Wild Card 1
What nickname do geographers give to Africa?
The Plateau Continent
What countries are included in East Africa?
a) Chad, Congo, and Cameroon
b) Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda
c) Egypt, Libya, and Sudan
d) Angola, Mozambique, and Zimbabwe
b) Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda
Which of the following statements about the East African Rift is true?
a) It is a developing convergent tectonic plate boundary.
b) The African Plate is in the process of splitting into two tectonic plates.
c) The rift is located in West Africa.
d) The rift valleys are the result of volcanic activity.
b) The African Plate is in the process of splitting into two tectonic plates.
What location in Southern Africa was established by the Shona around 1000?
Great Zimbabwe
Complete the quote with the correct words: It is time to cut down the ___.
tall trees
What is the main type of terrain in the Sahara?
a) Hamada
b) Ergs
c) Savannah
d) Rainforest
a) Hamada
What was the Great Pyramid's original height, and what was it made of?
a) 481 feet, limestone from Mesopotamia
b) 481 feet, local limestone from the Giza Plateau
c) 454.4 feet, limestone from Mesopotamia
d) 454.4 feet, local limestone from the Giza Plate
b) 481 feet, local limestone from the Giza Plateau
Which mountain is the highest in Africa and the highest volcano in the Eastern Hemisphere?
Mount Kilimanjaro
What organization that worked to end the policy of apartheid had Nelson Mandela as a leader?
African National Congress
Which climate zone is found on the west coast of Namibia (Skeleton Coast)?
Desert
What is an ancient riverbed that occasionally provides standing pools of water after heavy rains?
Omuramba
What event, held in 1884-85, divided Africa among European countries?
Berlin Conference
Which man-made lake is located entirely within the country of Ghana?
Lake Volta
What name is given to marketplaces in North Africa?
Souks
Which of the African Great Lakes is the oldest?
Tanganyika
Which two African nations remained free of European control by 1914?
Liberia and Ethiopia
What is another name for East Africa?
The Cradle of Humanity
What is the largest river flowing into the Indian Ocean in Africa?
Zambezi
Mobutu Sese Seko was the long-term president of which country?
Democratic Republic of the Congo
What event, which began around 2000 BCE, created cultural diversity in Africa as well as a link between languages in distant parts of the continent?
The Bantu Migrations
Which three countries overthrew their dictators during the Arab Spring?
Egypt, Libya, Tunisia
What does a man's wealth among the Maasai depend on?
Cattle and children
What percentage of Earth’s unfrozen surface freshwater is found in the African Great Lakes?
25%
What were the three West African kingdoms that benefited control of gold fields and trade routes?
Ghana, Mali, Songhai
Lake ___ is the source of the White Nile and Lake ___ is the source of the Blue Nile.
Victoria; Tana