Sub-Saharan Africa Geography Quiz

What does the term 'sub-Saharan Africa' mean?

• Next to the Sahara desert

• Inside the Sahara desert

• Below the Sahara desert

• Above the Sahara desert

What is the semi-arid transitional zone between the Sahara desert and the savannas to the south called?

• Namib

• Kalahari

• Sahel

• Savannah

Which river flows through the Sahel region to provide water to the people of western Africa?

• Niger River

• Zambezi River

• Nile River

• Congo River

What is the longest river in the world?

• Nile River

• Amazon River

• Yangtze River

• Mississippi River

What is the source of the White Nile, one of the tributaries of the Nile River?

• Lake Chad

• Lake Tanganyika

• Lake Malawi

• Lake Victoria

What type of volcano has not erupted in the last 10,000 years but is expected to erupt in the future?

• Extinct

• Supervolcano

• Dormant

• Active

Which is the second largest lake in the world by surface area and the source of the White Nile?

• Lake Chad

• Lake Malawi

• Lake Victoria

• Lake Tanganyika

What is the second deepest lake in the world and the second oldest lake in the world?

• Lake Tanganyika

• Lake Malawi

• Lake Victoria

• Lake Baikal

What is the main reason for the endangerment of animals such as elephants, black rhinos, and mountain gorillas in Africa?

• Climate change

• Overpopulation of predators

• Natural disasters

• Habitat loss due to desertification

What environmental problem in Africa is caused by factors such as overplanting, overgrazing, overcutting, and overpopulation?

• Air pollution

• Desertification

• Ocean acidification

• Deforestation