SOCIAL STUDIES 1099 CU 1

Because the **equator** crosses the middle of Africa, Africa’s average temperature is the **hottest** of any continent. The ________ crosses the middle of Africa.

• meridian line
• equator
• Sahara Desert
• Savanna

Africa's average temperature is the ______ of any continent.

• shortest
• coolest
• hottest
• fastest

The world's largest hot ______ is the Sahara.

What covers most of Africa is a high _________.

• mountain
• plateau
• skyline

What is Africa's highest mountain?

• Mount Kenya
• Mount Everest
• Mount Kilimanjaro
• Mount Atlas

The primary source of the Nile River is __________ and is also considered as Africa's largest lake.

What make up Africa's largest river system is the _______ River and its many tributaries.

It is considered as the world's longest river.

• Nile River
• Amazon River
• Congo River

_____________ Sea is where the Nile River empties out after flowing north.

According to size and population Africa ranks ________ among the continents.

• first
• second
• third
• fourth