Unit 5 Africa Physical Features

What river crosses the equator twice on it's way to the Atlantic Ocean?

• Nile River

• Zambezi River

• Congo River

• Niger River

Known as one of Africa's Great Lakes, what body of water is the source of the Nile River?

• Lake Victoria

• Lake Turkana

• Mediterranean Sea

• Lake Tanganyika

What river flows north and is the main water source in a very arid region?

• Congo River

• Nile River

• Zambezi River

• Niger River

What arid region located in the northern hemisphere is approximately the size of the United States of America?

• Kalahari Desert

• Namib Desert

• Kalahari Desert

• Sahara Desert

What mountain in Africa is a dormant volcano located on the border between Kenya and Tanzania?

• Mt. Kenya

• Mt. Kilimanjaro

• Mt. Tahat

• Ras Dashen

What body of water is located east of Africa, south of Asia, and west of Australia?

• Atlantic Ocean

• Arctic Ocean

• Pacific Ocean

• Indian Ocean

The slave trade between the Old World and the New World transferred captured Africans across what body of water?

• Atlantic Ocean

• Pacific Ocean

• Indian Ocean

• Mediterranean Sea

Refugees from northern Africa must cross what body of water to get to Europe?

• Atlantic Ocean

• Indian Ocean

• Pacific Ocean

• Mediterranean Sea

The mouth of the Congo River is found in what body of water?

• Indian Ocean

• Mediterranean Sea

• Atlantic Ocean

• Red Sea

Formerly known as the Zaire River, what river is located in the World's second largest rain forest in the world?

• Zambezi River

• Nile River

• Niger River

• Congo River