General
How many countries are in the contnent?
54
Which large country in North Africa borders the Mediterranean Sea and sits directly between Morocco and Libya?
Algeria
Which ocean is to the EAST of the continent?
Indian
Which country, with its capital at Cairo, connects Africa to Asia?
Egypt
What is the massive desert that covers most of northern Africa?
The Sahara Desert
Which 2 countries are entirely surrounded by South Africa?
Lesotho and Swaziland
Which country is the the WEST of the continent?
Atlantic
What is the massive, landlocked body of water in East Africa, bordered by Uganda, Kenya, and Tanzania.
Lake Victoria
What is the name of the geographic region located directly south of the Sahara Desert, stretching from the Atlantic to the Red Sea?
The Sahel
What island nation off Africa's eastern coast is the 4th largest island in the world?
Madagascar
Which body of water separates North Africa from Europe?
The Mediterranean Sea
Look at the eastern coast of Africa on the map. Which nation is shaped like a long, curved horn pointing into the Arabian Sea and Indian Ocean?
Somalia
What major river BASIN in Central Africa contains the world's second-largest tropical rainforest?
The Congo Basin (Congo River)
Which landlocked West African nation shares borders with six different countries, including Mali, Niger, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, and Benin?
Burkina Faso
Which country is completely surrounded by Senegal except for its coastline along the Atlantic Ocean?
The Gambia
What is the largest country?
Algeria
Which country officially separated from its northern neighbor in 2011 to become the youngest globally recognized country on the continent?
South Sudan
Which coastal nation on the Horn of Africa borders Eritrea to the north, Ethiopia to the west, and Somalia to the southeast?
Djibouti
Lake Victoria is shared by which three East African countries?
Tanzania, Uganda, and Kenya
Look at the Atlantic coast directly north of South Africa. Which country has a long, straight-lined southern border?
Namibia