Chapter 19 Africa South Of The Sahara (8th Grade) Question Preview (ID: 37197)
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Most of the land of Africa south of the Sahara consists of
a) rich, rolling plains
b) high plateaus
c) rugged mountains
d) dry, flat desert
Which physical feature is located in East Africa?
a) Ethiopian Highlands
b) Congo Basin
c) Cape of Good Hope
d) Sahara
The Great Rift Valley was formed mainly by
a) shifting tectonic plates
b) seawater erosion
c) Nile River flooding
d) a large meteor
What creates waterfalls on many African rivers?
a) earthquakes
b) volcanoes
c) escarpments
d) terminal moraines
The principal export in many Atlantic coastal countries is
a) cacao
b) bananas
c) oil
d) chromium
Which country has major gold and diamond deposits?
a) South Africa
b) Nigeria
c) Zimbabwe
d) Chad
Why are many African countries promoting ecotourism?
a) to allow tourists to distribute African plants
b) to attract more industry and investment
c) to encourage trade with other nations
d) to help preserve the rainforests and boost economies
In steppe areas, clearing trees or herding large amounts of livestock can cause
a) farmers to become angry
b) desertification
c) irrigation problems
d) soil to become compacted
Which type of climate is found in SW Africa?
a) desert
b) Mediterranean
c) highland
d) steppe
Where in Africa are you most likely to find elephants, lions, and giraffes?
a) in the steppes
b) in the mountains
c) in the rainforest
d) in the savanna
dense stands of trees that receives large amounts of precipitation
a) rainforest
b) savanna
c) Namib
d) Kalahari
largest island off the mainland
a) Zambezi
b) Madagascar
c) Kilimanjaro
d) Drakensberg
natural wonder of East Africa
a) Tanganyika
b) Namib
c) rainforest
d) Great Rift Valley
grasslands with scattered woods
a) Zambezi
b) savanna
c) Kalahari
d) Kilimanjaro
sandy desert in Southern Africa
a) Madagascar
b) Great Rift Valley
c) Kalahari
d) rainforest
desert made up of rocks and dunes along the southwestern coast
a) Namib
b) Kilimanjaro
c) Zambezi
d) Kalahari
highest mountain peak in Africa
a) Zambezi
b) Great Rift Valley
c) Drakensberg
d) Kilimanjaro
river that forms Victoria falls
a) Zambezi
b) Tanganyika
c) Namib
d) rainforest
called the barrier of pointed spears
a) Great Rift Valley
b) Drakensberg
c) Kilimanjaro
d) savanna
longest freshwater lake in the world
a) Tanganyika
b) Madagascar
c) Kalahari
d) savanna
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