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African Geography Population Distribution
Test Description: Answer questions about how climate, physical features and location affect population distribution.
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) Which phrase best describes the Sahara region?
A
Scattered grassland and scrub brush
B
Rolling grassland
C
Tropical rainforest
D
Hot, dry desert
2) What is a nomad?
A
Those who live and farm in the villages on the edge of the desert.
B
One who wanders from place to place to find food and water
C
Industrial workers who live in African cities.
D
Plantation owners who live along the coast
3) Which phrase best describes the Sahel?
A
Rolling grasslands and low hills
B
Cleared land that was once a rainforest
C
A desert made up of high sand dunes
D
An area that borders the desert
4) Why is farming so difficult in the African Sahel?
A
Rainfall can vary widely from year to year.
B
No rain falls in the Sahel at all.
C
Farm animals in the Sahel eat up all the crops.
D
Thick grass makes farming difficult
5) What is the most common way people make a living in the Sahel?
A
Fishing and shipbuilding
B
Caravan trade in gold and salt
C
Logging
D
Herding and subsistence farming.
6) Which is a consequence of cutting down trees for fuel in the Sahel?
A
Desertification
B
Overpopulation
C
Civil War
D
Wealthy Loggers
7) Which phrase best describes the savanna?
A
A semi-arid region just south of the Sahara Desert
B
An area of harsh desert in the north of the continent.
C
An area of fertile plain along the Mediterranean coast.
D
Grasslands making up half of the African continent.
8) Which phrase best describes the rainforest?
A
Rolling grassy plains
B
Semi-arid farmland
C
Humid and warm with thick vegetation
D
Hot and dry desert
9) In what part of Africa is the largest rainforest found?
A
The Niger River basin.
B
The Nile River Basin
C
The Congo River basin
D
The Mediterranean coast.
10) Which is a factor in the destruction of the African rainforest?
A
Decreased use of wood as fuel
B
Areas of decreasing desert
C
Annual grass fires
D
Rapidly growing population
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