Africa Geography

What is Africa's largest river?

• The Mississippi River

• The Nile River

• The Yellow River

• The Congo River

What is the name of the large desert that covers most of northern Africa?

• The Sahara Desert

• The Mojave Desert

• The Nile Desert

• I don't know

This region of Africa is covered in dense jungles, and is mostly uninhabitable except near the coast.

• Congo River Basin

• Sahara Desert

• The Nile River Delta

• The Horn of Africa

To the East of the jungles, in the Horn of Africa, what type of landscape might you find? (hint: The region is referred to as the Highlands).

• Mountains

• Desert

• More jungles

• Large, flat plains

This large island off the Southeastern coast of Africa is home to lots of wildlife.

• Madagascar

• Australia

• South Africa

• Saudi Arabia

Africa is the ________ largest continent in the world, spanning 5,000 miles from end to end.

• Most

• Second

• Third

• Fourth

The total population of Africa is most accurately described as _____________.

• Over one million

• Over one billion

• Over one hundred thousand

• Over a hundred million

What is a biome?

• A climate zone with the same average temperate and precipitation

• An enclosed structure used for planting and growing food

• A huge arena for gladiator combat

• A microscopic jungle the size of a human finger nail

Which of the following are biomes found in Africa? (select all that apply)

• Desert

• Rain Forest

• Chaparral

• Savanna

For a region to be considered a rain forest, it must receive at least ________ of rain per year.

• 2 feet

• 10 feet

• 70 inches

• 35 inches