Africa Geography Review

Countries

100

This country is the largest by land area in Africa

Algeria

200

This country contains part of the Atlas Mountains and the African side of the Strait of Gibraltar

Morocco

300

This was the previous name of the country now known as eSwatini.

Swaziland

400

This country borders the  most other countries in Africa

Democratic Republic of Congo

500

These are the two smallest countries on mainland Africa by land area. 

Gambia and eSwatini

Rivers

100

This is the longest river in the world.

Nile River

200

This river flows over Victoria Falls

Zambezi River

300

This river is the only major river in the world to cross the Equator twice. 

Congo River

400

This river runs past the cities of Timbuktu, Gao, and Bamako in present day Mali

Niger River

500

This river runs through the city of Kaedi in Mauritania

Senegal River

Bodies of Water

100

This body of water separates Madagascar from the continent of Africa

Mozambique Channel

200

This body of water connects the Red Sea to the Arabian Sea

Gulf of Aden

300

This is the source of the Nile River

Lake Victoria

400

What is one of the alternative names for Lake Malawi?

Lake Nyasa or Lago Niassa

500

This body of water has lost 90% of its surface area since 1960 due to overuse and climate change

Lake Chad

Landforms

100

This mountain range stretches from Morocco to Tunisia.

Atlas Mountains

200

This is the name for a valley stretching from Ethiopia to Mozambique

Great Rift Valley

300

In the song “Africa” by Toto, this Tanzanian dormant volcano “rises like Olympus above the Serengeti”

Mt. Kilimanjaro

400

Name the geographic transition zone that separates the deserts of northern Africa from the grasslands (Savanna/Serengeti) to the south.

Sahel

500

This land form was once thought to be the dividing point between the Indian and Atlantic Oceans, but this is not accurate

Cape of Good Hope

Random

100

This man-made waterway allows boats to travel directly from the Mediterranean Sea to the Red Sea

Suez Canal

200

This hyphenated term refers to the trade routes across Africa’s northern desert.

Trans-Saharan

300

Which country is bigger (by land area)- Equatorial Guinea or Burundi? 

Equatorial Guinea (larger by 84 square miles)

400

Name 3 African countries/territories which include directional language (north/south/upper/lower etc) in their names.

Western Sahara, CAR, South Africa, South Sudan

500

Also called the “Gateway to Hell” This is the “hottest place on earth” and is found in parts of Ethiopia and Eritrea

Danakil Depression