Landforms, rivers and resources of Africa south of the Sahara

Grade 6 Social Studies Worksheet - Building Confidence

Circle the best answer.

1. 1.

   Tala finds a dry belt of grassland and scrub along the southern edge of the Sahara. What is it called?

   • The Great Plains
   • The Pampas
   • The Llanos
   • The Sahel
2. 2.

   Zee traces a long valley in East Africa where the Earth's crust is pulling apart, lined with lakes and volcanoes. What is it called?

   • The Nile Delta
   • The Amazon Basin
   • The Great Rift Valley
   • The Grand Canyon
3. 3.

   Map of southern Africa with a large dry region shaded tan. Ari finds a large, dry, sandy region covering much of Botswana and parts of Namibia and South Africa. What is it called?

   • The Kalahari Desert
   • The Atacama Desert
   • The Gobi Desert in Asia
   • The Mojave Desert
4. 4.

   Jun traces the large curve of ocean along West Africa's southern coast, from Ghana to Gabon. What is it called?

   • The Bay of Bengal
   • The Gulf of California
   • Hudson Bay
   • The Gulf of Guinea
5. 5.

   Kira labels Africa on a world map. What is Africa?

   • Part of Europe
   • A large island
   • A continent with 54 countries
   • One large country
6. 6.

   Luz labels Nigeria, in West Africa. What is Nigeria?

   • A continent of its own
   • A lake
   • A country in West Africa
   • A river
7. 7.

   Milo labels Madagascar, off Africa's southeast coast, with ocean all around it. What is Madagascar?

   • A peninsula of Africa
   • A lake
   • A continent of its own
   • An island country
9. 8.

   Noah reads that one West African country grows more cocoa, the bean used for chocolate, than any other. Which country is it?

   • Egypt
   • Zambia
   • Ethiopia
   • Côte d'Ivoire
10. 9.

    Pia reads that one southern African country mines large amounts of copper. Which country is it?

    Use the picture in question 8.

    • Egypt
    • Ethiopia
    • Côte d'Ivoire
    • Zambia
11. 10.

    Ren reads that coffee first came from the highlands of one East African country, which still grows the most coffee in Africa. Which country is it?

    Use the picture in question 8.

    • Ethiopia
    • Côte d'Ivoire
    • Zambia
    • Egypt