Africa

Question 1

Define stereotype

Answer 1

An oversimplified, generalised concept or belief about a person, group, event, or issue, usually based on prejudice rather than fact.

Question 2

Define biomes

Answer 2

Regions of the world with similar climates, animals, and plants. The climate dictates what a biome will be like, because plants and animals adapt to suit the climate.

Question 3

Name the five regions of Africa

Answer 3

North Africa, Southern Africa, West Africa, East Africa, and Central Africa

Question 4

Name one country in North Africa

Answer 4

Anything from: Egypt, Algeria, Morocco, Libya and Tunisia

Question 5

Name one country in Southern Africa

Answer 5

Anything from: South Africa, Angola, Zambia, Mozambique, Botswana, Zimbabwe and Namibia

Question 6

Name one country in West Africa

Answer 6

Anything from: Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Chad, Nigeria, Ghana, Cameroon, Senegal, Guinea or Côte d’Ivoire.

Question 7

Name one country in East Africa

Answer 7

Anything from: Sudan, South Sudan, Ethiopia, Somalia, Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania

Question 8

Name one country in Central Africa

Answer 8

Anything from: Democratic Republic of Congo, Congo, Gabon, and Central African Republic

Question 9

Name the four biomes in Africa

Answer 9

Desert, semi-desert, savanna, rainforest

Question 10

Whereabouts is savanna found?

Answer 10

Southern Africa/Central Africa

Question 11

Where is desert found?

Answer 11

Mostly North Africa

Question 12

Where is semi-desert found?

Answer 12

West Africa/North Africa

Question 13

How many times can the UK fit into the Sahara?

Answer 13

40

Question 14

What is the Sahara’s terrain like?

Answer 14

Either rocky or sandy, with mountains and sand dunes breaking up the flat prairie.

Question 15

Define desertification

Answer 15

Where the land is being turned into a desert, often through overuse

Question 16

Define overgrazing

Answer 16

When animals eat too many plants so the vegetation cannot recover properly

Question 17

What is the Great Green Wall, and what is its purpose?

Answer 17

It’s a scheme designed to reverse desertification, through a wall of trees being planted across the border of the Sahara Desert and West/East Africa, over 11 countries

Question 18

Whereabouts is rainforest found?

Answer 18

Central Africa

Question 19

How many countries are there in Africa?

Answer 19

54