Africa Today

This map shows the location of a landform that was created millions of years ago. It is a deep trench that is nearly 4,000 miles long. Which landform is shaded on the map?

• the Congo River Basin

• the Great Rift Valley

• the Great Dividing Range

• the Nile River Valley

This picture shows the tallest free-standing mountain in the world, which has the highest peak in Africa. Which of the following mountains is shown in the picture?

• Mount Gugu

• Mount Elgon

• Mount Kenya

• Mount Kilimanjaro

The map shows the location of the largest desert in the world, which covers about a third of the continent of Africa. Which desert is highlighted in this map?

• the Kalahari

• the Arabian

• the Sahara

• the Sinai

South Africa can be represented by which letter?

• W

• X

• Y

• Z

Egypt is represented by which letter?

• W

• X

• Y

• Z

Kenya is represented by which letter?

• W

• X

• Y

• Z

Sudan is represented by which letter?

• W

• X

• Y

• Z

Which of the following countries is located in Central Africa?

• DR Congo

• Egypt

• Nigeria

• Kenya

Which of the following countries is located in Western Africa?

• DR Congo

• Egypt

• Nigeria

• Kenya

In the Sahara, the highest population density is in which of these places?

• along the Nile River

• in the Great Rift Valley

• on Mt. Kilimanjaro

• near the Atlas Mountains