Africa's Geography Study Guide

What large geographic feature dominates most of northern Africa?

• Kalahari

• Sahel

• Sahara

• Savanna

What is the world's longest river?

• Congo

• Sahara

• Nile

• Amazon

What is Africa's transitional zone between dry desert and grasslands called?

• Savanna

• Sahel

• Kalahari

• Sahara

What African landform has rolling grassland and few, scattered trees?

• Rainforest

• Savanna

• Sahel

• Desert

What desert is in Northern Africa?

• Kalahari

• Sahel

• Sahara

• Gobi

In which country does the Nile River meet the Mediterranean Sea?

• South Africa

• Kenya

• Sudan

• Egypt

Which country forms the southern tip of the African continent?

• South Africa

• Egypt

• D.R Congo

• Nigeria

Which statement is TRUE?

• The northern most part of Africa is the most populous.

• More people live south of the Sahara than north of it.

• New weather patterns are preventing industrial growth.

• Farming is not possible in any region of Africa.

Which is the best climate zone in Africa for farming?

• Savanna

• Sahara

• Sahel

• Rainforest

What is NOT something that is polluting African waters?

• Industrial waste

• Logging

• Agriculture runoff

• Human sewage