Which is marked by the "4"? A. Zaire B. Libya C. Nigeria D. Democratic Republic of the Congo	C. Nigeria
Which number marks South Africa? A. 3 B. 5 C.6 D. 9	B. 5
Which number marks Sudan? A. 2 B. 6 C. 7 D. 8	B. 6
Where is Egypt located?	in north Africa along the Mediterranean coast
Where is Kenya located in Africa?	Along the east coast by the Indian Ocean
Which number marks the Democratic Republic of the Congo? A. 1 B. 4 C. 6 D. 7	A. 1
Which number marks Egypt? A.2 B. 3 C. 5 D. 6	A.2
Which is marked by the "3"? A. Sudan B. Kenya C. Nigeria D. South Africa	B. Kenya
Which body of water flows north from Khartoum? A Red Sea B. Blue Nile C. Nile River D. White Nile	C. Nile River
Which is located at 12° N latitude and 23° E longitude? A. Chad B. Darfur C. Al Fashir D. Khartoum	B. Darfur
About how far (in kilometers) is it from Khartoum to Port Sudan? A 300 B. 450 C. 650 D.900	B. 450
What has prevented the Republic of the Congo from developing its rich mineral resources?	Political unrest
Where do most of Egypt's people live?	the Nile River Valley
Which makes up a large portion of Nigeria's potential wealth?	Oil reserves
Why do Nigerians see little from their country's oil wealth?	Political corruption
Which describes the Republic of Sudan?	The largest country in Africa
Why have the people of Sudan suffered terribly in recent years?	political and ethnic conflicts
What is one of the major problems facing those who depend on the Nile River for their water?	The water is contaminated with human and industrial waste.
How did the Aswan High Dam change Egyptian farming?	The Dam has allowed year-round irrigation.
What is silt?	rich topsoil carried from one location to another by flood waters
Continued use of chemical fertilizer causes what to build up in soil?	salt
Which part of Africa has access to the Niger River?	Sahel
Which BEST describes a major use of the Niger River? A little used because it is too shallow B. source of much hydroelectric power C. Used for transportation and agriculture	C. Used for transportation and agriculture
Which BEST describes a major use of the Congo River? A. Irrigation of farmland B. supplying water to Egypt	Irrigation of farmland
Which is a result of desertification for the people living in the Sahel region? A. Increased tourism B. more jobs in manufacturing C. Increased starvation and poverty	C. Increased starvation and poverty
Which has been a major cause of desertification?A. Years of uncontrolled flooding B. Overuse of the land by the people	B. Overuse of the land by the people

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