Social Studies - EV4

The name Africa may have come from the Latin word Aprica, which means...

How many countries does Africa have?

• 50

• 44

• 53

• 54

These are the regions of Africa.

• North Africa , West Africa , East Africa and South Africa

• North Africa, West Africa, East Africa, Central and South Africa

• North Africa and South Africa

• West Africa and East Africa

Africa is often called the ________ continent because much of the continent is made up of raised, mostly level areas of land that drop off sharply near the sea.

The ______________ is the highest mountain in Africa.

• Mount Kilimanja

• Mount Everest

• Mount Kilimanjaro

• Mount Tanzania

What is the longest river in the world?

• Congo River

• Niger River

• Nile River

• Zambezi River

What influences Africa's climate?

• Savanna , droughts and rainfalls

• Elevation and distance from the equator

• Rainfalls and nearness to large bodies of water

• Elevation, distance from the Equator, nearness to large bodies of water, rainfalls and major landforms.

What are the vegetation regions of Africa?

• Tropical Rain Forests, Tropical Savannas and Deserts

• North, South, East and Weast

• Rain and Deserts

• Rain and Savannas

This disease is spread to humans by the bite of an infected mosquito and is very famous in Africa.

• Sleeping Sickness

• Chicungunya Virus

• Malaria

• Dengue

Raising just enough crops to support one's family.

• Cash Crop

• Subsistence Farming

• Farming