Africa's Physical Geography

What exactly are savannas?

• area of high mostly flatland

• tropical grasslands dotted with small trees and shrubs

• forest that grow along the equator with dense tress and plants

Other than the Sahara, what other desert is in Africa?

• Great Rift Valley

• Kilimanjaro

• Nile

• Kalahari

What river in Africa spans 4,160 miles, making it the largest river in the world.

• Niger

• Congo

• Victoria

• Nile

What physical feature is number 10?

• Sahara Desert

• Kalahari Desert

• Sahara Desert

• Savanna

What physical feature is number 11?

• Kalahari Desert

• Sahel

• Congo Rainforest

• Sahara Desert

What physical feature is number 17?

• Lake Victoria

• Mt. Kilamanjaro

• Congo Rainforest

• Atlas Mountains

The shaded area on the map is which physical feature in Africa?

• Great Rift Valley

• Sahara

• Kalahari Desert

• Lake Victoria

Identify the highlighted region of Africa:

• Sahara desert

• plateau

• savanna

• Sahel

Strip of dry land that forms a transition zone between desert and forest/grassland which is slowly turning into desert.

• Sahara

• Sahel

• Savanna

• Tropical Rain Forest

Hot, dry grasslands with lots of wildlife located north and south of the equator.

• Sahara
• Sahel
• Savanna
• Tropical Rain Forest