Africa's Geography Comprehension Check

What is the major landform of northern Africa?

• Sahara Desert

• Congo Basin

• Ethiopian Highlands

• Great Rift Valley

What is Africa’s transition zone between desert and rain forest?

• Sahel

• Savanna

• Kalahari

• Maghreb

What landform has rolling grassland and scattered trees?

• Savanna

• Rain forest

• Desert

• Swamp

What landform lies along the Atlantic coast near the equator?

• Tropical rain forest

• Sahara Desert

• Savanna

• Ethiopian Highlands

What is the world’s longest river?

• Nile River

• Amazon River

• Congo River

• Yangtze River

What is the tallest mountain in Africa?

• Mount Kilimanjaro

• Mount Kenya

• Mount Toubkal

• Drakensberg Peak

What is the world’s largest hot desert?

• Sahara Desert

• Arabian Desert

• Gobi Desert

• Kalahari Desert

What is the southernmost country in Africa?

• South Africa

• Namibia

• Botswana

• Lesotho

What mountain range is located in northern Africa?

• Atlas Mountains

• Drakensberg Mountains

• Rwenzori Mountains

• Ethiopian Highlands

Which river is the main river in western Africa?

• Niger River

• Congo River

• Zambezi River

• Limpopo River