Africa: Physical Features

1.

Multiple Choice

2 mins

1 pt

What does the Nile River empty into?

Atlantic Ocean

Red Sea

Mediterranean Sea

Lake Nasser

2.

Multiple Choice

2 mins

1 pt

Which Central African river is this?

Congo

Zambezi

Kasai

Nile

3.

Multiple Choice

2 mins

1 pt

What is the name of the red area on the map?

Great Rift Valley

Transition Zone

Ring of Fire

4.

Multiple Choice

2 mins

1 pt

This is the longest river on earth, flowing from south to north. What is its name?

Congo

Zambezi

Nile

Amazon

5.

Multiple Choice

2 mins

1 pt

What body of water (with the red dot on the map) is between Africa and the Arabian Peninsula?

Straits of Comoros

Red Sea

Dead Sea

Mediterranean Sea

6.

Multiple Choice

2 mins

1 pt

What ocean does not border Africa (use your map for this question)?

Indian

Atlantic

Pacific

7.

Multiple Choice

2 mins

1 pt

What is the highest mountain in Africa?

Everest

Kilimanjaro

Fuji

Ural

8.

Multiple Choice

2 mins

1 pt

This latitude line divides the earth into northern and southern hemispheres

Prime Meridian

Sahara Desert

Equator

9.

Multiple Choice

2 mins

1 pt

Which desert is in the picture?

Kalahari

Congo

Sahara

Namib

10.

Multiple Choice

2 mins

1 pt

Which desert is in the circle on the map?

Kalahari

Sahara

Congo

Namib

11.

Multiple Choice

2 mins

1 pt

Which river is located nearest number 6?

Volta

Niger

Zambezi

Nile

12.

Multiple Choice

2 mins

1 pt

What's that red area?

Mediterranean Sea

Atlantic Ocean

Indian Ocean

Red Sea

13.

Multiple Choice

2 mins

1 pt

What is the area in the circle on the map?

Zambezi River

Nile River

Niger River

Congo River

14.

Multiple Choice

2 mins

1 pt

What waterway is in red on the map?

Red Sea

Mediterranean Sea

Atlantic Ocean

Arctic Ocean

15.

Multiple Choice

2 mins

1 pt

What waterway is in red on the map?

Mediterranean Sea

Indian Ocean

Red Sea

African Sea

16.

Multiple Choice

2 mins

1 pt

What does the red triangle represent?

Rushmore

Everest

Kilimanjaro

Lake Victoria

17.

Multiple Choice

2 mins

1 pt

Which of the following is the line at 0 degrees latitude?

Equator

Prime Meridian

18.

Multiple Choice

2 mins

1 pt

Which ocean is labeled D on the map?

Southern

Arctic

Pacific

Indian

19.

Multiple Choice

2 mins

1 pt

What is the name of the lake in the picture?

Lake Victoria

Lake Malawi

Lake Tanganyika

Lake Turkana

20.

Multiple Choice

2 mins

1 pt

What is the name of the river in red on the map?

Nile River

Niger River

Congo River

Orinoco River

21.

Multiple Choice

2 mins

1 pt

Which desert in Botswana is shown on the map?

Kalahari Desert

Namib Desert

Orange Desert

Congo Desert

22.

Multiple Choice

2 mins

1 pt

What is Africa's longest lake and largest by volume, circled on the map?

Lake Victoria

Lake Nyasa (Malawi)

Lake Tanganyika

23.

Multiple Choice

2 mins

1 pt

What desert along the ocean coast of Namibia is shown on the map?

Kalahari

Namib

Sudan

Sahara

24.

Multiple Choice

2 mins

1 pt

This waterway separates Africa from Europe by only 8 miles

Mediterranean Sea

Strait of Gibraltar

Channel of Mozambique

Red Sea

25.

Multiple Choice

2 mins

1 pt

What is the man made waterway connecting the Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea?

Suez Canal

Nile River

Red Canal

Egyptian Strait

26.

Multiple Choice

2 mins

1 pt

What are savannas (shown in the picture)?

highland that is mostly mountains

tropical grasslands with small trees and shrubs

forests that grow near the equator with many tress and plants

27.

Multiple Choice

2 mins

1 pt

Which of the following statements is NOT true about the Sahara?

It is the largest hot desert in the world

It borders the Atlantic Ocean and the Red Sea

It is in southern Africa

28.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

What narrow body of water separates Europe from Africa by 8 miles

Red Sea

Strait of Gibraltar

Mediterranean Sea

29.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

What large body of water separates Europe and Africa

Red Sea

Mediterranean Sea

Strait of Gibraltar

30.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Name the region of high elevation above the equator near eastern Africa

Atlas Mountains

Ethiopian Highlands

Congo Rainforest

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