1. Africa Overview Test Review

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3. Most areas of the Sahara Desert obtain less than ____ inches of rain each year.

4. 5

5. Victoria Falls is located on this river.

6. Zambezi

7. The highest temperature in the world was _____ in the Sahara Desert.

8. 136 F

9. About ¾ of all Africans make a living by

10. farming

11. These two European countries controlled most of the colonies in Africa.

12. England & France

13. Africa is larger than every other continent except for

14. Asia

15. This lake found in the Great Rift Valley is the 3 rd largest lake in the world and also one of the sources of the Nile River

16. Lake Victoria

17. Slavery existed in Africa before Europeans arrived. True or False

18. Slavery existed in Africa before Europeans arrived. True or False

19. This ancient empire became wealthy because they controlled trade between northern and southern Africa.

20. Ghana

21. This is a fertile area in a desert where water comes to the surface

22. Oasis

23. This is another word for falls

24. Cataract

25. How many countries are found in Africa?

26. 54

27. Known as the Smoke that Thunders

28. Victoria Falls

29. The world’s largest desert

30. Sahara

31. A large area of sand dunes in a desert.

32. Erg

33. Water flows (the same direction / the opposite direction) on opposite sides of the Equator.

35. This area is home to Africa’s largest concentration of wildlife including lions, leopards, cheetahs, hyenas, jackals, giraffes, rhinos, and elephants

36. Serengeti Plain

37. These unusual birds are found in great numbers in the Great Rift Valley

38. Flamingoes

39. Formed along fracture lines, this feature in Kenya can be seen from space.

40. Great Rift Valley

41. The largest city in the Mali Empire was

42. Timbuktu

43. It is estimated that Africans speak between _______ and _______ languages.

44. 800 and 1,600

45. This mountain is found at the Cape of Good Hope in South Africa

46. Table Mountain

47. In the country of Zambia, life expectancy for males and females is only ______

48. 35 years

49. A silverback gorilla can weigh up to _____ pounds.

50. 400

51. The Bantu people were the first in Africa to

52. grow their own food instead of hunting and gathering

53. Beliefs, customs, laws, art, and ways of living that a group of people share

54. Culture

55. These are the main tributaries of the Nile River.

56. White Nile and Blue Nile

57. It is estimated that between ______ and ______ million Africans were forced into slavery and sent to North and South America.

58. 10 and 12

59. Mt. Kilimanjaro is located in this country

60. Tanzania

61. Most slaves were taken from this portion of Africa

62. The Southwest coast near the Gulf of Guinea

63. This country was formed by freed American slaves in 1847

64. Liberia

65. This crater located at the top of Mt. Kilimanjaro is 6 miles wide

66. Kibo

67. Control by one nation over a dependent area or people.

68. Colonialism

69. The word Sahara comes from the Arabic word for

70. Desert

71. A group traveling together on a long journey through desert or dangerous regions.

72. Caravan

73. This is Africa’s tallest mountain

74. Kilimanjaro

75. Africa’s most venomous snake

76. Horned Viper

77. Africa’s most dangerous animal

78. Hippopotamus

79. A scientist who studies fossils

80. Paleontologist

81. A person who travels to another country to do religious or social work.

82. Missionary

83. Study!