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. Why is deforestation happening in the rain forest of Africa?
People are cutting the trees down for $$, farming, etc.

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 Traditional African languages

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?
Sudan

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. SOUTH AFRICA
What country is this?

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?
Pollutes the water

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 and animals eating the grasses

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

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

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 lake is this?
LAKE TANGANYIKA

38. THE SAHARA DESERT
What Region is this?

39. Where water is found at the surface in the desert…
Oasis

40. What mountains are these?
ATLAS MOUNTAINS

41. What ethnic group believes that the safety and power of their group depends on the Golden Stool?
Ashanti

42. THE SAHEL
What Region is this?

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

44. What River is this?
NIGER RIVER

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

46. What is the spread of deserts called?
Desertification

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

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

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

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

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

52. What is the second largest lake in Africa?
Lake Tanganyika

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

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

55. Why is the rainforest shrinking?
Deforestation

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

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

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

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

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

61. In what region of Africa are the Ashanti people found?
Ghana

62. Where will you find the Bantu people?
Central & Southern Africa

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

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

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

66. SUDAN
What country is this?

67. 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

68. EGYPT
What country is this?

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

70. What lake is this?
LAKE VICTORIA

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

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

73. 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

74. What River is this?
NILE RIVER

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

76. KENYA
What country is this?

77. What mountains are these?
ATLAS MOUNTAINS

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

79. Iraq
What is the name of this country?

80. What is the name of this country?
Turkey

81. Straight of Hormuz
What is the name of this body of water?

82. Iran
What is the name of this country?

83. Jordan River
What is the name of this river?

84. Believe that you do not have to be related to Muhammad to be a leader in the Islam religion.
Sunni Muslim

85. Red Sea
What is the name of this body of water?

86. The believe in more than one god is known as?
Polythestic

87. Arabian Sea
What is the name of this body of water?

88. Euphrates River
What is the name of this river?

89. 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 African and Swahili cultures
C. The mixing of the African and Arabic cultures
D. The mixing of the African and Ashanti cultures A

90. What is Zionism?
The Jewish movement for the Jews to start taking back their Holy Land in Palestine (Israel).

91. The Mediterranean Sea
What is the name of this body of water?

92. What is the most dominant ethnic group in the Middle East?
Arabs

93. Saudi Arabia
What is the name of this country?

94. Afghanistan
What is the name of this country?

95. Who was the “father” of Judaism?
Abraham

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