Africa - Multiple Choice Test

Most African countries became independent
1. after World War II
2. in the 19th century
3. in the 1990s
4. during World War I
The Sahara desert is made up of
1. sandy plains and isolated mountains
2. deep river valleys and high mountains
3. rocky highlands
4. lowlands with rivers flowing through them
The Great Rift Valley was created
1. when Africa broke apart
2. when volcanoes were active
3. when the Mediterranean Sea emerged
4. during the Ice Ages in Europe
The Sahel zone
1. often does not get enough rainfall
2. has two rainy seasons
3. gets too much rain most of the year
4. has the highest temperatures on the African continent
The Namib desert lies
1. on the southwestern Atlantic coast
2. in the northeastern part of Africa
3. between the Sahel zone and tropical Africa
4. on the eastern coast
South Africa's old plateaus are called
1. velds
2. plains
3. escarpments
4. dunes
The population of Africa is growing very fast because of
1. high birth rates
2. high death rates
3. a growing number of old people
4. densely populated areas
The most populous country in Africa is
1. Nigeria
2. Egypt
3. South Africa
4. Zimbabwe
South Africa was explored and settled by
1. the British and Dutch
2. the Dutch and Germans
3. the British and French
4. the British and Germans
Most industries in Africa were set up
1. after Europeans left the continent
2. during the Industrial Revolution
3. when all the raw materials were used up
4. during World War II
Rebel groups in western Africa financed civil wars by selling
1. diamonds
2. phosphate
3. gold
4. oil
The Berbers are people who
1. had been living in northern Africa
2. came to South Africa from the north
3. came to the Sahara region in the Middle Ages
4. are natives of Central Africa
Christianity is the dominant religion
1. south of the Sahara desert
2. in the northern part of Africa
3. in Egypt
4. in the Atlas countries
Most of Africa's population works in
1. agriculture
2. mining
3. industry
4. tourism
The terms of trade
1. is the balance between the value of imports and the value of exports
2. is the money that countries get for their raw materials
3. is the money that countries can receive from the World Bank
4. is the value of all the products a country produces
Nubia was a powerful empire
1. in today's Sudan
2. in southern Africa
3. in the Congo Rover basin
4. on the Atlantic coast
The Nile River
1. begins in the mountains of eastern Africa
2. flows into the Indian Ocean near the equator
3. flows through the Atlas mountains
4. only flows through deserts
The highest temperatures in Africa are measured
1. in the Sahara desert
2. on the Mediterranean coast
3. between the Namib and Kalahari desert
4. near the equator
Droughts are most common
1. in the Sahel zone
2. in the Nile River Valley
3. in the western Congo basin
4. in the grasslands of South Africa
The Yoruba live in
1. Nigeria
2. Egypt
3. South Africa
4. Angola

Africa - Multiple Choice Test

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