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Africa - World Geography

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  • Q1
    What is the capital of Algeria?
    Berlin
    Cairo
    Algiers
    Tripoli
    30s
  • Q2
    What is unusual about the Nile River?
    It runs north and south
    It runs through only one country
    It is very polluted.
    It runs east to west
    30s
  • Q3
    What is the largest lake in Africa?
    Lake Travis
    Lake Texoma
    Lake Victoria
    Lake Huron
    30s
  • Q4
    Name two specific landforms in the North Africa region
    Zambezi River and a mountain
    South Africa and Madagascar
    Kalahari Desert and Kenya
    Sahara Desert and Nile River
    30s
  • Q5
    What do 40% of the the workers in North Africa do for a living?
    work in mines
    drill for oil
    run restaurants
    farm
    30s
  • Q6
    What type of climate does the West African region have?
    cold
    tropical
    Zonal
    only hot
    30s
  • Q7
    What is the specific name of one landform?
    Rocky Mts.
    Colorado River
    Niger River
    Nile River
    30s
  • Q8
    The two main religions in West Africa are
    Christian only
    Hindu only
    Hindu and Christian
    Islam and Christian
    30s
  • Q9
    East Africa is the most depressed area in Africa. Mark true or false
    false
    true
    30s
  • Q10
    What is the most striking feature in East Africa
    Zambezi River
    Rift Valleys
    Lake Victoria
    Nile River
    30s
  • Q11
    What are rift valleys?
    Valleys made by weathering and Erosion processes.
    Plate Tectonics moving together
    Valleys surrounded by water.
    Valleys that have been formed from plate tectonics and plates moving apart.
    30s
  • Q12
    What is steppe climate?
    Climate in the very north of Africa.
    Dry climate usually between and desert and wetlands that includes flat grasslands.
    Climate only found in the Southern Hemisphere.
    Very wet climate near the equator.
    30s
  • Q13
    What do most people in East Africa do for a living?
    work in manufacturing industries
    farm and mine
    farm and herd
    unemployed
    30s
  • Q14
    What is the biggest problem East Africa is currently facing?
    too few people in the area
    too much rain causing flooding
    too many people for the economy
    droughts
    30s
  • Q15
    Name the hardest mineral in the world that is found in Africa.
    pyrite
    diamonds
    coal
    gold
    30s

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