1. AFRICA GEOGRAPHY
UNIT 1 REVIEW

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

3. SOUTH AFRICA
What country is this?

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

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

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. SUDAN
What country is this?

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

10. B 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

11. EGYPT
What country is this?

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

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

14. What lake is this?
LAKE VICTORIA

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

16. What River is this?
CONGO RIVER

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

18. What is the largest country in Africa?
Algeria

19. What River is this?
NILE RIVER

20. 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

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

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

23. KENYA
What country is this?

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

25. What River is this?
NIGER RIVER

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

27. What lake is this?
LAKE TANGANYIKA

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

29. A 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

30. What is significant about the Nile River?
Longest river in the world/flows north

31. WHAT COUNTRY IS THIS?
NIGERIA

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

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

34. THE KALAHARI DESERT
What desert is this?

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

36. What River is this?
CONGO RIVER

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

38. What lake is this?
LAKE TANGANYIKA

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

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

41. THE SAHARA DESERT
What Region is this?

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

43. What mountains are these?
ATLAS MOUNTAINS

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

45. THE SAHEL
What Region is this?

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

47. What River is this?
NIGER RIVER

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

49. What language to Arabs speak?
Arabic

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

51. What is the spread of deserts called?
Desertification

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

60. Why is the rainforest shrinking?
Deforestation

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

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

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

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

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

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

67. In what country are the Ashanti people found?
Ghana

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

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

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

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

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

73. What lake is this?
LAKE VICTORIA

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

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

76. 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

77. What River is this?
NILE RIVER

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

79. KENYA
What country is this?

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

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

82. A 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

83. SOUTH AFRICA
What country is this?