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Question 1: What was the first human species to move out of Africa?

[] Homo habilis
[] Homo erectus
[] Homo sapiens
[] Homo sapiens sapiens

Question 2: What country has the world's highest adult HIV-infection rate?

[] Zambia
[] Zimbabwe
[] South Africa
[] Botswana

Question 3: How many people live in Africa?

[] more than 600,000
[] more than 6,000,000
[] more than 60,000,000
[] more than 600,000,000

Question 4: What fraction of the land in Egypt is desert?

[] 2/3
[] 3/4
[] 1/2
[] 1/8

Question 5: The Kalahari desert and the Okavango River are in which country?

[] Mozambique
[] Nigeria
[] The Central African Republic
[] Botswana

Question 6: The Great Pyramid of Giza Research Association estimates that this pyramid contains enough limestone blocks to build:

[] 30 Empire State Buildings
[] 15 Roman Coliseums
[] 40 Towers of Pisa
[] 22 Parthenons

Question 7: Which is NOT true about the Sahel region?

[] on the border of the desert
[] undergoing desertification
[] having a long drought
[] widely used for growing crops

Question 8: Which of the following does NOT border Africa?

[] Red Sea
[] Mediterranean Sea
[] Coral Sea
[] Indian Ocean

Question 9: The two major economic activities in Kenya are farming and _____.

[] mining
[] fishing
[] tourism
[] herding

Question 10: In 1960, remains of Homo habilis were first discovered in what country?

[] Madagascar
[] Tanzania
[] South Africa
[] Egypt

Question 11: Why is the land near the Nile River good for planting crops?

[] it is sandy
[] the land gets nutrients from the Nile
[] the land is muddy
[] none of the above

Question 12: What is Africa's largest desert?

[] Sahara
[] Gobi
[] Namib
[] Kalahari

Question 13: The Egyptians of the Old Kingdom built the pyramids as:

[] fortresses to guard against invasion
[] burial tombs for the pharaohs
[] temples for their many gods and goddesses
[] storage areas for surplus food

Question 14: About a third of the land in Central Africa is:

[] rain forest
[] savanna grassland
[] mountains and highlands
[] desert

Question 15: This African country's lowest point is Sabkhat Ghuzayyil. What is the name of this country?

[] Algeria
[] Libya
[] Tunisia
[] Morocco

Question 16: Which of the following is in the country of Madagascar?

[] the Namib Desert
[] the Nile River
[] the capital city of Antananarivo
[] Mt. Kilimanjaro

Question 17: What is the scientific name for the earliest known hominids?

[] Ardipithecus ramidus
[] Australopithicus afarensis
[] Homo habilis
[] Australopithicus africanus

Question 18: Legend has it that Aksum contains what sacred treasure?

[] The Ark of the Covenant
[] King Tut's throne
[] twelve gold Persian chariots
[] Prophet Muhammad's sword

Question 19: Which of the following accurately describes Egyptian pharaohs?

[] they were elected by a council of priests
[] they were considered to be both gods and kings
[] their bodies were cremated when they died
[] they had no real power

Question 20: What is the dominant landscape along the Nile River?

[] desert
[] buildings
[] grass, trees, and crops
[] jungle

Question 21: This African country's natural hazards are its northern mountains that are geologically unstable and subject to earthquakes. What is the name of this country?

[] Egypt
[] Libya
[] Morocco
[] Chad

Question 22: You are measuring the length of the Nile River. The Nile has certain names in certain countries where it flows. If you are already measuring the 'White Nile,' where are you now?

[] Egypt
[] Tanzania
[] Sudan
[] Uganda

Question 23: How much of the land in Egypt would be desert without the Nile River?

[] 1/3
[] 1/2
[] 6/7
[] all of Egypt

Question 24: Which group occupied the lowest position in Egyptian society?

[] high priests and priestesses
[] nobles
[] peasant farmers
[] slaves

Question 25: Where is Casablanca?

[] Mozambique
[] Morocco
[] Algeria
[] Nigeria

Question 26: Where is Olduvai Gorge, where the Leakeys found evidence of early humans?

[] Congo
[] Tunisia
[] Kenya
[] Tanzania

Question 27: Which country was founded by freed African slaves from the United States?

[] Libya
[] Liberia
[] Rwanda
[] South Africa

Question 28: The annual flooding of the Nile River benefited the Egyptians by:

[] making the river travel faster
[] destroying the homes of their enemies further along the river
[] creating farmland by leaving a rich layer of silt
[] flooding their farmlands and washing away sewage

Question 29: Which is the second longest river in Africa?

[] Victoria
[] White Nile
[] Congo
[] Zambesi

Question 30: All of the following are true about Kilimanjaro EXCEPT:

[] it is a long and narrow lake
[] it is the tallest mountain peak in Africa
[] it is on the border between Kenya and Tanzania
[] many tourists visit it

Question 31: What West African country has the largest population in Africa?

[] Nigeria
[] Chad
[] Mali
[] Senegal

Question 32: The deep valley that cuts between highland regions in East Africa is called the _____ Valley.

[] Great Rift
[] Lake Congo
[] Andreas Fault
[] Sao Thome

Question 33: What did Dian Fossey research in Africa?

[] chimpanzees
[] orangutans
[] gorillas
[] lemurs

Question 34: Which of the following statements is FALSE?

[] the land area of Africa would fit into the United States a little over 3 times
[] Swahili is a language spoken in East Africa
[] nearly all Africans are black
[] the largest country in Africa by land area is Sudan

Question 35: Which of the following Mesozoic creatures was NOT found in African rock?

[] Spinosaurus
[] Jobaria
[] Allosaurus
[] Sarcosuchus

Question 36: Hurricanes are born off of which coast of Africa?

[] north
[] south
[] east
[] west