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Southern Africa

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Southern Africa is the name of ___.

a)

an archipelago

b)

a country

c)

a region

2.

Which ocean is located east of Southern Africa?

a)

Atlantic Ocean

b)

Arctic Ocean

c)

Indian Ocean

3.

The place in Southern Africa where the Indian Ocean meets the Atlantic Ocean is called the ___.

a)

Arabian Peninsula

b)

Cape of Good Hope

c)

Mozambique Channel

4.

The ____ is located between the island of Madagascar and mainland Southern Africa.

a)

Mozambique Channel

b)

Red Sea

c)

Arabian Sea

5.

Most of the land in Southern Africa is considered to be ___.

a)

high land

b)

lowland

c)

rainforest

6.

There are many plateaus in Southern Africa.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

An ___ is a steep cliff that is located between very high land and low land.

a)

archipelago

b)

escarpment

c)

estuary

8.

A cape is generally ___ than a peninsula.

a)

larger

b)

smaller

9.

The Great Escarpment stretches across which three countries?

a)

Malawi, Zimbabwe, and Mozambique

b)

Botswana, Zambia, Mozambique

c)

Angola, Namibia, and Republic of South Africa

10.

The Drakensberg Mountains, which are the most rugged part of the Great Escarpment, are located in ___.

a)

Angola

b)

Zambia

c)

The Republic of South Africa

11.

Which of these deserts are located in Southern Africa?

a)

The Sahara and the Libyan Desert

b)

The Arabian Desert and the Syrian Desert

c)

The Namib Desert and the Kalahari Desert

12.

Which three rivers are located in Southern Africa?

a)

Limpopo, Orange, and Zambezi Rivers

b)

Volta, Niger, and Senegal Rivers

c)

Blue Nile, White Nile, and Nile Rivers

d)

Congo, Ubanji, and Kotto Rivers

13.

The ____ River is the longest river in Southern Africa.

a)

Limpopo

b)

Orange

c)

Zambezi

14.

The highest waterfall in Africa is in Southern Africa. What is its name?

a)

Angel Falls

b)

Niagara Falls

c)

Iguazu Falls

d)

Victoria Falls

15.

It is the name of a country in Southern Africa as well as the name of Southern Africa's largest lake.

a)

Congo

b)

Zimbabwe

c)

Malawi

16.

Geographically, a "pan" is a ___.

a)

rainforest region

b)

elevated plateau

c)

flat basin

17.

These are the names of island countries in Southern Africa.

a)

Malawi, Mozambique, Cape Verde

b)

Madagascar, Comoros

c)

Kiribati, Nauru, Palau

18.

In the northern region of Southern Africa, most of the land is covered by ___.

a)

grasslands

b)

plateaus

c)

rainforests

19.

Most of the plateaus in the southern region of Southern Africa are covered by ____.

a)

grasslands

b)

rainforests

c)

tundra

20.

Which country in Southern Africa is named for one of the deserts in Africa?

a)

Lesotho

b)

Zimbabwe

c)

Botswana

d)

Namibia