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African Geography

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What country is in orange?
a)
Ethiopia
b)
South Africa
c)
Egypt
d)
Nigeria
2.

What country is in blue?

a)

South Africa

b)

Egypt

c)

Nigeria

d)

Farrel's garden

3.

Where do most of Egypt's people live?

a)

along the coast

b)

the Sahara Desert

c)

the Nile River Valley

d)

Kimberly City

4.

What area is shaded in red?

a)

Kalahari Desert

b)

the Nile River Valley

c)

the Sahara Desert

d)

Livi's eyebrows

5.

This is the longest river in the world and is located in eastern Africa.

a)

the Congo

b)

the Feltonian

c)

the Amazon

d)

the Nile

6.

This is the sea that is north of the continent of Africa.

a)

Indian

b)

Red Wouter

c)

Mediterannean

d)

Baltic

7.

Rain forests are located along what?

a)

Scooby's nose

b)

The Equator

c)

The Indian Ocean

d)

The Rivers

8.
What region is shown in purple?
a)
North Africa
b)
Eastern Africa
c)
Central Africa
d)
West Africa
9.

What is the tallest mountain on the African continent?

a)

Mount Everest

b)

Mount Kilimanjaro

c)

Mount David

d)

Mount Rushmore

10.
What type of landscape is shown in this photo?
a)
Tropical Rainforest
b)
Savanna
c)
Desert
d)
Swamp
11.
What kind of environment is shown in this photo?
a)
tropical rainforest
b)
desert
c)
tidal pond
d)
savanna
12.

What country is labeled "D" on the map?

a)

Morocco

b)

Libya

c)

Nigeria

d)

Tasyamania

e)

Kenya

13.

What country is labeled "J" on the map?

a)

Nigeria

b)

Democratic Republic of Joan

c)

South Sudan

d)

Madagascar

e)

South Africa

14.

What political feature is this?

a)

South Sudan

b)

Rwanda

c)

Kenya

d)

Ethiopia

15.

Gaining independence in 2011, what is the "newest country in the world"?

a)

Swaziland

b)

Yemen

c)

South Sudan

d)

Morocco

16.

The area that splits the desert and grassy savannah is called:

a)

Niger River

b)

Sub Sahara

c)

Sahel

d)

Great Rift Valley

17.

Which country has the largest population in Africa?

a)

Egypt

b)

South Africa

c)

Nigeria

d)

Kenya

18.

What city has the largest population in Africa?

a)

Johannesberg

b)

Lagos

c)

Cairo

d)

Kinshasa

e)

Sophiaville

19.

What is the largest lake in Africa?

a)

Lake Victoria

b)

Lake Tanganyika

c)

Lake Malawi

d)

Lake Kivu

e)

Lake Irene

20.

Which physical feature is located in East Africa?

a)

Great Rift Valley

b)

Congo Basin

c)

Cape of Good Hope

d)

Sahara

e)

Leaf's Hair

21.
Where in Africa are you most likely to find elephants, lions, and giraffes? 
a)
In the steppes
b)
In the mountains
c)
In the rain forest
d)
In the savanna 
22.

Where does Africa rank in continent size?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

5

23.

Where were people most likely to settle in Africa?

a)

around the Sahara

b)

in the extreme desert climate

c)

in the southeast

d)

near water sources

24.

Who rounded the southern tip of Africa in 1497?

a)

Prince Henry

b)

Christopher Columbus

c)

Vasco de Gama

d)

Amerigo Vespuci

e)

JOD the mighty

25.

What gave west African trading empires power?

a)

Military conquest

b)

Gold & Salt Mines

c)

Extensive territory

d)

Large military