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6th Grade North and East Africa Test

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Geograhphers base Canada's physical regions on _______.
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The Nile's floods deposit silt along the banks of the river that is a fine, rich soil, good for ____________ .
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surviving
farming
finding food
river
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Why did the Portuguese travel to India by sea not by land around 1500?
A. The British and the Germans controlled the land routes.
B. Travel by sea was easier and less costly.
C. There were no land routes to India from Europe.
D. The Portuguese lacked experience at overland travel.
Which burial custom did the Kushites adopt from the Egyptians?
A. They made and lit funeral pyres for their dead.
B. They held services in boats on the Nile River to honor their dead.
C. They built pyramids to mark the tombs of their rulers and nobles.
D. They made caskets of bronze and gold and buried their dead.
What covers most of North Africa?
A. fertile wetlands
B. The Sahara
C. The Atlas Mountains
D. spring-fed oases
The city states of East Africa were trading gold with the Arab world around 700 A.D.

What enduring effect did this trade have on East Africa?
A. the spread of the Islamic religion
B. the decline of the Swahili language
C. the development of strong central governments
D. the migration of East African people to parts of Asia
The ancient Egyptians developed a sophisticated writing system called
A. Hieroglyphics
B. emblems
C. Egyptology
D. rendering
The Berlin Conference affected European imperialism in Africa by -
A. establishing partnerships with local kingdoms to promote trade
B. defending the rights of African citizens to participate in colonial governments
C. supporting the establishment of colonial spheres of influence
D. developing guidelines to regulate joint-stock trading companies
An importnat link between the Mediterranean and Red Sea is the
A. sinai Peninsula
B. Strait of Gibraltar
C. Suez Canal
D. Great Lakes
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What type of climate does most of North Africa have?
A. hot desert
B. Mediterranean
C. Steppe
D. Tropical
What religion do most North Africans practice?
A. Christianity
B. Islam
C. Judaism
D. Buddhism
Ancient Egyptians buried their kings in
A. unmarked graves
B. marble temples
C. small villages
D. stone pyramids
Match the correct vocabulary on the left with it correct defintion on the right.
Isthmus
A. Land administered by the national government
Territory
B. an administrative unit similar to a state
Silt
C. a narrow strip of land that connects two larger land masses
Province
D. fine, rich soil that is excellent for farming
Why was Ancient Egypt referred to as the "gift of the Nile"?
A. Because the rivers flooded every year
B. Beacause the river's waters made farming in the dry region possible
C. Because the flow of the river traveled to the Mediterranean Sea
D. Because it had linked many rivers
What is Egypt's second-largest city?
A. Alexandria
B. Tunis
C. Tripoli
D. Brazil
A major challenge facing Egypt today is
A. reducing oil production
B. its slow population growth
C. guarding acient ruins
D. eliminating poverty
What separates east region of the United States from the west region?
A. The Great Plains
B. The Mississippi River
C. Death Valley
D. Continental Divide
Which of the following is NOT a significant body of water in Canada?
A. Gulf of St. Lawrence
B. Pacific Ocean
C. Ohio River
D. Atlantic Ocean
What religion is practiced by most of North Africa's people?
A. Zoroastraianism
B. Judaism
C. Islam
D. Hinduism
People first settled along the Nile River thousands of years ago.
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False
How are territories or states' political boundaries separated throughout the United States?
A. states
B. lines
C. waterways
D. no separation found
Why does Mexico and Central America connect North and South America?
A. Because Mexico and Central America form an island
B. Because Mexico and Central America is an isthmus
C. Because Mexico and Central America is a long mountain chain
D. They does not connect
Why might northern Canada be sparsely populated?
A. It has a lot of land but no people want to reside.
B. Its climate is very cold making it challenging to live there.
C. Its isolation is better for people to stay.
D. It has plentiful rainfall and thick forests in the north.
The easternmost country in North Africa is Morocco.

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Which of the following does not border North Africa?
A. Atlantic Ocean
B. Mediterranean Sea
C. Pacific Ocean
D. Red Sea
Why is it significant to know about ancient Egypt?
A. Its people made many advances in knowledge, and its culture influenced other lands.
B. Egypt is the largest country in Africa that is known for trading.
C. Its people worked extremely hard to survive in the Shara desert.
D. None of these above
The contacts between civilizations shown in the map above were primarily made by
A. explorers who were mapping Central Africa.
B. traders who crossed the Sahara desert into West Africa.
C. Christian missionaries from the Middle East.
D. barbarians migrating from North Africa.