Geography of Africa Quiz

What does the word "Sahel" mean?

• Desert

• Border

• Grassland

• Mountain

What is Lake Victoria's role for the Nile River?

• It is a delta

• It is a reservoir

• It is a tributary

• It is a waterfall

What direction does the Nile River flow?

• Southward

• Eastward

• Westward

• Northward

Label the regions correctly.

a

b

c

d

e

Rainforest

Sahara

The Sahel

Savanna - South

Savanna - North

Organize these options into the right categories

• Dry grassland

• Tropical Rainforests

• Desert

• Sahara

• Grassland

• Sahel

• Wet and humid

• Savannas

Organize these options into the right categories

Groups:

(a) North Africa

,

(b) Sub-Saharan

• Savannas

• Nile River

• Sahara

• • Lake Victoria

• Sahel

• • Tropical Rainforests

• Atlas Mountains

The ​ (a)   River is the second longest river in Africa and the ​ (b)   River is the longest river in the world.

• Congo
• Nile
• Danube
• Amazon
• Mississippi

What geographic feature is highlighted? It is a ridge & plate boundary. Millions of years from now, it will split the continent in half.

• Sahel
• Transition Zone
• Ring of Fire
• Great Rift Valley

Which of the following features are associated with the African tropical rainforest? (Choose all that apply)

• It covers 1/5th of Africa

• Home to the largest savanna

• Hot and humid climate

• Shrinking due to deforestation

• Located in eastern Africa

The Sahara Desert, which covers (a)   of Africa’s land area, creates a natural division between (b)   Africa and (c)   Africa.

• Sub-Sahara
• 1/3rd
• North
• Central Africa
• East Africa
• 1/5th