Exploring Our World: People, Places, and Cultures

Chapter 19: Physical Geography of Africa South of the Sahara

Self-Check Quizzes

1
Most of Africa south of the Sahara lies on a series of _____.
A)basins
B)plateaus
C)steppes
D)mountains
2
Rivers that flow across plateaus and drop suddenly at escarpments create _____.
A)basins
B)rifts
C)lakes
D)waterfalls
3
Africa's highest mountain peak is located in ______.
A)Tanzania
B)Sudan
C)South Africa
D)Senegal
4
Which of the following is Africa's largest lake?
A)Lake Tana
B)Lake Tanganyika
C)Lake Victoria
D)Cape of Good Hope
5
Which river is NOT in Africa?
A)the Nile
B)the Congo
C)the Zambezi
D)the Euphrates
6
Which mountain range is called the "barrier of pointed spears"?
A)Drakensberg
B)Kilimanjaro
C)Victoria
D)Kenya
7
What type of climate is found along the Equator in Central Africa and West Africa?
A)desert
B)tropical wet
C)marine west coast
D)Mediterranean
8
African countries have encouraged ecotourism in response to _______.
A)democracy
B)desertification
C)deforestation
D)desalinization
9
Where do most of Africa's elephants, lions, rhinoceroses, and giraffes live?
A)mountains
B)steppes
C)Great Rift Valley
D)savannas
10
Which of the following is NOT a desert in Africa?
A)Sahara
B)Mojave
C)Kalahari
D)Namib
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