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Africa's Geography

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is a plateau

a)

a rock-filled rapid

b)

large mostly flat area that rises above the surrounding land

c)

height of land above sea level

d)

a steep cliff about 100 stories high

2.

What is a elevation

a)

a rock-filled rapid

b)

large mostly flat area that rises above the surrounding land

c)

height of land above sea level

d)

a steep cliff about 100 stories high

3.

What is a cataract?

a)

a rock-filled rapid

b)

large mostly flat area that rises above the surrounding land

c)

height of land above sea level

d)

a steep cliff about 100 stories high

4.

What is silt?

a)

a rock-filled rapid

b)

large mostly flat area that rises above the surrounding land

c)

height of land above sea level

d)

bits of rock and dirt on river bottoms

5.

What is an escarpment?

a)

a rock-filled rapid

b)

large mostly flat area that rises above the surrounding land

c)

a steep cliff about 100 stories high

d)

bits of rock and dirt on river bottoms

6.

Fertile means that the soil has

a)

a rock-filled rapid

b)

substances that plants need to grow well

c)

a steep cliff about 100 stories high

d)

bits of rock and dirt on river bottoms

7.

A rift is

a)

a rock-filled rapid

b)

a deep crack in the earth's surface

c)

a steep cliff about 100 stories high

d)

bits of rock and dirt on river bottoms

8.

A tributary is

a)

a rock-filled rapid

b)

a deep crack in the earth's surface

c)

a steep cliff about 100 stories high

d)

a small stream or river that flows into a larger river

9.

The Sahara is

a)

a rock-filled rapid

b)

largest tropical desert in the world, covers almost all of North Africa

c)

a steep cliff about 100 stories high

d)

a small stream or river that flows into a larger river

10.

The Great Rift Valley is

a)

a rock-filled rapid

b)

largest tropical desert in the world, covers almost all of North Africa

c)

the major branch of the East African Rift System

d)

a small stream or river that flows into a larger river