Exploring Africa: Geography and Cities

What is the position of Africa on a world map?

• Africa is located north of Europe and east of Asia on a world map.

• Africa is situated directly above South America on a world map.

• Africa is found to the east of North America on a world map.

• Africa is positioned south of Europe and southwest of Asia on a world map.

Name the oceans that surround Africa.

• Caribbean Sea

• Atlantic Ocean, Indian Ocean, Southern Ocean, Mediterranean Sea

• Bering Sea

• Arctic Ocean

What is the of concept of a countries?

• Borders are imaginary lines that do not affect trade.

• Countries are political entities with defined borders that separate them from one another.

• Countries are defined by their cultural similarities.

• Countries are solely based on geographical features.

Use the provided Map and Atlas to the list all the countries of Africa.

Use your Atlas Book and identify which countries in Africa are landlocked?

• Egypt

• Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Central African Republic, Chad, Eswatini, Lesotho, Malawi, Mali, Niger, Rwanda, South Sudan, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe

• Nigeria

• Kenya

Is Madagascar a country, an island, or both?

• A continent

• Only a country

• Only an island

• Both

What is Zanzibar and which country does it belong to?

• Zanzibar is a city in Kenya.

• Zanzibar is an archipelago that belongs to Tanzania.

• Zanzibar is a part of Mozambique.

• Zanzibar is an island in the Caribbean.

Name three major cities in Africa according to population

• Cairo, Lagos, Nairobi

• Mogadishu, Addis Ababa, Dakar

• Tunis, Harare, Kigali

• Nairobi, Johannesburg, Accra

Which countries border South Africa?

• Argentina

• Australia

• Egypt

• Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe

What are the capital cities of South Africa and its neighbours?

• Pretoria, Bloemfontein, Cape Town, Windhoek, Gaborone, Harare, Maputo, Mbabane, Maseru

• Lusaka

• Nairobi

• Dodoma