North Africa & Equatorial Africa

TRUE/FALSE

100

Animism is the belief that all things have a spirit and that these spirits exercise great control over the world. 

TRUE 

200

A Savanna is a grassy plain found in temperate regions 

FALSE

300

Lake Chad has shrunk to one-twentieth of its former size

TRUE

400

The sedimentary basin of the Congo River, the Congo Basin, is home to one of the world's largest deserts. 

FALSE

500

The Congo River serves as a national boundary and is navigable for one thousand miles. 

TRUE

SHORT ANSWER

100

Which mosquito-borne disease is treated with quinine and is characterized by a severe headache, chills, and sweating of the skin. 

Malaria

200

What is the term for the illegal killing of animals? 

Poaching 

300

A culture where fathers and elders have the final say is 

patriarchal 

400

What is the name of the transitional region between the Sahara and the jungles of Central Africa?

The Sahel

500

This is referred to the lifeblood of Egypt 

The Nile River

MULTIPLE CHOICE

100

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

200

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 

300

Rather than scriptures, traditional religions depend on

A. Philosophy

B. Miracles

C. Tradition

D. Tribal authority 

C. Tradition

400

Flat desert areas covered with pebbles are 

A. Ergs 

B. Regs

C. Hammadas 

D. Dunes 

B. Regs

500

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

RANDOM

100

This is the sediment that accumulates at a delta

A. ergs 

B. regs

C. Erosion 

D. Alluvial Deposits

D. Alluvial Deposits

200

North Africans have a major problem stopping swarms of these insects

A. Bees 

B. Ants 

C. Locusts

D. Flies

C. Locusts

300

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

400

What is the dominant religion of North Africa? 

Islam

500

What is the name of the world's largest desert?

The Sahara

RANDOM 2

100

What is the shortest route between Europe and the Indian and Pacific Oceans? 

Suez Canal

200

What is the farming of fish called? 

Aquaculture 

300

The two main regions of Africa are sub-Saharan Africa and Western Africa

True or False

False 

400

What word identifies two or more combined clans? 

Tribe 

500

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