Location knowledge - Africa

Name the biggest desert in Africa

• Kalahari
• Sahara
• Congo
• Sahel

Name the tallest Peak in Africa

• Mt. Atlas
• Mt. Congo
• Ethiopian highlands
• Mt.Kilimanjaro

Which of the following 2 deserts are in Africa?

• Nafud and Arabian

• Death Valley and Sahara

• Sahara and Kalahari

• Kalahari and Death Valley

Name the mountains that are in North western Africa

• Ethiopian Highlands
• Rockies
• Alps
• Atlas

Name the mountains located in the east of Africa in what is known as the "horn of Africa"

• Ethiopian Highlands
• Atlas Mountains
• Alps Mountains
• Rocky Mountain

A map that shows the location of landforms and features like rivers, lakes, ocean, mountains, valleys, deserts and different land elevations.

• political
• physical
• special purpose
• GPS

A map designed to show governmental boundaries of countries and states. They can also indicate the location of major cities, and they usually include significant bodies of water.

• physical

• political

• special purpose

• GPS

What river is highlighted? This is the longest river on earth from North to South. 

• Congo
• Zambezi
• Nile
• Amazon

What geographic feature is highlighted? It is a ridge & plate boundary with lots of volcanic activity beneath its surface. Millions of years from now, it will split the continent in half.

• Sahel
• Transition Zone
• Ring of Fire
• Great Rift Valley

What body of water is shown on the map? It is narrow and separates Africa from the Arabian peninsula (Asia).

• Straits of Comoros
• Red Sea
• Dead Sea
• Mediterranean Sea