Countries of Africa
This country is located at the southern tip of Africa.
South Africa/What is South Africa?
What is the capital city of Kenya?
Nairobi/What is Nairobi?
Which ocean lies to the east of Africa?
Indian Ocean/What is the Indian Ocean?
This is the world's largest hot desert, located in northern Africa.
Sahara Desert/What is the Sahara Desert?
This island country lies off the southeastern coast of mainland Africa.
Madagascar/What is Madagascar?
What is the capital city of Egypt?
Cairo/What is Cairo?
Which ocean lies to the west of Africa?
Atlantic Ocean/What is the Atlantic Ocean?
This is the longest river traditionally recognised in the world, flowing through northeastern Africa.
Nile River/What is the Nile River?
This North African country is famous for the ancient pyramids of Giza.
Egypt/What is Egypt?
What is the capital city of Botswana?
Gaborone/What is Gaborone?
Using a map, in which general direction is Kenya from South Africa?
north/ What is north?
This famous waterfall lies on the border between Zambia and Zimbabwe.
Victoria Falls/What is Victoria Falls?
This landlocked country in Southern Africa has Lusaka as its capital.
Zambia/What is Zambia?
What is the capital city of Mozambique?
Maputo/What is Maputo?
Which country is directly north of South Africa and shares Victoria Falls with Zambia?
Zimbabwe/What is Zimbabwe?
This large African rainforest is mainly found in Central Africa.
Congo Rainforest/What is the Congo Rainforest?
This West African country is the most populous country on the continent.
Nigeria/What is Nigeria?
What is the capital city of Ethiopia?
Addis Ababa/What is Addis Ababa?
Name the two African countries that completely surround Lesotho?
What is a trick question? Lesotho is surrounded by South Africa alone.
Explain why a country located inland, without a coastline, is described as landlocked.
It has no direct access to the sea or ocean.