Geography of Africa

Which number is nearest Lake Victoria?

• 4
• 3
• 5
• 1

Which river is located nearest number 7?

• Volta
• Niger
• Zambezi
• Nile

Which physical feature is located in East Africa? 

• Great Rift Valley 
• Congo Basin
• Cape of Good Hope 
• Sahara 

The Great Rift Valley was formed mainly by 

• Shifting tectonic plates 
• Seawater erosion
• Nile River flooding
• Large meteor 

The principal export in many Atlantic coastal countries is 

• Cacao
• Bananas
• Oil
• Chromium

Which precious resource or resources is found in South Africa 

• Gold 
• Iron
• Diamonds 
• Both gold and diamonds

Where in Africa are you most likely to find elephants, lions, and giraffes? 

• In the steppes
• In the mountains
• In the rain forest
• In the savanna 

Process that turns fertile land into land that is too dry to support life is called 

• Deforestation
• Desertification
• Drought 
• Canopy

What divides Africa in half?

• prime meridian

• tropic of cancer

• equator

• tropic of capricorn

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