1. Africa
North Africa Sub-Saharan Location
Africa Features:
Man-made/Natural
Africa Issues
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Final Jeopardy

2. 10
N. Africa Question
What is the main religion of
North Africa?

3. 10
N. Africa Answer
Islam
(they are Muslim)

4. 20
N. Africa Question
What is the largest
ethnic group of North
Africa?

5. 20
N. Africa Answer
Arab

6. 30
N. Africa Question
Who are the indigenous
people of North Africa and
what does indigenous
mean?

7. 30
N. Africa Answer
Berbers
Indigenous: native,
1 people there
st

8. 40
N. Africa Question
Why were the indigenous
people of North Africa
nomadic and what does
nomadic mean?

9. 40
N. Africa Answer
Because of the availability
of food and water.
Nomadic: no permanent
settlement, move around

10. 50
N. Africa Question
__% of Egypt’s population lives
within __ miles of the ___ ___.

11. 50
N. Africa Answer
__% of Egypt’s
9
5
population lives within
__ miles of the ___ ___.
1 Nile River
2

12. 10
S.S. Africa Question
What is one effect of
Europeans taking millions of
Africans as slaves and
colonizing much of Africa?

13. 10
S.S. Africa Answer
1. Cities/towns lacked workers
2. Family structures destroyed
3. Conflict when Europeans
drew political boundaries without
considering people groups and natural
divisions

14. 20
S.S. Africa Question
What is one reason that
an early African group
would have migrated
(moved)?

15. 20
S.S. Africa Answer
1. Climate change
2. Lack of resources
(food/water)

16. 30
S.S. Africa Question
Were most slaves taken
from the coast or the
interior of Africa? Why?

17. 30
S.S. Africa Answer
The coast because it was
easier access and many
died on the trip from the
interior to the coast.

18. 40
S.S. Africa Question
What are two ways that
the slave trade was
similar to the
Holocaust?

19. 40
S.S. Africa Answer
1. Racism – one group not seen as equal
2. Horrible treatment – beaten, little food/water
3. Travel conditions were awful
4. People died as a result
5. Families torn apart

20. 50
S.S. Africa Question
What are two reasons that the
Europeans went to Africa (or
explored in general)?

21. 50
S.S. Africa Answer
1. Scientific/geographic
knowledge
2. Fame
3. Convert people to Christianity
4. Economic success (money)

22. 10
Location Question
What country is this?

23. 10
Location Answer
Republic of
South Africa

24. 20
Location Question
What country is this?

25. 20
Location Answer
Algeria

26. 30
Location Question
What country is this?

27. 30
Location Answer
Kenya

28. 40
Location Question
What country borders Egypt to
the west?

29. 40
Location Answer
Libya

30. 50
Location Question
Starting to the north of Africa
and moving to the east, south,
then west, name the 4 main
bodies of water bordering Africa.

31. 50
Location Answer
Mediterranean Sea
Red Sea
Indian Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
(in that order)

32. 10
Africa Issues Question
What is the illegal hunting and
killing of animals?

33. 10
Africa Issues Answer
Poaching

34. 20
Question
In which country was there a
genocide in 1994 that resulted
in 800,000 deaths?

35. 20
Africa Issues Answer
Rwanda

36. 30
Africa Issues Question
Diamonds that are illegally
traded to fund wars are called
__________ Diamonds.

37. 30
Africa Issues Answer
Blood
or
Conflict

38. 40
Africa Issues Question
A series of pro-democracy
demonstrations in North
Africa in 2010-2012 is
know as what?

39. 40
Africa Issues Answer
Arab Spring

40. 50
Africa Issues Question
What is Apartheid and where
did it take place?

41. 50
Africa Issues Answer
Means “apartness” –
separation of races.
South Africa

42. 10
Features Question
The Aswan Dam is located
on what river?

43. 10
Features Answer
Nile

44. 20
Features Question
What is one advantage of
the Suez Canal?

45. 20
Features Answer
1. Shorter/quicker travel
from Europe to Asia
2. Goods are shipped
faster

46. 30
Features Question
What is a disadvantage
of building the Aswan
Dam?

47. 30
Features Answer
1. The Nile River doesn’t
flood and deposit rich soil.
2. 90,000 people had to move
to build it.
3. Disrupts environment

48. 40
Features Question
The Suez Canal connects the
____ ____ to the _____ ____.

49. 40
Features Answer
The Suez Canal connects the
Mediterranean ____ to the _____ ____.
_______ Sea Red Sea

50. 50
Features Question
Name a desert in Sub-Saharan
Africa.

51. 50
Features Answer
1. Kalahari
2. Namib

52. Final Jeopardy Question
Name 3 countries in which
the Nile River is located.
(any part of the river)

53. Final Jeopardy Answer
Ethiopia, Sudan,
Egypt, Uganda,
Democratic Republic
of the Congo, Kenya,
Tanzania, Rwanda,
Burundi, South Sudan