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Geography of Africa 2.0

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which number is nearest Lake Victoria?
a)
4
b)
3
c)
5
d)
1
2.
Which river is located nearest number 7?
a)
Volta
b)
Niger
c)
Zambezi
d)
Nile
3.
Which number is nearest Niger River?
a)
7
b)
9
c)
8
d)
6
4.
Which number is nearest Congo River?
a)
3
b)
7
c)
6
d)
8
5.
Which number is nearest the Kalahari Desert?
a)
4
b)
3
c)
2
d)
1
6.
Which type of landform can be found in the region numbered 3?
a)
rainforest
b)
desert
c)
mountains
d)
savannah
7.
Which landform is located nearest number 1?
a)
Kalahari Desert
b)
Atlas Mountains
c)
Namib Desert
d)
Sahara Desert
8.
Which number is nearest the Sahel?
a)
1
b)
5
c)
4
d)
3
9.
Which number is nearest the Tropical Rain Forest?
a)
1
b)
6
c)
4
d)
2
10.
Which landform is located nearest number 1?
a)
Drakensberg Mountains
b)
East African Mountains
c)
Himalaya Mountains
d)
Atlas Mountains
11.

What is number 6 pointing to>

a)

Mt. Everest

b)

Mt. Atlas

c)

Mt. Kilimanjaro

d)

Mt. Savanna

12.

What is arrow 5 pointing to?

a)

the Atlas Valley

b)

The Victoria River

c)

The Great Rift Valley

d)

The Nile River

13.

What is the largest desert in the world?

a)

The Gobi Desert

b)

The Kalahari Desert

c)

The Sahara Desert

d)

The Great Victoria desert

14.

What is the dry, semi-arid region that is slowly turning into desert?

a)

The Sahara Desert

b)

The Tropical Rainforest

c)

The Sahel

d)

The Savana

15.

The second largest of its kind (Amazon is the first)?

a)

The Savanna

b)

The Sahel

c)

The Tropical Rainforest (Congo Basin)

d)

The Sahara Desert

16.

What is the world's longest river?

a)

The Congo River

b)

The Nile River

c)

The Niger River

d)

The Mississippi River

17.

What is the tallest mountain in Africa?

a)

Mt. Kilimanjaro

b)

The Atlas Mountain

c)

Mt. Everest

d)

Mt. McKinley

18.

Desertification is the process of permanently removing trees to make room for something besides a forest.

a)

True

b)

False

19.

What is causing desertification to happen in Africa?

a)

Severe drought that destroys plant life.

b)

Deforestation- cutting down the trees.

c)

Overgrazing of livestock

d)

All of the above

20.

All of the following is causing water pollution in Africa except:

a)

Industrial waste from factories

b)

Wading animals and runoff from human open bathrooms

c)

Natural and chemical fertilizers

d)

A severe drought

21.

Controlling water in order to produce the most crops

a)

Irrigation

b)

Deforestation

c)

Basin

d)

Sandwich

22.

What is the name of the rain forest in central Africa?

a)

Congo Basin

b)

Nile River

c)

Africa Rainforest

d)

Nile Woods

23.

What physical feature is shaded red?

a)

Atlas Mountains

b)

Rocky Mountains

c)

Drakensberg Mountains

d)

Egyptian Mountains

24.

What country is represented by number 3?

a)

Nigeria

b)

Sudan

c)

South Sudan

d)

Kenya

25.

What feature is represented by 1?

a)

Niger River

b)

Kalahari Desert

c)

Atlas Mountains

d)

Sahara Desert

26.

What feature is represented by 2?

a)

Nile River

b)

Niger River

c)

Congo River

d)

Lake Victoria

27.

What feature is represented by 3?

a)

Nile River

b)

Congo River

c)

Niger River

d)

Lake Tanganyika

28.

What feature is represented by 4?

a)

Nile River

b)

Atlas Mountians

c)

Lake Tanganyika

d)

Lake Victoria

29.

What feature is represented by 5?

a)

Congo River

b)

Lake Victoria

c)

Atlas Mountains

d)

Kalahari Desert

30.

What feature is represented by 6?

a)

Congo River

b)

Lake Tanganyika

c)

Lake Victoria

d)

Niger River

31.

What feature is represented by 7?

a)

Sahara Desert

b)

Congo River

c)

Atlas Mountains

d)

Kalahari Desert

32.

The Sahara Desert can be found in each of the regions shown on this map EXCEPT for one. Which region is NOT touched by the Sahara Desert?

a)

2

b)

3

c)

4

d)

5

33.

Which number is CLOSEST to the Lake Victoria?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

34.

Which picture MOST LIKELY shows a savanna in Sub-Saharan Africa?

a)
b)
c)
d)
35.

What country is labeled on the map?

  • A former French colony
  • Second-largest country Africa
  • Home to a river with a similar name
a)

Sudan

b)

Democratic Republic of the Congo

c)

Central African Republic

d)

South Africa

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