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SS7G1 Africa's Vocabulary Features

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

located in central Africa; received independence in 1960; borders Atlantic Ocean

a)

Republic of Sudan

b)

tropical rainforest

c)

Sahara

d)

Democratic Republic of the Congo (Zaire)

2.

Large North African country located along the banks of the Red Sea and Mediterranean Sea; Nile River runs the length of the country

a)

Kenya

b)

Sahel

c)

Nile River

d)

Egypt

3.

Located along the eastern coast of Africa bordering the Indian Ocean

a)

Kenya

b)

Sahel

c)

Sahara

d)

tropical rain forest

4.

Located along the central coast; areas with hot and humid climates and dense forests with trees hundreds of feet tall

a)

tropical rain forest

b)

South Africa

c)

Republic of Sudan

d)

South Sudan

5.

Large nation on the coast of West Africa that has nearly every kind of habitat found in Africa

a)

Sahara

b)

Atlas Mountains

c)

Nigeria

d)

Nile River

6.

Located in the northern half of Africa, it is the largest desert in the world

a)

Sahara

b)

Sahel

c)

Kenya

d)

South Africa

7.

Third largest river in Africa flows over 2,600 miles; mouth is a vast delta sometimes called the "Oil Delta" because of the petroleum industry there

a)

South Africa

b)

Niger River

c)

Nile River

d)

Congo River

8.

Begins in central Africa near Lake Tanganyika and flows almost 3,000 miles before it reaches the Atlantic Ocean

a)

Nile River

b)

Congo River

c)

Niger River

d)

South Africa

9.

Landlocked country located in east Africa; granted its independence from Sudan on July 9, 2011 due to many years of civil unrest

a)

Congo River

b)

South Africa

c)

South Sudan

d)

Niger River

10.

Longest river in the world begins in the central mountains of Africa and flows over 4,000 miles until it reaches the Mediterranean Sea at Alexandria, Egypt

a)

Nile River

b)

Niger River

c)

Congo River

d)

Lake Victoria

11.

Located at the very southern tip of the African continent; broad plateau with large stretches of grassland in the interior

a)

Sahara

b)

South Africa

c)

South Sudan

d)

tropical rain forest

12.

Located just south of Egypt. The Nile River links Sudan to Egypt

a)

South Africa

b)

Lake Victoria

c)

Republic of Sudan

d)

tropical rainforest

13.

Group of mountains that separate the coastal regions along the northern coast of Africa from the Sahara Desert

a)

tropical rainforest

b)

Lake Tanganyika

c)

Atlas Mountains

d)

Nigeria

14.

One of the largest and deepest freshwater lakes in the world

a)

Lake Victoria

b)

Republic of Sudan

c)

Kalahari Desert

d)

Lake Tanganyika

15.

Largest lake in Africa and where the White Nile begins

a)

Lake Tanganyika

b)

Kalahari Desert

c)

Lake Victoria

d)

Nile River

16.

Located south of the Sahara,it is a dry and semi-arid region that is slowly turning into desert

a)

Sahara

b)

Sahel

c)

South Africa

d)

Kenya

17.

Rolling grassland scattered with shrubs and isolated trees, which can be found between a tropical rainforest and desert biome

a)

Sahel

b)

savanna

c)

South Africa

d)

Sahara

18.

a desert region in SW Africa, largely in Botswana

a)

Lake Victoria

b)

Republic of Sudan

c)

Kalahari Desert

d)

Lake Tanganyika

19.

The tallest mountain in Africa. It is located in Tanzania and rises approximately 16,100 feet at its base to 19,340 feet above sea level. The mountain is actually a dormant volcano.

a)

Atlas Mountains

b)

Mt. Fuji

c)

Mt. Kilimanjaro

d)

Rocky Mountains

20.

Created about 35 million years ago when the African and Eurasian tectonic plates separated. It varies in width from about 20 to 60 miles.

a)

Nile River

b)

Great Rift Valley

c)

Atlas Mountains

d)

Kalahari Desert

21.

Which map can you find countries of an area?

a)

Physical Map

b)

Topographical Map

c)

Political Map

d)

Area Map

22.

Which will you use to locate the Sahel Desert?

a)

Weather Map

b)

Political Map

c)

Area Map

d)

Physical Map