1. 7th Grade World Studies
AFRICA Review

2. Question #1 What desert covers most of northern Africa? Sahel Sahara
Savanna
Kalahari

3. Question #2
What is Africa’s transition zone between desert and rainforest?
Sahel
Sahara
Savanna
Kalahari

4. Question #3
What African landform has rolling grassland and scattered trees?
Sahel
Kalahari
Isthmus
Savanna

5. Question #4 Located in Africa, what is the longest lake in the world?
Lake Tanganyika
Lake Okeechobee
Lake Mead
Lake Victoria

6. Question #5 What desert is located in southern Africa? Kalahari Sahel
Sahara
Gobi

7. Question #6 Located in Africa, what is the world’s longest river?
Niger
Rhine
Congo
Nile

8. Question #7 What mountain range is located in northern Africa? Atlas
Himalayan
Andes
Pyrenees

9. Question #8 What is the largest lake in Africa? Lake Victoria
Lake Tanganyika
Lake Orange
Lake Mead

10. Question #9
What African river near the equator is located in the tropical rainforest?
Nile
Niger
Congo
Mekong

11. Question #10 Which river is the principal river in western Africa?
Nile
Niger
Congo
Mekong

12. Question #11 What is the result of deforestation?
Rain washes soil away
Nutrients in soil wash away
Sun continually bakes exposed soil
All of the above

13. Question #12 What is desertification? Spread of desert area
Decrease in desert area
African farming practice
Way of getting used to desert heat

14. Question #13 What is the cause of desertification?
Slash and burn agriculture
Too much sunlight
Toxins in irrigation water
Growing wrong types of crops

15. Question #14 Most of Africa’s population: Lives in mud huts
Lives near a river, lake, or coastline
Spends their summers elsewhere
Lives in crowded cities

16. Question #15 The two main religious groups in Africa are:
Catholic and Methodist
Hindu and Buddhist
Muslim and Hindu
Muslim and Christian

17. Question #16 An example of an ethnic group is: Arab Ashanti Muslim
Both A and B

18. Question #17 Most African languages can be traced to:
Bantu ethnic group
Muslim ethnic group
Swahili ethnic group
Kente ethnic group

19. Question #18 A high literacy rate generally leads to: High crime rate
High standard of living
High agricultural production
Both A and B

20. Question #19 The literacy rate in Africa is: High Low
Higher for men than women
Both B and C

21. Question #20 This type of government is a loose alliance.
Confederation
Federal
Unitary
Parliamentary

22. Question #21 The leader holds power in this government. Democracy
Republic
Oligarchy
Autocracy

23. Question #22 Control rests with a small group in this government.
Oligarchy
Autocracy
Democracy
Republic

24. Question #23 The legislature holds the power in this system.
Parliamentary
Federal
Presidential
Both A and C

25. Question #24 Kenya’s government is a: Monarchy Republic Dictatorship
Autocracy

26. Question #25 Which country has a dictator? Sudan South Africa Kenya
Egypt

27. Question #26 An example of entrepreneurship is: Working at a factory
Teaching at a school
Starting a computer repair business
Both A and B

28. Question #27 Who gets better access to school in Africa? Girls Boys
Children under the age of 10
There are no schools in Africa

29. Question #28 What has led to famine in Africa? Repeated drought
AIDS deaths have reduced workforce
Infertile soil and erosion
All of the above

30. Question #29 This economic system is based on supply and demand.
Market
Command
Traditional
Communist

31. Question #30 What country has the strongest economy in Africa? Nigeria
Botswana
South Africa
Namibia

32. Question #31 This trade barrier is a tax placed on imported goods.
Tariff
Quota
Embargo
Boycott

33. Question #32 An example of a capital investment is: Buying a hamburger
Building a factory
Cutting down trees
Hiring a store manager

34. Question #33 The European division of Africa caused: Tribal conflicts
Civil war
Desire for independence
All of the above

35. Question #34 A strong belief in one’s country is: Democracy
Nationalism
Protectionism
Isolationism

36. Question #35 In 1963, Kenya achieved independence from: Great Britain
France
Spain
Denmark

37. Question #36 More than 250 ethnic groups make up this country. Kenya
Nigeria
South Africa
Rwanda

38. Question #37 Apartheid separated blacks and whites in: Kenya Nigeria
South Africa
Sudan

39. Question #38 Who was arrested and imprisoned for resisting apartheid?
Nelson Mandela
F.W. de Klerk
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Winnie Mandela

40. Question #39 The goal of the Pan-African movement was to:
Abolish the slave trade in Africa
Elect democratic leaders in Africa
Unite Africans to solve Africa’s problems
Create more jobs in Africa

41. Question #40
This country has lots of oil, but its people are very poor.
Kenya
South Africa
Mali
Nigeria

42. Answers
1. B
2. A
3. D
4. A
5. A
6. D
7. A
8. A
9. C
10. B
11. D 12. A 13. A 14. B 15. D 16. D 17. A 18. B 19. D 20. A

43. Answers continued
21. D 22. A 23. A 24. B 25. A 26. C 27. B 28. D 29. A 30. C
31. A 32. B 33. D 34. B 35. A 36. B 37. C 38. A 39. C 40. D