Africa in Modern Times - Revision

Question 1

At the time of European colonial rule in Africa, what two nations remained independent?

Answer 1

Ethiopia and Liberia

Question 2

What large mountain range is located in northwest Africa?

Answer 2

Atlas Mountains

Question 3

The area of northern Africa known for its fierce pirates was called…

Answer 3

Barbary Coast

Question 4

Cairo is the capital of which African country?

Answer 4

Egypt

Question 5

Khartoum is the capital of which African country?

Answer 5

The Republic of Sudan

Question 6

What was built in Egypt in 1970 that controlled the flooding of the Nile River and provided power for the people’s use?

Answer 6

Aswan High Dam

Question 7

What two bodies of water does the Suez Canal connect?

Answer 7

The Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea

Question 8

What is unique about Egypt’s relationship with the nation of Israel?

Answer 8

It was the first Arab nation to make peace with Israel.

Question 9

What is the largest African country?

Answer 9

The Republic of Sudan

Question 10

What is the world’s largest swamp called, and in which African country is it located?

Answer 10

The Sudd; Sudan

Question 11

What are the two large lakes located in eastern Africa?

Answer 11

Lake Victoria
Lake Tanganyika

Question 12

What are Lake Victoria and Lake Tanganyika known for?

Answer 12

Lake Victoria is the world’s second largest freshwater lake and a major source of the Nile River.

Lake Tanganyika is the longest and second deepest freshwater lake in the world.

Question 13

What dictator took over the country of Congo and renamed it Zaire?

Answer 13

General (Joseph) Mobutu

Question 14

After General Mobutu lost control, what was the country renamed?

Answer 14

Democratic Republic of Congo

Question 15

What are the short descendants of the original inhabitants of the Democratic Republic of Congo called?

Answer 15

Pygmies

Question 16

What is the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo?

Answer 16

Kinshasa

Question 17

I am the Egyptian president who took over the Suez Canal by force. Who am I?

Answer 17

President Nassar

Question 18

I am the Egyptian president who was the first head of an Arab state to make peace with Israel. Who am I?

Answer 18

President Sadat

Question 19

I am the leader to who changed the name of my country to Zaire; when I was overthrown it became the Democratic Republic of Congo. Who am I?

Answer 19

General Mobutu

Question 20

Which African nation has been independent for over 2,000 years?

Answer 20

Ethiopia

Question 21

What is the largest country in Africa?

Answer 21

Sudan

Question 22

What is the largest city in Africa?

Answer 22

Cairo

Question 23

What structure was built to control flooding along the Nile?

Answer 23

Aswan High Dam

Question 24

What is Africa’s highest mountain peak?

Answer 24

Mt Kilimanjaro

Question 25

Which tropical African country was never a European colony?

Answer 25

Ethiopia

Question 26

What emperor led Ethiopia country on a program of modernisation?

Answer 26

Emperor Haile Selassie I

Question 27

What system of government took over Ethiopia and led it away from the progress it had seen?

Answer 27

Communism

Question 28

What is the capital of Ethiopia?

Answer 28

Addis Ababa

Question 29

What is the capital of Kenya?

Answer 29

Nairobi

Question 30

Which country contains Mount Kilimanjaro and Africa’s three largest lakes?

Answer 30

Tanzania

Question 31

What famous national park is also located in Tanzania?

Answer 31

Serengeti National Park

Question 32

I am the Ethiopian ruler who tried to modernize my country but was defeated by Communism. Who am I?

Answer 32

Emperor Haile Selassie I

Question 33

I was the first president of Kenya. Who am I?

Answer 33

Jomo Kenyatta

Question 34

I was the first black president of South Africa. Who am I?

Answer 34

Nelson Mandela

Question 35

I am the leader who brought Communism to Tanzania. Who am I?

Answer 35

Julius Nyerere

Question 36

What large national park is located in Tanzania?

Answer 36

Serengeti National Park

Question 37

Who were the Dutch farmers of South Africa that were later called Afrikaaners?

Answer 37

Boers

Question 38

What organization consists of Great Britain and 52 former British colonies?

Answer 38

Commonwealth of Nations

Question 39

What mountain range is located along Africa’s southeastern coast?

Answer 39

the Drakensberg Mountains

Question 40

Which nation is the wealthiest and most highly developed in Africa?

Answer 40

South Africa