Mr. Fentin Geography Questions

Front 1

Where does Africa rank in terms of size?

Back 1

Arica is the world's 2nd largest continent

Front 2

Approximately how many ethnic groups live in Africa?

Back 2

There are more than 800 ethnic groups in Africa

Front 3

Approximately how many people live in Africa?

Back 3

800 million people live in Africa.

Front 4

Explain the Roman and Greek origin for the word Africa

Back 4

Roman word "aprica" means sunny and the Greek word "aphrihe" means no cold

Front 5

About what proportion of the land mass of Africa is taken up by the Sahara desert?

Back 5

25% of Africa is the Sahara Desert.

Front 6

How do US and Africa compare in population.

Back 6

U.S. population in about 288 million and Africa's population is about 800 million. Africa is about 64% more

Front 7

How does the Sahara compare with the Mojave Desert

Back 7

Sahara is 8.6 million square kilometers. The Mojave is 64,750 square kilometers in size.

Front 8

Compare Africa's longest river, the Nile, with the Mississippi. Difference in lengths

Back 8

The Nile is 6695 km long or 6150 kilometers longer than the Mississippi (545 km).

Front 9

What is the difference in size between the Sahara and the US?

Back 9

Sahara is 8.2 km squared and the U.S. is 9,629,091 km squared. The U.S. is only 1, 429,91 km squared larger

Front 10

Where are the Atlas Mountains?

Back 10

The Atlas Mountains are in northwest Africa extending through extending about 2,400 km (1,500 miles) through Morocco, Algeria, and Tunisia.

Front 11

What countries border Lake Victoria?

Back 11

Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania all border Lake Victoria

Front 12

What country contains the high plateau elevations

Back 12

Highveld is where the higest plateau elevations are located in the country of South Africa

Front 13

What oceans surround Africa?

Back 13

The oceans surrounding Africa are the Atlantic and the Indian Oceans.

Front 14

WHich European nation colonzied a part of Africa less than 50 miles away from its most southern point

Back 14

Italy colonized Libya which is close to Italy's most southern point

Front 15

Which European nations colonized only on large area?

Back 15

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Front 16

What independent nations appear on the map of Africa in 1913 and also appear on the map of Africa today?

Back 16

South Africa and Ethiopia were independent in 1913 and are also independent today.

Front 17

Which two European powers controlled the most land in Africa in 1913? Which controlled the least?

Back 17

The French and the British controlled most of Africa in 1913 and the Spanish controlled the least amount of Africa

Front 18

Which countries in Africa today formed French West Africa in 1913?

Back 18

Mauritania, Malie, Senegal,
Burkina, Chad, Niger, Algeria, Tunisia, Morocco,

Front 19

Which three African countreis emerged from colonialism with the most territory?

Back 19

Algeria, Congo, and Sudan have the most land.

Front 20

What was Tanzania's name in 1913?

Back 20

German East Africa was the name of Tanzania in 1913

Front 21

What was Botswana's name in 1913?

Back 21

Botswana's name, in 1913, was Bechuanaland

Front 22

What was Zambia's name in 1913?

Back 22

Zambia was called Nyasaland in 1913.

Front 23

What country borders both the Red and Mediterranean Seas?

Back 23

Egypt borders both the Mediterranean and Red Seas.

Front 24

What African country consists of a large island?

Back 24

Madagascar is a large island of Africa

Front 25

What country is completely surrounded by the country of South Africa?

Back 25

Lesotho is completely surrounded by South Africa

Front 26

What capital cities lies close to the Mediterranean Sea?

Back 26

Tripoli, the capital of Libya is on the Mediterranean Sea

Front 27

What is French Somalia called today?

Back 27

Frenc Somalia is called Arabia today

Front 28

Which Christian denomination has the most followers in Africa?

Back 28

Catholicism has the most Christian followers in Africa today.

Front 29

What percentage of Africans are Muslim?

Back 29

40.5% of Africans are Muslim today

Front 30

What are Africa's two most populated cities?

Back 30

Lagos in Nigeria with over 8 hundred thousand and Cairo Egypt with over 7 hundred thousand are Africa's two most populated cities.

Front 31

What is the population category for Algiers?

Back 31

The population category for Algiers is well over 100,000 because each dot represents 100,000. It is very populated

Front 32

What languages are spoken in the southern tip of Africa?

Back 32

Afrikaans and English are spoken in the southern tip of Africa

Front 33

What language group does the Masai belong too?

Back 33

Masai belongs to the Nil-Saharan language group

Front 34

Wjat are the most widespread language groups in Africa?

Back 34

Afro-Asiatic and Niger-Congo language groups are the most widespread.

Front 35

What is the primary language group in Tunisia?

Back 35

Tuareg of the Afro-Asian group is the most spoken language in Tunisia.

Front 36

What is the primary language group in Tanzania?

Back 36

Swahili of the Niger-Congo group is the most spoken language in Tanzania.

Front 37

What three African countreis have the largest land area?

Back 37

Algeria, the Congo, and the Sudan have the largest land area.

Front 38

WHich country has the lowest life expectancy? How does the US compare?

Back 38

The life expectancy in Zambia is 37, the lowest in Africa compared to the US where life expectancy is 77 or 40 years more.

Front 39

Which country has the lowest literacy rate?

Back 39

Niger has a literacy rate of 15% which is the lowest in Africa.

Front 40

Which country has the higest infant mortaility rate? How many doctos does it have per 1000 persons?

Back 40

Sierra Leone has an infant mortality rate of 157.1 per 1000 live births, the highest in Africa. They have 7 doctors per 100,000 people or 0.07 doctors per thousand people.

Front 41

Which three African countreis have the fewest people?

Back 41

Seychelles has a population of 82,000, Sao Tome and Principe have a population of 160,000, and Cape Verde has a population of 401,000 making them the 3 least populated countries in Africa.

Front 42

What are the top three African countreis in GDP.

Back 42

The GDP or Gross Domestic Product of South Africa is296.1, the GDP of Egypt is 200 and of Algeria (147.6) make them the top 3 GDP's in Africa.

Front 43

Calcualte the GDP per capita for Sierra Leone, Zambia, and Eritrea by dividing GDP by population. What is the relationship between GDP and life expectancy?

Back 43

Sierra Leone is 2.5/5233,000 = 0.0000005 Zambia is 8.5/9582000 =0.0000009 and Eritrea is 2.9/4142000 =0.0000007. Sierra Leone has the lowest GDP per capita, then Eritrea and finally Zambia. The life expectancy increases as the GDP per person increases.