coordinates and time zones
What is another name for lines of longitude
meridians
In which tectonic zone or process is lithosphere destroyed?
subduction
Which is the biggest island of Africa?
Madagascar
Which climate zone is the Sahara desert located in?
(dry) Passat climate
Which African country covers the largest area?
Algeria
By how many degrees is our earth's axis tilted relative to its orbit?
23.5°
What is the name of the place right above an earthquake's seismic focus where the waves first hit the earth's surface?
epicentre
What is the longest river (network) in Africa?
Nile
What does the abbreviation ITCZ stand for with regard to the circulation of air masses?
Intertropical convergence zone
Which African country has the biggest population?
Nigeria
How big is the distance between two lines of latitude (1° = ... km)?
111km
How big is the distance between the earth's surface and its very centre?
6370km
Where does the Blue Nile arise? Name the landscape
Ethiopian Highlands
Where is the sun's zenith on 21 June?
Tropic of Cancer / 23.5°N
Name at least one landlocked country in Africa.
Mali / Niger / Chad / South Sudan / Central African Republic / Uganda / Ruanda / Burundi / Malawi / Zambia / Zimbabwe / Botswana / Lesotho / Eswatini / Burkina Faso
How many degrees longitude (usually) make one time zone?
15°
What is the temperature inside the earth's inner core?
ca. 5000°C
How high is Mount Kilimanjaro?
5895m
Which kind of plant grows in all 3 types of savannas?
grass (savanna = grass land with shrubs)
At 15.9 Million inhabitants, Africa's biggest city is called... ?
Lagos (Nigeria)
Which country set its zone time to UTC+5:45 ?
Nepal
Wer beschrieb in seiner Theorie zum Kontinentaldrift den Urkontinent Pangäa?
Alfred Wegener
Which term/name do we use to refer to the rift zone that stretches from the Red Sea in the north, across the Ethiopian Highlands, all the way south to Lake Malawi?
East African Rift System
Which term is used to refer to climates where seasons are based on differences in precipitation rather than differences in temperature?
hygrical seasons
Which European country is still in the possession of territories on the African continent?
You can double your points by naming at least one of the territories.
Spain (Melilla, Ceuta)