African geography tests. What peoples live in northern Africa

AFRICA

final test

Option 1

1 Africans called him a missionary, traveler and friend of humanity. His heart will forever remain in Africa

A. N.I. Vavilov

b. V.V. Junker

V. David Levingson

Vasco da Gama

2 Place the extreme points of the continent correctly

1 extreme northern cape a. m. Almadi

2 easternmost cape b. m. Igolny

3 southernmost cape c. m. Ras Engela (Ben Sekka)

4 westernmost cape of the city of Ras Hafun

3 Match the location of African territories

1 mountains in the northwest of a. East African plateau

3 Gulf of the Atlantic Ocean c. Kilimanjaro

4 harsh rocky desert in the southwest of Namib

5th area, where there are many extinct and active volcanoes in the village of Atlas

6 highest peak of the continent E. Guinea

4 What climate zone are we talking about?

“The warm but dry winter is coming to an end. The rainy season comes suddenly, the savannah is flooded with huge streams of water, the swamps are overflowing with water, and all the lowlands turn into lakes.”

A. equatorial

b. tropical

V. moderate

subequatorial

5 Arrange African lakes from north to south

A. Victoria V. Chad

b. Nyasa, Tanganyika

6 Match:

1 The strongest wind of the desert a. Chad

2 Endorheic lake b. Wadi

3 Inhabitants of humid equatorial forests c. simoom

4 Pygmy National Park

5 Dry river beds in the village of Victoria

6 Waterfall on the Zambezi River E. Tuareg

7 Desert inhabitants w. Serengeti

7 Savannas in Africa occupy vast spaces - about 40% of the area. Nowhere in the world is there such a concentration of large and diverse animals.

Select savannah animals from the list:

A. leopard

b. a lion

V. zebra

termites

d. giraffe

e. elephant

and. monkeys

h. gorilla

And. rhinoceros

k. marabou bird

8 Distribute African states by region:

1 East Africa a. Egypt

2 South Africa b. Chad

3 North Africa c. Libya

4 Western and Central Africa Nigeria

Algeria

e. South Africa

and. Ethiopia

h. Angola

And. Namibia

K. Congo

l. Sudan

9 This ancient state belongs to the region of East Africa. It is located on the highlands, in a fault zone. Earthquakes are frequent here, the craters of extinct volcanoes are dilapidated and occupied by lakes. The country is agricultural; a special place among citrus fruits, pomegranates, grains and other crops is occupied by the cultivation and harvesting of coffee. Determine the name of this country from the list above. What is the name of its capital?

1 Cairo

2 Addis Ababa

3 Kinshasa

AFRICA

final test

Option 2

1 Portuguese navigator who opened the sea route to India around the African coast for Europeans:

A. N.I. Vavilov

b. V.V. Junker

V. David Levingston

Vasco da Gama

2 In terms of territory size, Africa is second only to:

A. Eurasia

b. North America

V. North America and Eurasia

South America

3 Features of the geographical location of Africa. Find matches:

1 The ocean washing the west coast of a. Mozambican

2 The southernmost cape of the mainland b. Adensky

3 Canal connecting the Red Sea with the Mediterranean. Atlantic

4 Bay in the east of the Canary Islands

5 Island off the northwestern coast of Somalia

6 The strait separating the island of Madagascar. E. Agulhas

7 Large peninsula of the mainland. Suez

4 Which of the following regions receive less than 100 mm of precipitation per year?

A. Cape Mountains Namib

b. East African Plateau e. Ahaggar Highlands

V. Sahara w. Kalahari

Madagascar h. Atlas Mountains

5 Why is Africa the hottest continent on Earth?

A. Africa is washed by the warmest ocean on Earth - Indian

b. Most of the continent lies between the tropics

V. The largest deserts in the world are located here

d. Hot winds - sand hurricanes - samums originate here.

6 Select the correct characteristics for the rivers of Africa by matching:

1 The river crosses the equator twice a. Congo

3 The river forms a large delta in. Zambezi

4 On the river there is one of the world's largest waterfalls in Niger

5 The name of the river translates as “black”

6 The river is the second most abundant in the world

7 The Aswan Dam was built on the river

8 Belongs to the Indian Ocean basin

9 Flows through Lake Victoria

10 River of northern latitudes, its mouth in the Gulf of Guinea

7 Select a group of typical plants of the equatorial forest of Africa:

A. eucalyptus, baobab, acacia, sausage tree,

b. date palm, agave, acorn tree,

V. ficus, oil palm, mahogany, banana.

8 Which African state is located on two continents?

A. congo

b. Egypt

V. Morocco

Somalia.

9 “This country in West Africa is the most populous. The basis of its economy is oil. The country is also rich in iron ore and non-ferrous metal ores. The southern part of the state is located on the marshy plain of the Gulf of Guinea. The main artery of the country is the Niger River. To the north, the forests thin out, giving way to tall grass savannas, which are replaced by deserts.” What country are we talking about?

A. Nigeria b. Congo in. Angola

Test

Test

Nature of Africa

geography teacher

MBOU Rogalikovskaya secondary school

Millerovsky district

Rostov region

Pastukhova L.P.

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Test "Nature of Africa"

1. The geographical location of Africa is characterized by the following features:

1. The mainland is located more in the southern hemisphere.

2. The mainland is located more in the western hemisphere.

3. The continent is located in all four hemispheres.

4. The equator crosses the continent exactly in the middle.

2. Continent Africa in the distant past was part of:

1. Laurasia

2. Gondwana

3. Pangea

4. Tethys

3. This is a Scottish traveler - missionary, explorer of Africa. in his name cities and mountains are named. He discovered a waterfall in 1855, which he named after the Queen of England. This man fought for the abolition of slavery and converted Africans to Christianity. He gave Africa most of his life, the local population gave him the nickname “Great Lion”. Who are we talking about?

1. B. Dias

2. Vasco da Gama

3. D. Livingston

4. V. V. Junker

4. He studied cultivated plants, during which durum wheat varieties were discovered...

1. A.V. Eliseev

2. V.V. Junker

3. E.P. Kovalevsky

4. N.I. Vavilov

5. The topography of Africa is dominated by flat areas because...

1. At the base of the continent lies an ancient platform

2. There are no high mountains on the mainland

3. There are no folded areas on the mainland

4. Most of the continent is desert

6. This volcano was called the “mountain of caravans” because the glaciers lying on its top were far visible and served as a guide for caravans transporting various goods. Which African volcano is mentioned in the text?

1. Cameroon

2. Kilimanjaro

3. Kenya

4. Dallon

7. Arrange geographic features in order from north to south :

1. Cape Mountains

2. Sahara

3. Congo

4. Atlas

5. Kalahari

8. The main area where gold and diamond deposits are located is

1. Plains of Northern Africa

2. Southern and central Africa

3. Atlas Mountains

4. Northeast Africa

9. Which part of Africa is rich in oil and natural gas

1. Western

2. South

3. North

4. Eastern

10. What form of relief corresponds to the highest point of the continent

1. Cape Mountains

2. Atlas

3. Drakensberg Mountains

4. East African plateau

11. Which mountains correspond to the area of ​​​​new folding

1. Cape Mountains

2. Atlas

3. Drakensberg Mountains

4. All of the above

12. This city has geographical coordinates 13 0 north latitude and 2 0 e.d.

Identify the river on the banks of which this city is located.

13. Which of the following statements are true. Write down the numbers under which they are indicated.

1. Africa is the hottest continent on Earth.

3. The Sahara is the largest desert in the world.

4. The Nile is the longest river in the world.

14. The beds of dry rivers or temporary watercourses in Africa, flooded with water during rain, are called:

1. Screams

2. Wadi

3. Samum

4. Oasis

15. In summer, equatorial VMs dominate:

1. In the tropical climate zone

2. In the equatorial climate zone

3. In the subtropical climate zone

4. In the subequatorial climate zone

16. Select lakes that were not formed as a result of faults in the earth’s crust.

1. Nyasa

2. Tanganyika

3. Chad

4. Victoria

17. Select the option that shows rivers belonging to the same ocean basin.

1. Nile, Limpopo, Zambezi

2. Niger, Congo, Orange

3. Congo, Nile, Zambezi

4. Limpopo, Niger, Orange

18. The main reason for the formation of the Namib Desert is connected...

1. With the cold Bengal Current

2. With the cold Somali current

3. With mountainous terrain

4. Influenced by the Atlantic Ocean

19. On the coast... is the driest region of Africa.

1. Gulf of Guinea

2. Somali Peninsula

3. The wreck of Madagascar

4. Mediterranean

20. What winds dominate on the mainland throughout the year?

1. Monsoons

2. Breezes

3. Trade winds

4. Western

21. Determine the climate zone according to the description: “It’s clear in the morning, clouds gather in the afternoon, and in the afternoon it starts raining. A few minutes later it’s quiet again and the sun is shining.”

1. Tropical climate zone

2. Equatorial climate zone

3. Subtropical climate zone

4. Subequatorial climate zone

22. Match natural areas and typical representatives of the plant world.

Representatives of the plant world Natural area

1 baobab A. Equatorial forests

2 date palm B. Savannah

3 Velvichia V. Desert

4 larch

5 oil palm

23. Which of the listed animals does not live in the savannas of Africa?

1. Zebra 2. Giraffe 3. Elephant 4. Deer 5. Marabou

24. What soils are typical for the equatorial rainforests of Africa?

1. Red-yellow ferrallite

2. Chernozems

3. Brown

4. Yellow soils and red soils

25. Which natural zone in Africa has suffered the most from human activities?

1. Desert

2. Equatorial forests

3. Savannahs

4. Zone of hard-leaved evergreen forests and shrubs

26. Multi-layered vegetation cover is characteristic of...

1. Desert

2. Equatorial forests

3. Savannah

4. Hard-leaved evergreen forests and shrubs

27. Which picture shows the animal okapi?




1. 2. 3. 4.

28. The main reason for the diversity and richness of the flora of equatorial forests is:

1. Fertile soils

2. Dense river network

3. Flat terrain

4. Climatic conditions

29. Large ungulates are more common...

1. In the desert

2. In the mountains

3. In the savannahs

4. In equatorial forests

30. Match the African desert and its image in the picture.

Deserts:

1 Sahara

2 Namib

3 Kalahari





AB C D

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A) 30.3 thousand km 2; B) 30.3 million km 2; B) 303 million km 2; D) 29.2 million km 2.

2. The highest peak in Africa:

A) Kenya; B) the city of Toubkal; B) Kilimanjaro; D) Everest.

3. The easternmost point of the mainland is the cape;

4. Which climate zone is not typical for the climate of Africa?

A) Equatorial; B) Moderate; D) Tropical; B) Subequatorial.

5. Arabs, Egyptians, Libyans belong to the race:

A) Caucasian; B) equatorial; B) negroid; D) Mongoloid.

6. Typical soils of the equatorial forest of Africa:

7. Which foreign travelers explored the mainland?

A) B. Dias and V. da Gama; B) A. Vespucci; B) J. Cabot.

8. Mount Kilimanjaro in Kenya is located at:

A) in the Cape Mountains; B) in the Drakensberg Mountains; B) on the East African Plateau;

9. The geographical location of Africa is characterized by the following features. The mainland is located:

A) symmetrically to the equator and the tropics; B) mainly in the Southern Hemisphere;

B) entirely in the Northern Hemisphere; B) mainly in the Western Hemisphere.

10.Typical African desert soils:

A) red-brown; B) tropical desert; B) gray forest ones; D) red-yellow ferrallite.

11. What peoples live in northern Africa?

A) Arab peoples; B) Bushmen; B) Negroids; D) Pygmies.

12. Define

The natural area is...

13. List all the extreme points of the continent of Africa.

7th grade. Test on the topic: “Africa”

Option 2.

1. The northernmost point of the mainland is the cape:

A) Ras Hafun; B) Almadi; B) Ben-Sekka; D) Needle.

A) Congo; B) Nile; B) Niger; D) Orange.

3. Natural area occupying 40% of the continent’s area:

A) equatorial forests; B) deserts; B) steppes; D) savannas.

4. Which natural area is located in the tropical zone?

A) wet forests; B) desert; B) savannas; D) taiga.

5. A large flightless bird of Africa, weighing about 90 kg, reaching a height of 2.8 m, this is...

A) ostrich; B) penguin; B) wavy astrild; D) bird secretary.

6. The countries of Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco are located in Africa:

A) Eastern; B) Western; B) Northern; D) Central.

7. Which of the Russian travelers explored the mainland?

A) P.P. Semenov – Tian – Shansky, N.M. Przhevalsky; B) P.K. Kozlov, A. Nikitin

B) V.V. Junker, E.P. Kovalevsky, A.V. Eliseev, N.I.Vavilov

8. Africa's worst natural disaster:

A) earthquakes; B) floods; B) hurricanes and tornadoes; D) drought.

9. What mountains are located on the mainland?

A) Pyrenees, Drakensberg, Himalayas; B) Atlas, Cape, Draconian; B) Alps, Cape, Pamir.

10. Identify the animals characteristic of the deserts of Africa:

A) jackals, hyenas, Fennec fox; B) elephant, gorilla, lion; C) okapi, monkeys, hippopotamus;

A) Zambezi; B) Nile; B) Niger; D) Congo.

12. Define

The natural complex is...

13. Name the highlands and plateaus of continent Africa (minimum 4).

Final test on Africa Option 1

1. Indicate the area of ​​Africa with islands:

a) 30.3 million km 2; c) 24.2 million km 2.

b) 29.2 million km 2;

2. Indicate the easternmost point of Africa:

a) Ben Sekka metro station;c) metro station Igolny

b) metro station Ras Hafun;

3. Indicate the seas washing the coast of Africa:

b) Caribbean, Sargasovo;

4. Large reserves of platinum, gold, and diamonds are concentrated in:

a) South Africa; c) North Africa.

b) Central Africa;

5. In what natural area do giant ficus trees grow, 80 meters high?

a) savannas and woodlands; c) moist equatorial forests.

b) tropical deserts;

6. Indicate the tallest peoples in Africa:

a) Tutsis, Nilotes; c) Bushmets, Hottentots.

b) pygmies;

7. Climate when the air temperature is +24 all year round 0 C, precipitation throughout the year is evenly distributed and abundant (above 3000 mm), called:

a) subequatorial b) equatorial; c) tropical

8. Indicate the deepest river in Africa:

a) Nile; b) Orange; c) Congo

9.The formation of the coastal Namib desert is connected

a) with mountainous terrain on the coast c) with the cold Benguela Current

b) with the influence of Antarctica

10.Natural area occupying 40% of the continent’s area

a) equatorial forests c) deserts

b) savannas

11. Pygmies, Nilotes, Tutsis belong to the race

PartB

1. Match

Natural area Plants and animals

1. Equatorial forests a) grasses, baobabs, giraffes, elephants

2. Savannah b) palm trees, ficus, lianas, gorillas, okapi,

3. Deserts c) thorny bushes, lizards, snakes, scorpions

Part C Why is Africa the hottest continent?

Final test on Africa 2 option

1 .Most of Africa's territory lies between

a) the equator and the northern tropic

b) the equator and the southern tropics c) the northern and southern tropics

2. Indicate the westernmost point of Africa:

a) m. Almadi;

b) M. Good Hope;

c) m. Ras Hafun.

3. Specify the bays of Africa:

a) La Plata, San Jorge, San Matias;

b) Guinean, Adensky; c) Finnish, Biscay, Persian.

Indicate the seas washing the coast of Africa:

a) Arabian, Beringovo; c) Mediterranean, Red.

b) Caribbean, Sargasovo;

4 . The Atlas Mountains are located

a) on an ancient platform b) in the area of ​​new folding

c) in the area of ​​ancient folding

5) In which natural area do giant baobab trees grow?

a) savannas and woodlands; b) tropical deserts; c) moist equatorial forests.

6. Indicate the lowest peoples of Africa:

a) Tutsi, Himi; b) pygmies; c) bushmets, Hottentots

7. What is the name of the climate where the summer is hot (+28 0 C), dry, and winter is relatively warm (+10 0 C), wet?

a) tropical continental;

b) variable-humid; c) Mediterranean

8. Name the longest river in Africa:

a) Nile;) Orange; c) Congo

9 . Africa's deadliest natural disaster

a) droughts b) floods c) earthquakes

10. Arabs, Egyptians, Libyans belong to the race

a) Caucasoid b) equatorial c) intermediate

11. Indicate the population density of Africa per 1 km 2 :

a) 22 people; b) 33 people; c) 41 people.

PartB 1. Match

Climate zone Climate features1. 1. Equatorial a) 2 seasons: dry winter and wet summer, change of computers and TVMs

2. Subequatorial b) constancy, high temperatures, high humidity

3. Tropical c) hot, dry, large daily amplitude tº

Part C

Why is the Namib Desert located on the Atlantic coast?