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    This document contains questions about geographic features of Africa. It tests knowledge about bodies of water that border Africa, mountains, lakes in the Great Rift Valley, deserts, and major rivers. Questions require filling in blanks, matching items to columns, providing examples, and explaining phenomena. Multiple choice and short answer questions assess understanding of the latitudinal and longitudinal extent of Africa, locations of key mountain ranges and the Great Rift Valley, rivers that form the Nile, and details about major lakes.

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    This document contains questions about geographic features of Africa. It tests knowledge about bodies of water that border Africa, mountains, lakes in the Great Rift Valley, deserts, and major rivers. Questions require filling in blanks, matching items to columns, providing examples, and explaining phenomena. Multiple choice and short answer questions assess understanding of the latitudinal and longitudinal extent of Africa, locations of key mountain ranges and the Great Rift Valley, rivers that form the Nile, and details about major lakes.

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    This document contains questions about geographic features of Africa. It tests knowledge about bodies of water that border Africa, mountains, lakes in the Great Rift Valley, deserts, and major rivers. Questions require filling in blanks, matching items to columns, providing examples, and explaining phenomena. Multiple choice and short answer questions assess understanding of the latitudinal and longitudinal extent of Africa, locations of key mountain ranges and the Great Rift Valley, rivers that form the Nile, and details about major lakes.

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    Question 1

    The _____ Sea separates Africa from Asia.

    Question 3

    Name an extinct volcano of Africa.

    Question 4

    The Ethiopian Highlands are young fold mountains. True or False?

    Question 5

    The ............... Desert is located in the northern part of Africa.

    Fill in the blanks

    Question 1

    The ............... Ocean lies to the west of Africa.

    Question 2

    The highest peak in Africa is Mt

    Question 3

    Lake ............... is found in the Great Rift Valley.

    Question 4

    River ............... is known as the Congo river.

    Match the columns

    Question 1

    Sl.
    Column A Column B
    No.

    1. Victoria Falls The Ethiopian Highlands

    2. Lake Tanganyika River Zamberi


    Sl.
    Column A Column B
    No.

    3. Ras Dashan The Great Rift Valley

    4. Africa’s third longest river fold mountains

    5. Atlas mountains River Niger

    Write three examples of each from Africa

    Question 1

    Bordering seas and oceans

    Question 2

    Mountains

    Question 3

    Lakes in the Great Rift Valley region

    Question 4

    Deserts of Africa

    Question 5

    Rivers of Africa

    Give reasons for the following

    Question 1

    Mt Kilimanjaro is located near the equator, but remains covered with snow throughout the
    year.

    Answer

    The temperature of the atmosphere decreases with increase in height. Mt Kilimanjaro is


    located near the equator, but remains covered with snow throughout the year because of its
    high altitude (5895 meters).
    Question 2

    River Nile flows through the Sahara Desert, yet it carries water throughout the year.

    Answer

    River Nile flows through the Sahara Desert, yet it carries water throughout the year because it
    originates in the rainy equatorial region which receives very heavy rainfall.

    Answer these questions

    Question 1

    What is the latitudinal and longitudinal extent of Africa?

    Answer

    Africa lies between 37° N latitude in the north and 35° S latitude in the south and between
    17° W longitude in the west and 51° E longitude in the east.

    Question 2

    Where are the Atlas and the Drakensberg mountains located? What is the similarity between
    them?

    Answer

    The Atlas mountains are located in the north-western part of Africa and the Drakensberg
    mountains are located along the south-eastern coast of Africa.

    These mountains are similar as both of them are young fold mountains.

    Question 3

    What do you know about the extent of the Great Rift Valley?

    Answer

    The Great Rift Valley is located in the east. It extends from Lake Malawi in the south to the
    Red Sea in the north and then through the Gulf of Suez and the Gulf of Aqaba to the Dead
    Sea in Asia. It stretches for about 8000 kilometres and has two distinct arms.

    Question 4

    Which is the longest river of Africa? Write the names of two rivers which join to form this
    river.

    Answer
    The Nile is the longest river of Africa. White Nile and Blue Nile are the two rivers which join
    to form this river.

    Question 5

    River Niger flows through which countries?

    Answer

    River Niger flows through Guinea, Mali, Niger and Nigeria.

    Question 6

    Write the name of the largest freshwater and saltwater lakes in Africa. Where are they
    located?

    Answer

    Lake Victoria is the largest freshwater lake in Africa. It is located between the two arms of
    the Great Rift Valley.

    Lake Chad is the largest saltwater lake in Africa. It is located to the south of the Sahara
    Desert.

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