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Physical Features of Africa

Total questions: 52

Worksheet time: 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Large island off the east coast of southern Africa. 4th largest island in the world.

a)

Madagascar

b)

Seychelles

c)

South Georgia Island

d)

Congo Basin

2.

In which country does the Nile River meet the Mediterranean Sea?

a)

Egypt

b)

Sudan

c)

Nigeria

d)

Kenya

3.

The Congo River cuts through the middle of which African nation?

a)

Democratic Republic of Congo

b)

Egypt

c)

Sudan

d)

Kenya

4.

The World's Largest desert, located in Northern Africa

a)

Sahara

b)

Sahel

c)

Savanna

5.

Dry, grassy transitional zone between Sahara and Savanna

a)

Sahel

b)

Sahara

c)

Savanna

6.

Flat and rolling grasslands across central and southern Africa

a)

Savanna

b)

Sahel

c)

Sahara

7.

World's longest river, flows from Lake Victoria to the Mediterranean Sea.

a)

Nile River

b)

Niger River

c)

Congo River

8.

Mountain with the tallest peak in Africa

a)

Mt Kilimanjaro

b)

Mt Everest

c)

Mt McKinley

9.

Ocean located to the west of Africa

a)

Atlantic Ocean

b)

Pacific Ocean

c)

Indian Ocean

10.

Ocean to the east of Africa

a)

Indian Ocean

b)

Pacific Ocean

c)

Atlantic Ocean

11.

The largest lake in Africa

a)

Lake Victoria

b)

Lake Superior

c)

Lake Congo

d)

Lake Huron

12.

This river flows through central Africa, it's the 2nd longest river in Africa

a)

Congo River

b)

Nile River

c)

Niger River

13.

A chain (group) of mountains that run along the northern coast of Africa

a)

Himilayas

b)

Andes Mountains

c)

Atlas Mountains

d)

Rocky Mountains

14.

What is the strip of land where nomadic herding is done?

a)

Sahel

b)

Savanna

c)

Niger

d)

Great Rift Valley

15.

What is the name of the large rain forest in central Africa?

a)

Daintree

b)

Amazon

c)

Congo

d)

Congolian

16.

What body of water separates Africa and Europe?

a)

Pacific

b)

Atlantic

c)

Mediterranean

d)

Gulf of Aden

17.

An area of East Africa, containing some of the best grasslands in the world and many grazing animals (7-1.1 PR)

a)

Aswan High Dam

b)

Sahel

c)

Oasis

d)

Serengeti Plains

18.

Known as one of Africa's Great Lakes, what body of water is the source of the Nile River?

a)

Lake Victoria

b)

Lake Turkana

c)

Mediterranean Sea

d)

Lake Tanganyika

19.

What river crosses the equator twice on it's way to the Atlantic Ocean?

a)

Nile River

b)

Zambezi River

c)

Congo River

d)

Niger River

20.

What river flows north and is the main water source in a very arid region?

a)

Congo River

b)

Nile River

c)

Zambezi River

d)

Niger River

21.

What mountain in Africa is a dormant volcano located on the border between Kenya and Tanzania?

a)

Mt. Kenya

b)

Mt. Kilimanjaro

c)

Mt. Tahat

d)

Ras Dashen

22.

How many times can the US fit into Africa?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

23.

Landform caused by two tectonic plates being pulled apart in East Africa. Looks like a Scar in East Africa.

a)

Great Rift Valley

b)

Lake Victoria

c)

Great Fault Line

d)

The Great Divide

24.

What river is considered the lifeline of West Africa?

a)

Zambezi River

b)

Niger River

c)

Congo River

d)

Nile River

25.

What are the three main biomes or climate zones in Africa?

a)

Forest, Taiga, Desert

b)

Desert, Savanna, Rain Forest

c)

Mediterranean, Tropical, Arid

d)

Desert, Savanna, Semiarid

26.

Which number is CLOSEST to the Lake Victoria?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

27.

Africa's "Great Rift Valley" is found in which of the labeled areas?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

28.

Given that the Nile generally flows in a northward direction, which statement is MOST accurate?

a)

The Nile flows into the Mediterranean Sea.

b)

The Nile flows into the Suez Canal.

c)

The Nile flows into Lake Victoria.

d)

The Nile flows into the Red Sea.

29.

What is the name of the yellow zone found approximately in the center of this map of Africa?

a)

Sahara

b)

Sahel

c)

Kalahari

d)

Congo

30.

Which picture MOST LIKELY shows a savanna in Sub-Saharan Africa?

a)
b)
c)
d)
31.

In which region would you find the Atlas Mountains?

a)

Southwestern Africa

b)

Southeastern Africa

c)

Northwestern Africa

d)

Northeastern Africa

32.

What African river- so vital to west African states of past and present- is being shown on the map?

a)

Nile

b)

Niger

c)

Congo

d)

Zambezi

33.

Chimpanzees, gorillas, hippopotamuses, and African gray parrots live in Sub-Saharan Africa. These animals MOST LIKELY live in areas with which climate in central Africa?

a)

arid

b)

rainforest

c)

tropical savannah

d)

temperate woodland

34.

Victoria Lake is one of the largest salty lakes in the world.

a)

True

b)

False

35.

The Congo is the continent's second longest river.

a)

True

b)

False

36.

Vegetation in the Sahara is limited to areas around oases, riverbeds, and the highlands.

a)

True

b)

False

37.

AFRICA ALMOST TOUCHES EUROPE AT

a)

BERING STRAIT

b)

BAB-EL MANDEB

c)

STRAIT OF GIBRALTAR

38.

VICTORIA FALLS IS ON THIS RIVER

a)

ZAMBEZI

b)

CONGO

c)

NILE

39.

AN IMPORTANT LOW LYING REGION

a)

CONO RIVER BASIN

b)

NILE RIVER BASIN

c)

NIGER RIVER BASIN

d)

KALAHARI BASIN

40.

area below the canopy which has little or no vegetation because of such low light levels.

a)

Savannah

b)

Sahel

c)

Understory

d)

Basin

41.

Tops of trees high above the ground whose interwoven limbs and leaves are so thick light cannot reach the ground.

a)

Canopy

b)

Sahel

c)

Understory

d)

Overstory

42.

Largest rain forest left in the world. It is the habitat of several tribes of pygmies.

a)

Niger Basin

b)

Ituri Forest

c)

Congolese Forest

d)

Serengeti Forest

43.

Considered the “Lifeline of West Africa.”

a)

Niger River

b)

Nile River

c)

Suez Canal

d)

Congo River

44.

a descent of water over a steep surface

a)

cataract

b)

rapids

c)

convergence

d)

canal

45.

Which of the following is NOT a type of tectonic movement?

a)

Striation

b)

Transformation

c)

Divergence

d)

Convergence

46.

Largest cataract in the world

a)

Lake Victoria

b)

6th Nile Cataract

c)

An Elephant's

d)

Victoria Falls

47.

Deepest lake in Africa and the longest river in the world.

a)

Victoria

b)

Malawi

c)

Tanganyika

d)

Ethiopian Renaissance Lake

48.

Waterway which cut the travel time from Europe to Asia by more than half

a)

Red Sea

b)

Mediterranean Sea

c)

Nile River

d)

Suez Canal

49.

The part of the Nile which sees most of Egypts population, cities and farming

a)

Delta

b)

Blue Nile

c)

White Nile

d)

3rd Cataract

50.

the process of fertile land becomes desert;

a)

Sahel

b)

Wind Erosion

c)

Desertification

d)

Climate Change

51.

Which of the following is NOT a cause of the spread of the Sahara

a)

Climate change

b)

Irrigation

c)

Poor farming practicing

d)

Drought

52.

Which of the following is NOT a major desert in Africa:

a)

Kalahari

b)

Namib

c)

Serengeti

d)

Sahara