Georgia's Exploring Our World: Africa, Southwest Asia, and Southern and Eastern Asia © 2012

Chapter 1: Physical Geography of Africa

Self-Check Quizzes

1
Almost all of Africa 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
The world's largest desert, the Sahara, is found in _____.
A)Central Africa
B)West Africa
C)South Africa
D)North Africa
4
Africa's highest mountain peak is located in ______.
A)Tanzania
B)Sudan
C)South Africa
D)Senegal
5
Which mountain range is called the "barrier of pointed spears"?
A)Drakensberg
B)Kilimanjaro
C)Victoria
D)Kenya
6
The _____ is a large, visible break in the Earth's surface.
A)Sahara
B)Atlas Mountains
C)Great Rift Valley
D)Tanganyika
7
Which of the following is Africa's largest lake?
A)Lake Tana
B)Lake Tanganyika
C)Lake Victoria
D)Cape of Good Hope
8
The ancient Egyptians relied on the Nile's yearly flooding because the water carried _____.
A)savannas
B)boats
C)fish
D)silt
9
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
10
African countries have encouraged ecotourism in response to _______.
A)democracy
B)desertification
C)deforestation
D)desalinization
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