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Africa Map Test Practice

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Identify this North African Country with a Mediterranean coastline and a Saharan desert interior.
a)
Algeria
b)
Morocco
c)
Egypt
d)
Libya
2.
Identify this landlocked country in Southern Africa it has a landscape defined by the Kalahari Desert and the Okavango Delta, which becomes a lush animal habitat during the seasonal floods. 
a)
South Africa
b)
Namibia
c)
Botswana
d)
Zimbabwe
3.
Identify this landlocked Central Africa country. It is bordered by five other African countries. 
a)
Chad
b)
Central African Republic
c)
Democratic Republic of the Congo
d)
Cameroon
4.
Identify this West African country, known as the Ivory Coast, that has beach resorts, rainforests and a French-colonial legacy. 
a)
Liberia
b)
Ghana
c)
Cote d'Ivoire
d)
Toga
5.
Identify this Central African country, formally called Zaire. It is the second-largest country in Africa (largest in Sub-Saharan Africa) by area and eleventh largest in the world. 
a)
Congo
b)
Democratic Republic of the Congo
c)
Rwanda
d)
Angola
6.
Identify this country linking northeast Africa with the Middle East, dates to the time of the pharaohs. 
a)
Eygpt
b)
Sudan
c)
Chad
d)
Libya
7.
Identify this this rugged East African county in the Horn of Africa, that is a landlocked country split by the Great Rift Valley. 
a)
Somolia
b)
Ethiopia
c)
Sudan
d)
Kenya
8.
Identify this East African country with a coastline on the Indian Ocean. It encompasses savanna, lake-lands, the dramatic Great Rift Valley and mountain highlands. It's also home to wildlife like lions, elephants and rhinos. 
a)
Uganda
b)
Kenya
c)
Ethiopia
d)
Tanzania
9.
Identify is West African country bordering Sierra Leone, Guinea and the Atlantic coast. The capital city of Monrovia. 
a)
Ghana
b)
Cote d'Ivoire
c)
Toga
d)
Liberia
10.
Identify this sovereign state in the Maghreb region of North Africa.
a)
Egypt
b)
Sudan
c)
Libya
d)
Chad
11.
Identify this huge island nation off the southeast coast of Africa. It's home to thousands of animal species, such as lemurs, found nowhere else, plus rainforests, beaches and reefs.
a)
Seychelles
b)
Madagascar
c)
Mozambique
d)
Tanzania
12.
Identify this North African country bordering the Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea, it is distinguished by its Berber, Arabian and European cultural influences.
a)
Western Sahara
b)
Algerica
c)
Morocco
d)
Mauritania
13.
Identify this southern African nation whose long Indian Ocean coastline is dotted with popular beaches like Tofo, as well as offshore marine parks.
a)
Mozambique
b)
Madagascar
c)
Zimbabwe
d)
Tanzania
14.
Identify this landlocked western African country know to be mostly desert; hot, dry, dusty but tropical in extreme south.
a)
Chad
b)
Niger
c)
Mali
d)
Ivory Coast
15.
Identify this East Africa country, bordering the Gulf of Aden and the Indian Ocean, mostly flat with a desert climate it is also in the Horn of Africa.
a)
Uganda
b)
Kenya
c)
Ethiopia
d)
Somalia
16.
Identify this country on the southernmost tip of the African continent, marked by several distinct ecosystems.
a)
South Africa
b)
Namibia
c)
Botswana
d)
Zimbabwe
17.
Identify this country in east-central Africa, home to Salva Dut from the novel A Long Walk to Water. 
a)
South Sudan
b)
Sudan
c)
Ethiopia
d)
Central African Republic
18.
Identify this Islamic country located in the geographical region to the south of the Sahara, stretching from Western Africa to eastern Central Africa. 
a)
South Sudan
b)
Sudan
c)
Kenya
d)
Chad
19.
Identify this East African country known for its vast wilderness areas, that include the plains of Serengeti National Park, a safari mecca populated by the “big five” game (elephant, lion, leopard, buffalo, rhino), and Kilimanjaro National Park, home to Africa’s highest mountain. 
a)
Uganda
b)
Rwanda
c)
Kenya
d)
Tanzania
20.
Identify this landlocked country in East Africa whose diverse landscape encompasses the snow-capped Rwenzori Mountains and immense Lake Victoria. 
a)
Uganda
b)
Kenya
c)
Ethiopia
d)
Tanzania
21.
Identify feature #1 the largest hot desert and the third largest desert in the world after Antarctica and the Arctic. 
a)
Kalahari Desert
b)
Namib Desert
c)
Sahara Desert
d)
Libya Desert
22.
Identify feature #4 this coastal desert is in southern Africa. The means "vast place."
a)
Kalahari Desert
b)
Namib Desert
c)
Sahara Desert
d)
Libya Desert
23.
Identify feature #3 this a large semi-arid sandy savanna in Southern Africa extending for 900,000 square kilometers, covering much of Botswana, parts of Namibia and regions of South Africa.
a)
Kalahari Desert
b)
Namib Desert
c)
Sahara Desert
d)
Libya Desert
24.
Identify feature #2 this mountain range extends 2,500 km across northwestern Africa, spanning Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia, separating the Atlantic and Mediterranean coastline from the Sahara Desert. 
a)
Mt. Kilimanjaro
b)
The Atlas Mountains 
25.
Identify feature #5 with its three volcanic cones, "Kibo", "Mawenzi", and "Shira", is a dormant volcano in Tanzania. It is the highest mountain in Africa, about 4,900 metres from its base to 5,895 metres above sea level.
a)
Mt. Kilimanjaro
b)
The Atlas Mountains
26.
Identify feature #1, largest lake in Africa and chief reservoir of the Nile, lying mainly in Tanzania and Uganda but bordering on Kenya.
a)
Lake Chad
b)
Lake Victoria
c)
Lake Malawi
d)
Lake Tanganyika
27.
Identify feature #2, It is the second oldest freshwater lake in the world, second largest by volume, and the second deepest, in all cases after Lake Baikal in Siberia; it is also the world's longest freshwater lake.
a)
Lake Chad
b)
Lake Victoria
c)
Lake Malawi
d)
Lake Tanganyika
28.
Identify feature #1, major north-flowing river in northeastern Africa, and is commonly regarded as the longest river in the world, though some sources claim that the Amazon River is longer.
a)
The Niger River
b)
The Congo River
c)
The Nile River
d)
The Orange River
29.
Identify feature #2, is the second longest river in Africa after the Nile and the second largest river in the world by discharge volume of water, and the world's deepest river with measured depths in excess of 220 m.
a)
The Niger River
b)
The Congo River
c)
The Nile River
d)
The Orange River
30.
Bonus: Identify the other highlighted river on the map; it is the principal river of western Africa.
a)
The Niger River
b)
The Congo River
c)
The Nile River
d)
The Orange River