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Africa Physical Feature

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

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

2.

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

3.

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

4.

What arid region located in the northern hemisphere is approximately the size of the United States of America?

a)

Kalahari Desert

b)

Namib Desert

c)

Kalahari Desert

d)

Sahara Desert

5.

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

6.

What body of water is located east of Africa, south of Asia, and west of Australia?

a)

Atlantic Ocean

b)

Arctic Ocean

c)

Pacific Ocean

d)

Indian Ocean

7.

The slave trade between the Old World and the New World transferred captured Africans across what body of water?

a)

Atlantic Ocean

b)

Pacific Ocean

c)

Indian Ocean

d)

Mediterranean Sea

8.

Refugees from northern Africa must cross what body of water to get to Europe?

a)

Atlantic Ocean

b)

Indian Ocean

c)

Pacific Ocean

d)

Mediterranean Sea

9.

The mouth of the Congo River is found in what body of water?

a)

Indian Ocean

b)

Mediterranean Sea

c)

Atlantic Ocean

d)

Red Sea

10.

Formerly known as the Zaire River, what river is located in the World's second largest rain forest in the world?

a)

Zambezi River

b)

Nile River

c)

Niger River

d)

Congo River

11.

What body of water separates Africa from the region known as the Middle East located on the continent of Asia?

a)

Mediterranean Sea

b)

Atlantic Ocean

c)

Red Sea

d)

Indian Ocean

12.

What physical feature is primarily located south of 20 degrees south latitude?

a)

Sahara Desert

b)

Kalahari Desert

c)

Congo Basin

d)

Ethiopian Highlands

13.

What body of water is located south of the Ethiopian Highlands in northern Kenya?

a)

Lake Tana

b)

Lake Victoria

c)

Lake Nyasa

d)

Lake Turkana

14.

What elevated physical feature is located primarily in the countries of Morocco and Algeria?

a)

Sahara Desert

b)

St. of Gibraltar

c)

Drakensberg Mountains

d)

Atlas Mountains

15.

The mouth of the Niger River is located in what body of water?

a)

Gulf of Guinea

b)

Red Sea

c)

Gulf of Aden

d)

Mozambique Channel

16.

The mouth of the Zambezi River is located on what body of water?

a)

Mediterranean Sea

b)

Red Sea

c)

Gulf of Aden

d)

Mozambique Channel

17.

What elevated physical feature creates a rain shadow in the country of South Africa and southern Botswana?

a)

Atlas Mountains

b)

Drakensberg Mountains

c)

Ethiopian Highlands

d)

The Great Rift Valley

18.

What body of water separates the countries of Mozambique and Madagascar?

a)

Indian Ocean

b)

Red Sea

c)

Atlantic Ocean

d)

Mozambique Channel

19.

What elevated physical feature is located east of the Nile River and north of Lake Turkana?

a)

Atlas Mountains

b)

Drakensberg Mountains

c)

Mt. Kilimanjaro

d)

Ethiopian Highlands

20.

What body of water is the second largest fresh water lake in the world, second only to Lake Superior in North America?

a)

Lake Turkana

b)

Lake Victoria

c)

Lake Tanganyika

d)

Lake Tana