Africa Geography Terms

This imaginary line runs from the North to the South Pole and separates the Earth into the East and West hemispheres.

• Prime Meridian

• Equator

• Arctic Circle

• Tropic of Cancer

This imaginary line circles the Earth and divides into the Northern and Southern hemispheres.

• Arctic Circle

• Prime Meridian

• Equator

• Tropic of Capricorn

How many oceans are there?

• 3

• 9

• 7

• 5

How many continents are there?

• 7

• 1

• 5

• 10

What is shown in the picture?

• Compass Rose

• Inset Map

• Map Key/Legend

• Locator

What are the 5 themes of Geography?

• North, South, East, West, and Southeast

• Location, Place, Human-Environment Interaction, Movement, and Regions

• Antarctica, North America, South America, Africa, and Asia

• Pacific, Southern, Indian, Atlantic, and Arctic

Desert in Southern Africa

• Nambi

• Kalahari

• Sahara

• Guban

One of the deepest and longest freshwater lakes in the world; located in East Africa

• Lake Victoria

• Lake Congo

• Lake Zambezi

• Lake Niger

• Lake Tanganyika

The world's largest desert (3,500,000 square miles) in northern Africa

• Guban

• Danakil Desert

• Karoo Desert

• Sahara Desert

A state that does not have a direct outlet to the sea.

• Waterlocked

• Landlocked

• Windlocked

• Snowlocked