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African Political & Physical Geography Review

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 3hrs 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What divides Africa in half?

a)

prime meridian

b)

tropic of cancer

c)

equator

d)

tropic of capricorn

2.
What desert is located at number 6? 
a)
Sahara 
b)
Kalahari 
c)
Sahel 
d)
Gobi 
3.
What river is located near number 3? 
a)
Congo River 
b)
Niger River 
c)
Nile River 
d)
Amazon River 
4.
What desert is located at number 1? 
a)
Sahara 
b)
Sahel 
c)
Kalahari 
d)
Nile 
5.
What ocean is at number 10? 
a)
Indian 
b)
Atlantic 
c)
Pacific 
d)
Arctic 
6.
What ocean is at number 9? 
a)
Indian 
b)
Arctic 
c)
Atlantic 
d)
Pacific 
7.
What sea is at number 7? 
a)
Black Sea 
b)
Red Sea
c)
Mediterranean Sea 
d)
Caspian Sea 
8.
What sea is at number 8? 
a)
Caspian Sea 
b)
Red Sea 
c)
Black Sea 
d)
Mediterranean Sea 
9.

What is the name of the tallest mountain in Africa?

a)

Everest

b)

Kilimanjaro

c)

Himalaya

d)

Atlas

10.

What desert is found in the South of Africa?

a)

Sahara

b)

Siberia

c)

African

d)

Kalahari

11.

What desert is found in the north of Africa?

a)

Siberia

b)

Sahara

c)

Kalahari

d)

African

12.

What is the longest river in Africa?

a)

Niger

b)

Nile

c)

Congo

d)

Ob

13.

What is the name of the rainforest in Africa?

a)

Amazon

b)

Congo

14.

This region of Africa is covered in dense jungles, and is mostly uninhabitable except near the coast.

a)

Congo River Basin

b)

Sahara Desert

c)

The Nile River Delta

d)

The Horn of Africa

15.

Africa is the ________ largest continent in the world, spanning 5,000 miles from end to end.

a)

Most

b)

Second

c)

Third

d)

Fourth

16.

Why is the population of the Sahara so low?

a)

Too much water

b)

Too much oil

c)

Limited access to oil

d)

Limited access to water

17.

What number marks South Africa?

a)

11

b)

13

c)

14

d)

15

18.

What landform has rolling grassland and scattered trees?

a)

Savanna

b)

Nile River

c)

Tropical Rain Forest

d)

Niger River

19.

What landform lies along the Atlantic Coast near the equator?

a)

Sahel

b)

Savanah

c)

Niger River

d)

Tropical Rain Forest

20.

What mountain range is located in North Africa?

a)

Mt. Kilimanjaro

b)

Atlas Mountains

c)

Sahel Mountains

d)

The Alps

21.

Feature #2

a)

Sahara Desert

b)

Kalahari Desert

c)

Sahel

d)

Congo Basin

22.

Feature #1

a)

Niger River

b)

Nile River

c)

Congo River

d)

Danube River

23.

Feature #4

a)

Niger River

b)

Nile River

c)

Congo River

d)

Danube River

24.
Country #1
a)
Nigeria
b)
Sudan
c)
South Sudan
d)
Zimbabwe
25.
Country #2
a)
Nigeria
b)
Sudan
c)
South Sudan
d)
Zimbabwe
26.
Country #5
a)
Ethiopia
b)
Somalia
c)
Kenya
d)
Madagascar
27.

Which body of water is indicated by the red star?

a)

Red Sea

b)

Nile River

c)

Congo River

d)

Lake Victoria

28.

Which physical feature is indicated by the red star?

a)

Sahara Desert

b)

Lake Victoria

c)

Great Rift Valley

d)

Mt. Kilimanjaro

29.

Which country is indicated by the red star?

a)

Democratic Republic of Congo

b)

Kenya

c)

South Africa

d)

Egypt

30.

Which country is indicated by the red star?

a)

Sudan

b)

Democratic Republic of the Congo

c)

Nigeria

d)

Kenya

31.

Africa is the _____ most-populous continent.

a)

First

b)

Second

c)

Third

d)

Fourth

32.

Africa's population is closest to...

a)

1,300

b)

130,000

c)

1.3 million

d)

1.3 billion

33.

Which fact is true about Africa?

a)

It's the oldest inhabited territory on Earth.

b)

It's the largest continent on Earth.

c)

It's the most-populous continent on Earth.

d)

It's home to the largest rain forest on Earth

34.

Africa is the only continent that has...

a)

A desert covering more than 1 country.

b)

Snow all year.

c)

The Equator and the Prime Meridian pass through it.

d)

Access to 2 major oceans.

35.

What physical feature is near number 5? 

a)

Sahara Desert

b)

African Savanna

c)

Tropical Rainforest

d)

The Sahel

36.

Kilimanjaro is located in the country of ___.

a)

Kenya

b)

Tanzania

c)

Sudan

37.
a)

Atlas Mountains

b)

Mount Kilimanjaro

c)

Mount Everest

d)

Ethiopian Highlands

38.
a)

Mount Kilimanjaro

b)

Atlas Mountains

c)

Mount Everest

d)

Nile River

39.

All of the following are true about the African Savanna except...

a)

It's a tropical grassland with sparse trees.

b)

It covers much of Central Africa.

c)

It's rainy season is in the summer.

d)

It snows most of the winter.

40.

The Kalahari Desert is found in all of the following countries except...

a)

Namibia

b)

Kenya

c)

Botswana

d)

South Africa