1. AFRICA GEOGRAPHY REVIEW

2. Where do most people in Egypt live? Along the Nile River

3. What country is this? SOUTH AFRICA

4. In the Sahel, overgrazing and drought have resulted in a decrease in the grassland region. What is this process called? DESERTIFICATION

5. What country is this? DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO

6. What country in Africa is losing its rainforest the fastest today due to its huge population? Nigeria

7. Explain why the population of the Sahara is low. LIMITED ACCESS TO WATER

8. What country is this? SUDAN

9. Swahili is a mixture of which two languages? Arabic and Bantu

10. Which concept relates to religion rather than ethnicity? a. Kimba is Ashanti. b. Mustafa follows the Quran. c. Kemal is a nomadic herder. d. Jambo speaks Swahili. B

12. What country is this? EGYPT

13. Name the ethnic group, who mostly live in North Africa and the Middle East. ARABS

14. Where is a majority of wildlife in Africa found? The Savanna

15. What lake is this? LAKE VICTORIA

16. Name the vast, dry area that stretches across North Africa. SAHARA DESERT

17. What River is this? CONGO RIVER

18. Name the region of short grasses bordering the Sahara where desertification is a problem. The Sahel

19. What was the largest country in Africa before the Southern area won independence in 2011? Sudan

20. What River is this? NILE RIVER

21. Which statement BEST describes the result of fertile soil along the Niger River? A. East Africa is the population center of Africa. B. South Africa is the population center of Africa. C. North Africa is the population center of Africa. D. West Africa is the population center of Africa. D

22. What does the word “Swahili” mean? One who lives on the coast

23. What country is this? SOUTH AFRICA

24. Some regions in Africa battle with widespread famine. What is famine? EXTREME SHORTAGE OF FOOD

25. What country is this? KENYA

26. People in Egypt use chemical fertilizers to help them grow crops. What is a negative effect of these fertilizers for the soil? Salt buildup

27. What River is this? NIGER RIVER

28. The ______________ is the longest and most important river in West Africa. NIGER

29. What lake is this? LAKE TANGANYIKA

30. What is the biggest threat to the savanna? The increasing number of people in the region

31. The development of the Swahili language was a direct result of A. The mixing of the Bantu and Arabic cultures B. The mixing of the Bantu and Swahili cultures C. The mixing of the Ashanti and Arabic cultures D. The mixing of the Bantu and Ashanti cultures A

32. What is significant about the Nile River? LONGEST RIVER IN THE WORLD/FLOWS NORTH

33. WHAT COUNTRY IS THIS? NIGERIA

34. What is the largest desert in the world? Sahara Desert

35. Where does a majority of African wildlife live in Africa? The Savanna

36. What desert is this? THE KALAHARI DESERT

37. Which geographical area can be found along most of Africa’s equator? Tropical Rainforest

38. What River is this? CONGO RIVER

39. What is a long steep slope or cliff at the edge of a plateau that is usually formed by erosion? ESCARPMENT

40. What lake is this? LAKE TANGANYIKA

41. What desert in Africa is about the same size as the United States? The Sahara

42. What landform separates Morocco from the Sahara desert? Atlas Mountains

43. What Region is this? THE SAHARA DESERT

44. What is a small place where trees are able to grow and where people can live with grazing animals and a few crops? Oasis

45. What mountains are these? ATLAS MOUNTAINS

46. What ethnic group believes that the safety of their nation depends on the Golden Stool? Ashanti

47. What Region is this? THE SAHEL

48. The Sahara divides Africa into two regions. What are these two regions? Northern Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa

49. What River is this? NIGER RIVER

50. What items were traded across the Sahara by caravan? Salt and Gold

51. What language to Arabs speak? Arabic

52. Which body of water does the Nile River flow into? The Mediterranean Sea

53. What is the spread of deserts called? Desertification

54. In the Sahel, what is leading to desertification? Overgrazing by animals

55. Where are Arabs mainly found? Northern Africa and the Middle East

56. What ethnic group is found in Central and Southern Africa? Bantu

57. What country is this? SUDAN

58. Which ethnic group is located here? SWAHILI

59. What is a drought? A lack of rainfall for an extended period of time

60. What is silt? Rich soil carried into an area by rivers/flooding

61. What is the deepest lake in Africa? Lake Tanganyika

62. Due to poor farmland in the Sahel, where are most people choosing to move? Into cities

63. What ethnic group is found in East Africa, especially Kenya? Swahili

64. Why is the rainforest shrinking? Deforestation

66. What is the largest lake in Africa? Lake Victoria

67. What group of people first started clearing large areas of the rainforest? Europeans

68. What is a major problem with the Nile River today? Pollution

69. What two things does deforestation lead to? Desertification and Soil Erosion

70. What desert is found in Southern Africa? Kalahari Desert

71. What is the world’s longest river? Nile River

72. Where are the Ashanti people found? West Africa

73. In what country did the Bantus come from? Nigeria

74. What religion was brought to Africa from the Middle East? Islam

75. What country is this? DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO

76. Explain why the population of the Sahara is low. LIMITED ACCESS TO WATER

77. Which concept relates to religion rather than ethnicity? a. Kimba is Ashanti. b. Mustafa follows the Quran. c. Kemal is a nomadic herder. d. Jambo speaks Swahili. B

78. What country is this? EGYPT

79. Name the mixed ethnic group, who mostly live in North Africa and the Middle East. ARABS

80. What lake is this? LAKE VICTORIA

81. Name the vast, dry area that stretches across North Africa. SAHARA DESERT

82. Name the region of short grasses bordering the Sahara where desertification is a problem. The Sahel

83. Which statement BEST describes the result of fertile soil along the Niger River? A. East Africa is the population center of Africa. B. South Africa is the population center of Africa. C. North Africa is the population center of Africa. D. West Africa is the population center of Africa. D

84. What River is this? NILE RIVER

85. Some regions in Africa battle with widespread famine. What is famine? EXTREME SHORTAGE OF FOOD

86. What country is this? KENYA

87. Name the 3 regions that were involved in the Triangle Slave Trade. Europe, Africa, Americas

88. What mountains are these? ATLAS MOUNTAINS

89. The ______________ is the longest and most important river in West Africa. NIGER

90. The development of the Swahili language was a direct result of A. The mixing of traditional African and Arabic cultures B. The mixing of the Bantu and Swahili cultures C. The mixing of the Ashanti and Arabic cultures D. The mixing of the Bantu and Ashanti cultures A