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Africa Mapping

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Name the biggest desert in Africa
a)
Kalahari
b)
Sahara
c)
Congo
d)
Sahel
2.
Name the tallest Peak in Africa
a)
Mt. Atlas
b)
Mt. Congo
c)
Ethiopian highlands
d)
Mt.Kilimanjaro
3.
What are the two deserts in Africa
a)
Nafud and Arabian
b)
Death Valley and Sahara
c)
Sahara and Kalahari
d)
Kalahari and Death Valley
4.
Which river is this?
a)
Amazon
b)
Congo
c)
Senegal
d)
Nile
5.
Identify this North African Country with a Mediterranean coastline and a Saharan desert interior.
a)
Algeria
b)
Morocco
c)
Egypt
d)
Libya
6.
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
7.
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
8.
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
9.
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
10.
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
11.
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
12.
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
13.
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
14.
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
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 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
18.
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
19.
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
20.
In which direction on the map is the Red Sea when compared to Africa?
a)
Northwest
b)
Northeast
c)
Southeast
d)
Southwest
21.
The equator is an imaginary line that runs through Africa. It is a line of:
a)
Latitude
b)
Longitude
22.
The Mediterranean Sea is located to the _________ of Africa
a)
North
b)
South
c)
East
d)
West
23.
The prime meridian is a line of measurement that runs _______ to ________ through Africa
a)
North-South
b)
Northeast-Southeast
c)
East-West
d)
West-East
24.
The Atlantic Ocean is located to the ________ of Africa
a)
North
b)
South
c)
East
d)
West
25.
The Indian Ocean is located _______ of Africa
a)
North
b)
South
c)
East
d)
West