Most of the document contains questions and short answers about geography of Africa. It covers topics like where people live in Egypt (along the Nile River), countries (South Africa, Democratic Republic of Congo, Sudan, Egypt, etc.), physical features (Sahara Desert, Sahel region, Lake Victoria, Niger River, Nile River, etc.), ethnic groups (Arabs, Bantu, Swahili, Ashanti), and environmental issues (desertification, deforestation, famine). The development of the Swahili language resulted from the mixing of Bantu and Arabic cultures along the East African coast. West Africa's population centers around the fertile Niger River valley.

1. AFRICA
GEOGRAPHY
UNIT 1
REVIEW

2. Where do most people in Egypt live?
Along the Nile River

3. SOUTH
AFRICA
What country
is this?

4. In the Sahel, overgrazing and drought
have resulted in a decrease in the
grassland region. What is this process
called?
DESERTIFICATION

5. DEMOCRATIC
REPUBLIC OF
THE CONGO
What country
is this?

6. What country in Africa is losing its rainforest
the fastest today due to its huge
population?
Nigeria

7. Explain why the population
of the Sahara is low.
LIMITED ACCESS TO WATER

8. SUDAN
What country
is this?

9. Swahili is a mixture of which two languages?
Arabic and Bantu

10. Which concept relates to religion
rather than ethnicity?
a. Kimba is Ashanti.
b. Mustafa follows the Quran.
c. Kemal is a nomadic herder.
d. Jambo speaks Swahili.
B

11. EGYPT
What country
is this?

12. Name the mixed ethnic group, who
mostly live in North Africa and the
Middle East.
ARABS

13. Where is a majority of wildlife in Africa
found?
The Savanna

14. What lake is
this?
LAKE
VICTORIA

15. Name the vast, dry area that
stretches across North Africa.
SAHARA DESERT

16. What River is
this?
CONGO
RIVER

17. Name the region of short
grasses bordering the Sahara
where desertification is a
problem.
The Sahel

18. What is the largest country in
Africa?
Sudan

19. What River is
this?
NILE
RIVER

20. Which statement BEST describes the result of
fertile soil along the Niger River?
A. East Africa is the population center of Africa.
B. South Africa is the population center of Africa.
C. North Africa is the population center of Africa.
D. West Africa is the population center of Africa.
D

21. What does the word “Swahili” mean?
One who lives on
the coast

22. SOUTH
AFRICA
What country
is this?

23. Some regions in Africa battle with
widespread famine. What is
famine?
EXTREME SHORTAGE OF FOOD

24. KENYA
What country
is this?

25. People in Egypt use chemical fertilizers to
help them grow crops. What is a negative
effect of these fertilizers for the soil?
Salt buildup

26. What River is
this?
NIGER
RIVER

27. The ______________ is the longest
and most important river in West
Africa.
NIGER

28. What lake is
this?
LAKE
TANGANYIKA

29. What is the biggest threat to the savanna?
The increasing number
of people in the region

30. The development of the Swahili language was a direct
result of
A. The mixing of the Bantu and Arabic cultures
B. The mixing of the Bantu and Swahili cultures
C. The mixing of the Ashanti and Arabic cultures
D. The mixing of the Bantu and Ashanti cultures
A

31. What is significant about the
Nile River?
Longest river in the world/flows
north

32. WHAT
COUNTRY
IS THIS?
NIGERIA

33. What is the largest desert in the
world?
Sahara Desert

34. Where does a majority of
African wildlife live in Africa?
The Savanna

35. THE
KALAHARI
DESERT
What desert is
this?

36. Which geographical area can be
found along most of Africa’s
equator?
Tropical Rainforest

37. What River is
this?
CONGO
RIVER

38. What is a long steep slope or
cliff at the edge of a plateau
that is usually formed by
erosion?
Escarpment

39. What lake is
this?
LAKE
TANGANYIKA

40. What desert in Africa is about the same size
as the United States?
The Sahara

41. What landform separates Morocco from the
Sahara desert?
Atlas Mountains

42. THE
SAHARA
DESERT
What Region
is this?

43. What is a small place where trees are able to
grow and where people can live with grazing
animals and a few crops?
Oasis

44. What m
ountains
are thes
e?
ATLAS
MOUNTAINS

45. What ethnic group believes that the safety
of their nation depends on the Golden
Stool?
Ashanti

46. THE
SAHEL
What Region
is this?

47. The Sahara divides Africa into two regions.
What are these two regions?
Northern Africa and SubSaharan Africa

48. What River is
this?
NIGER
RIVER

49. What items were traded across the Sahara
by caravan?
Salt and Gold

50. What language to Arabs speak?
Arabic

51. Which body of water does the Nile River
flow into?
The Mediterranean
Sea

52. What is the spread of deserts called?
Desertification

53. In the Sahel, what is leading to
desertification?
Overgrazing by
animals

54. Where are Arabs mainly found?
Northern Africa and
the Middle East

55. What ethnic group is found in Central and
Southern Africa?
Bantu

56. What is a drought?
A lack of rainfall for an
extended period of time

57. What is silt?
Rich soil carried into an
area by rivers/flooding

58. What is the deepest lake in Africa?
Lake Tanganyika

59. Due to poor farmland in the Sahel, where
are most people choosing to move?
Into cities

60. What ethnic group is found in East Africa,
especially Kenya?
Swahili

61. Why is the rainforest shrinking?
Deforestation

62. What is the largest lake in Africa?
Lake Victoria

63. What group of people first started clearing
large areas of the rainforest?
Europeans

64. What is a major problem with the Nile River
today?
Pollution

65. What two things does deforestation lead to?
Desertification and
Soil Erosion

66. What desert is found in Southern Africa?
Kalahari Desert

67. What is the world’s longest river?
Nile River

68. In what country are the Ashanti people
found?
Ghana

69. In what country did the Bantus come from?
Nigeria

70. What religion was brought to Africa from
the Middle East?
Islam

71. DEMOCRATIC
REPUBLIC OF
THE CONGO
What country
is this?

72. Explain why the population
of the Sahara is low.
LIMITED ACCESS TO WATER

73. SUDAN
What country
is this?

74. Which concept relates to religion
rather than ethnicity?
a. Kimba is Ashanti.
b. Mustafa follows the Quran.
c. Kemal is a nomadic herder.
d. Jambo speaks Swahili.
B

75. EGYPT
What country
is this?

76. Name the mixed ethnic group, who
mostly live in North Africa and the
Middle East.
ARABS

77. What lake is
this?
LAKE
VICTORIA

78. Name the vast, dry area that
stretches across North Africa.
SAHARA DESERT

79. Name the region of short
grasses bordering the Sahara
where desertification is a
problem.
The Sahel

80. Which statement BEST describes the result of
fertile soil along the Niger River?
A. East Africa is the population center of Africa.
B. South Africa is the population center of Africa.
C. North Africa is the population center of Africa.
D. West Africa is the population center of Africa.
D

81. What River is
this?
NILE
RIVER

82. Some regions in Africa battle with
widespread famine. What is
famine?
EXTREME SHORTAGE OF FOOD

83. KENYA
What country
is this?

84. Name the 3 regions that were
involved in the Triangle Slave
Trade.
Europe, Africa,
Americas

85. What m
ountains
are thes
e?
ATLAS
MOUNTAINS

86. The ______________ is the longest
and most important river in West
Africa.
NIGER

87. The development of the Swahili language was a direct
result of
A. The mixing of traditional African and Arabic cultures
B. The mixing of the Bantu and Swahili cultures
C. The mixing of the Ashanti and Arabic cultures
D. The mixing of the Bantu and Ashanti cultures
A