Bodies of water
This river, Africa's longest, flows north into the Mediterranean Sea.
What is the Nile?
This vast desert covers much of northern Africa, from the Atlantic to the Red Sea.
What is the Sahara?
This bustling capital of Egypt sits on the Nile River near the pyramids.
What is Cairo?
This country boasts Africa's northernmost point, Cape Angela, on the Mediterranean.
What is Tunisia?
This northern region includes the Maghreb countries like Morocco and Tunisia.
What is North Africa?
This massive lake, shared by Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania, is Africa's largest by area.
What is Lake Victoria?
This semi-arid desert spans Botswana, Namibia, and South Africa.
What is the Kalahari?
This capital of Kenya is a major East African hub, located near the equator.
What is Nairobi?
This nation contains Africa's southernmost point, Cape Agulhas.
What is South Africa?
This eastern protrusion, including Ethiopia and Somalia.
What is the Horn of Africa?
This sea separates Africa from Europe and borders countries like Egypt and Libya.
What is the Mediterranean Sea?
This coastal desert along Namibia's skeleton coast is one of the oldest in the world.
What is the Namib?
This coastal capital of Morocco is known for its location on the Atlantic.
What is Rabat?
This Horn of Africa country holds the continent's easternmost point, Ras Hafun.
What is Somalia?
This western region encompasses countries like Nigeria, Ghana, and Senegal.
What is West Africa?
This river forms the dramatic Victoria Falls on the border of Zambia and Zimbabwe.
What is the Zambezi?
This extremely hot desert in Ethiopia features salt flats and volcanoes.
What is the Danakil?
This capital of Nigeria, planned and built in the 1980s, is centrally located.
What is Abuja?
This West African country features the continent's westernmost mainland point, Cape Verde Peninsula (but not the islands).
What is Senegal?
This central region features the Congo Basin and countries like Cameroon and Gabon.
What is Central Africa?
This large lake in the Rift Valley, known for its alkaline waters and flamingos, is in Kenya.
What is Lake Nakuru?
This desert, part of the eastern Sahara, lies in Sudan and features ancient Nubian ruins.
What is the Nubian Desert?
This capital of Algeria overlooks the Mediterranean and is named after the country.
What is Algiers?
The equator crosses this Central African country, home to vast rainforests and the Congo River.
What is the Democratic Republic of the Congo?
This southern region includes the Kalahari Desert and nations like Botswana and Zimbabwe.
What is Southern Africa?