World Geography Quiz

Who was the first black president of South Africa?

• Hutu

• Nelson Mandela

• Osama Bin Laden

• Martin Luther

What is the most commonly used language in East Africa?

• Japanese

• French

• English

• Swahili

What is farming that provides the basic needs of a family with a little surplus called?

• Cash Crop

• Subsistence

• Monoculture

• Commercial

What was the meeting between European nations to create rules on how to peacefully divide Africa among them for colonization called?

• Tributary

• Apartheid

• Colonialism

• Berlin Conference

What are the traditional oral historians, storytellers, singers, and musicians of West Africa called?

• Homer

• Griots

• Animism

• Voodoo

What is a large natural or artificial lake used as a source of water supply called?

• Reservoir

• Nile

• Apartheid

• Victoria

What is a grassy plain in tropical and subtropical regions, with few trees called?

• Savannah

• Desert

• Rainforest

• Sahel

What is the fourth-longest river in Africa, where boats can use only 460 miles because of rapids and waterfalls called?

• Congo

• Ebola

• Nile

• Zambezi

What is a large semi-arid sandy savanna in Southern Africa extending for 559,000 miles covering much of Botswana, parts of Namibia, and regions of South Africa called?

• Karakum

• Sahara

• Death Valley

• Kalahari