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Africa's Physical Geography

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What exactly are savannas?

a)

area of high mostly flatland

b)

tropical grasslands dotted with small trees and shrubs

c)

forest that grow along the equator with dense tress and plants

2.

Other than the Sahara, what other desert is in Africa?

a)

Great Rift Valley

b)

Kilimanjaro

c)

Nile

d)

Kalahari

3.

What river in Africa spans 4,160 miles, making it the largest river in the world.

a)

Niger

b)

Congo

c)

Victoria

d)

Nile

4.

What physical feature is number 10?

a)

Sahara Desert

b)

Kalahari Desert

c)

Sahara Desert

d)

Savanna

5.

What physical feature is number 11?

a)

Kalahari Desert

b)

Sahel

c)

Congo Rainforest

d)

Sahara Desert

6.

What physical feature is number 17?

a)

Lake Victoria

b)

Mt. Kilamanjaro

c)

Congo Rainforest

d)

Atlas Mountains

7.

The shaded area on the map is which physical feature in Africa?

a)

Great Rift Valley

b)

Sahara

c)

Kalahari Desert

d)

Lake Victoria

8.

Identify the highlighted region of Africa:

a)

Sahara desert

b)

plateau

c)

savanna

d)

Sahel

9.

Strip of dry land that forms a transition zone between desert and forest/grassland which is slowly turning into desert.

a)

Sahara

b)

Sahel

c)

Savanna

d)

Tropical Rain Forest

10.
Hot, dry grasslands with lots of wildlife located north and south of the equator.
a)
Sahara
b)
Sahel
c)
Savanna
d)
Tropical Rain Forest
11.
Main river of Western Africa that flows through an Oil Delta.
a)
Congo River
b)
Niger River
c)
Nile River
d)
Lake Victoria
12.
One of the headwater reservoirs of the Nile River that extends into Tanzania, Uganda, and Kenya.
a)
Congo River
b)
Niger River
c)
Nile River
d)
Lake Victoria
13.
Giant dip in the earth's surface in Eastern Africa that was created by separating tectonic plates.
a)
Great Rift Valley
b)
Mt. Kilimanjaro
c)
Atlas Mountains
d)
Kalahari Desert
14.
Located in Tanzania and is the highest point in Africa.
a)
Great Rift Valley
b)
Mt. Kilimanjaro
c)
Atlas Mountains
d)
Kalahari Desert
15.

Large arid to semi-arid region in Southern Africa that is becoming more dry due to desertification.

a)

Great Rift Valley

b)

Mt. Kilimanjaro

c)

Atlas Mountains

d)

Kalahari Desert

16.
The Kalahari Desert is partially in
a)
Egypt
b)
Kenya
c)
Nigeria
d)
South Africa
17.
What are sand dunes that stretch for hundreds of kilometers at heights of more than 1,000 feet? 
a)
Ergs
b)
Regs
c)
Hamadas
d)
Oases
18.
What are plains of sand and gravel that make up 70 percent of the Sahara? They are the remains of ancient seabeds and riverbeds, but are now nearly waterless.
a)
Ergs
b)
Regs
c)
Hamadas
d)
Oases
19.
It is a place in the desert with water. It is often created by springs, wells, or irrigation systems.
a)
Erg
b)
Reg
c)
Hamada
d)
Oasis
20.
The craggy highland areas of this region are perfect for nimble animal species. They include native species such as the Walia ibex, an endangered wild goat. They also include the Gelada baboon.
a)
Sahara 
b)
Sahel
c)
Ethiopian Highlands
d)
Savanna
21.
What is one of the largest grasslands in Africa?  It is a vast plain that stretches 11,583 square miles. It is home to one of the continent's highest concentrations of large mammal species, including lions, hyenas, zebras, giraffes, and elephants. 
a)
Katavi
b)
 Serengeti 
c)
Tarangire
d)
Mkomazi
22.

Which body of water is indicated by the red star?

a)

Red Sea

b)

Atlantic Ocean

c)

Mediterranean Sea

d)

Niger River

23.

Which body of water is indicated by the red star?

a)

Indian Ocean

b)

Atlantic Ocean

c)

Red Sea

d)

Mediterranean Sea

24.

Which body of water is indicated by the red star?

a)

Congo River

b)

Niger River

c)

Nile River

d)

Euphrates River

25.

Which body of water is indicated by the red star?

a)

Nile River

b)

Tigris River

c)

Congo River

d)

Niger River

26.

Which climate would NOT be found in Africa?

a)

arid

b)

subtropical

c)

tropical

d)

tundra

27.

Which of these poses the GREATEST threat to the savanna area of Africa?

a)

deforestation

b)

desertification

c)

hurricanes

d)

earthquakes

28.

North Africa has a ___________ climate.

a)

savannah

b)

tundra

c)

Mediterranean

d)

arid

29.
Has a hot, humid climate located along the equator in the Congo River Basin.
a)
Sahara
b)
Sahel
c)
Savanna
d)
Tropical Rain Forest
30.

Large arid to semi-arid region in Southern Africa that is becoming more dry due to desertification.

a)

Great Rift Valley

b)

Mt. Kilimanjaro

c)

Atlas Mountains

d)

Kalahari Desert

31.

Which biome has a dry season and a wet season?

a)

tundra

b)

tropical rain forest

c)

desert

d)

savanna

32.

Desertification is the main problem of ________ Biome.

a)

Rain forest

b)

Savanna

c)

Semi desert

d)

Hot desert

33.

Monkeys , snakes and hippos can be found in this Biome.

a)

Savanna

b)

Rain forest

c)

Semi desert

d)

Hot desert

34.

Which African region has been negatively affected by commercial logging, excessive fuel wood consumption, and slash and burn farming techniques?

a)

Savanna

b)

Sahel

c)

Sahara

d)

Tropical Rainforest

35.

Which letter represents the Congo Rainforest Basin?

a)

K

b)

D

c)

J

d)

C

36.

Letter J represents the ___.

a)

Sahel

b)

Atlantic Ocean

c)

deserts

d)

savannas

37.

Which letter represents the Kalahari Desert?

a)

C

b)

D

c)

J

d)

G

38.

Lake Victoria is represented by this letter.

a)

B

b)

E

c)

H

d)

G

39.

Which of these features is the Atlas Mountains?

a)

A

b)

E

c)

H

d)

G

40.

Which feature is the Congo River?

a)

F

b)

I

c)

E

d)

B

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