True or False
Geography
Kenya, Nigeria, or
South Africa
South Africa
Political Stuff
Name That Region!
100
Africa is 43 times larger than Texas.
True
100
What is the tallest peak in all of Africa?
Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania
100
It's economic system tries to reverse the injustices of apartheid.
South Africa
100
System where citizens participate in making decisions, and the people exercise sovereignty directly or through elected representatives.
Democratic Governments
100
West Africa
#2
200
The Equator, Prime Meridian, and Tropics of Capricorn and Cancer all pass over Africa.
TRUE
200
This mountain range stretches across most of northern Africa, specifically Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia.
Atlas Mountains
200
Its is the largest oil and gas producer in Africa.
Nigeria
200
This country has a parliamentary democracy where parliament elects the president, not the people.
South Africa
200
Central Africa
#4
300
The Congo River is the longest river in Africa.
False!
The Nile River is the longest!
300
This landform stretches from the desert to Mozambique and was formed by shifting tectonic plates.
The Great Rift Valley
300
East African country with a mixed economy.
Kenya
300
In this system, one ruler or a small group backed by the military make the decisions.
Autocratic Government
300
South Africa
#5 DUH!
400
Ethiopia made Christianity its official religion in the 4th Century AD (CE).
TRUE!
400
Explain why the Nile River is vital to so many people in Africa.
Give at least 2 reasons.
1. Provides clean drinking water.
2. Makes it possible to grow crops.
3. Travel & transportation
4. Water for livestock
400
West African country with a growing entertainment industry.
Nigeria
400
Nigeria uses this system of voting to elect the president.
First Past the Post
The candidate with the most votes wins. Period!
400
Kenya
#3 East Africa
500
A gap in the adult literacy rate is an advantage in trade.
FALSE!!!
The adult literacy gap is a big disadvantage!
500
Why do most African people live along rivers and the coast. Give me at least 2 reasons.
1. Water source
2. Good soil
3. Cities with job opportunities
500
Leaders are often decided by a run-off election.
Kenya
500
What is the largest ethno-linguistic group in Africa?
Niger-Congo
500
The Atlas Mountains (Morocco, Tunisia & Algeria)
#1 North Africa