Africa Geography Quiz

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15 questions

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Names of countries, regions, and features. Please check your spelling. 
Sahara           Sahel           Desert         Nile River          NigerRiver             Mnt. Kilamanjaro          Lake Tanganika
Rainforest          CongoRiver         Lake Victoria          Democratic Republic of the Congo       Kenya        South Africa     
Nigeria       Sudan        South Sudan             Kalahari          Egypt

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Name the region represented by A

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Name the region represented by B

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Name the region represented by c

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Name the physical feature represented by the letter A

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Name the physical feature represented by the letter C

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Name the physical feature represented by the letter D

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Name the physical feature represented by the letter E

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Name the country (political feature.)

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Name the country (political feature.)

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Name the country (political feature.)

Which river is the longest river in Africa?

Congo River

Nile River

Niger River 

They are equal

In the Sahel, overgrazing and drought have resulted in a decrease in the grassland region. What is this process called?

Deforestation

Desertification

Pollution

Population growth

Which phrase best describes the savanna?

a semi-arid region just south of the Sahara

an area of harsh desert in the north of the continent

grasslands making up half of the African continent

an area of fertile plain along the Mediterranean Sea

What has been the most reliable way for travel across the Sahara over the centuries?SS7G2

horse

camel

railroad

wagon

How does the African rainforest rank in the world in terms of size?

largest in the world

second largest in the world

one of the smallest in the world

large but not in comparison with others in the world 

Name the region represented by B

Name the region represented by c

Name the physical feature represented by the letter C

Name the physical feature represented by the letter D

Name the physical feature represented by the letter E

Name the country (political feature.)

Which river is the longest river in Africa? 

Congo River

Nile River

Niger River 

They are equal

In the Sahel, overgrazing and drought have resulted in a decrease in the grassland region.  What is this process called?

Deforestation

Desertification

Pollution

Population growth

Which phrase best describes the savanna?

a semi-arid region just south of the Sahara

an area of harsh desert in the north of the continent

grasslands making up half of the African continent

an area of fertile plain along the Mediterranean Sea

What has been the most reliable way for travel across the Sahara over the centuries?SS7G2

horse

camel

railroad

wagon

How does the African rainforest rank in the world in terms of size?

largest in the world

second largest in the world

one of the smallest in the world

large but not in comparison with others in the world 