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 (a)   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 (a)   and is also considered as Africa's largest lake.

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

It is considered as the world's longest river.

• Nile River
• Amazon River
• Congo River

(a)   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