TRUE/FALSE
Animism is the belief that all things have a spirit and that these spirits exercise great control over the world.
TRUE
Malaria
Which country is the only landlocked Central African Country?
A. Democratic Republic of the Congo
B. Benin
C. Republic of the Congo
D. Central African Republic
D. Central African Republic
This is the sediment that accumulates at a delta
A. ergs
B. regs
C. Erosion
D. Alluvial Deposits
D. Alluvial Deposits
What is the shortest route between Europe and the Indian and Pacific Oceans?
A Savanna is a grassy plain found in temperate regions
FALSE
What is the term for the illegal killing of animals?
Poaching
Which African country has one of the worst human rights records?
A. Benin
B. Equatorial Guinea
C. Sao Tome and Principe
D. Central African Republic
B. Equatorial Guinea
North Africans have a major problem stopping swarms of these insects
A. Bees
B. Ants
C. Locusts
D. Flies
C. Locusts
What is the farming of fish called?
Lake Chad has shrunk to one-twentieth of its former size
TRUE
A culture where fathers and elders have the final say is
patriarchal
Rather than scriptures, traditional religions depend on
A. Philosophy
B. Miracles
C. Tradition
D. Tribal authority
C. Tradition
The process where the grasses and trees of an area die out and are replaced by dry wilderness is called
A. The dry season
B. Desalinization
C. Enroachment
D. Desertification
D. Desertification
The two main regions of Africa are sub-Saharan Africa and Western Africa
True or False
False
The sedimentary basin of the Congo River, the Congo Basin, is home to one of the world's largest deserts.
FALSE
What is the name of the transitional region between the Sahara and the jungles of Central Africa?
The Sahel
Flat desert areas covered with pebbles are
A. Ergs
B. Regs
C. Hammadas
D. Dunes
B. Regs
What is the dominant religion of North Africa?
Islam
What word identifies two or more combined clans?
Tribe
The Congo River serves as a national boundary and is navigable for one thousand miles.
TRUE
This is referred to the lifeblood of Egypt
The Nile River
These two countries in North Africa have the best economies.
A. Morocco and Tunisia
B. Libya and Algeria
C. Chad and Niger
D. Mali and Egypt
A. Morocco and Tunisia
What is the name of the world's largest desert?
This large country in Central Africa experiences three climates
A. Cameroon
B. Democratic Republic of the Congo
C. Gambia
D. Nigeria
B. Democratic Republic of the Congo