Geographical Features
Victoria Falls
What is range of latitude of Africa?
37° North and 35° South
What is the most important economic activity in Africa?
Agriculture
In what part of Africa is the Cape of Good Hope located?
South Africa
How many languages are spoken in all of Africa?
Over 3000
The African Great Lakes are a series of lakes constituting the part of the Rift Valley lakes in and around the East African Rift. Name 2 of the lakes.
What is the main difference between the hot desert and semiarid climate?
Semiarid climatic region receives more rainfall due to intertropical convergence zone (trade winds bringing more moisture)
What is the name of the scheme created by the UN to prevent diamond sales from financing wars?
Kimberley Process Certification Scheme (KPCS)
What country is the large island near the bottom right of Africa?
Madagascar
What is an oasis?
An oasis is an area made fertile by a source of freshwater in an otherwise dry and arid region. Oases (more than one oasis) are irrigated by natural springs or other underground water sources.
Name 3 deserts in Africa.
Africa is home to 8 more stunning deserts, including the Sahara Desert, Kalahari Desert, Karoo Desert, Danakil Desert, Chalbi Desert, Namib Desert, and Guban Desert.
Rain falls only in winter and autumn. Mean monthly temperatures are lower than in tropical climates. Clear blue skies.
What are the two most profitable mineral resources in Africa?
Africa’s two most profitable mineral resources are gold and diamonds.
Which country was formerly called South West Africa?
Namibia
In which country is the Atlas Mountains found?
Algeria, Morocco, and Tunisia.
13 major river basins in Africa: the Senegal, Volta, Niger, Lake Chad, Nile, Lake Turkana, Juba Shibeli, Ogooue, Congo, Zambezi, Okavango, Limpopo and Orange river basins.
Describe the climate in the Sahel region.
Tropical semi-arid climate. The climate is typically hot, sunny, dry and somewhat windy all year long. The Sahel's climate is similar to, but less extreme than, the climate of the Sahara desert located just to the north.
What is the percentage of forest cover in Africa? In which countries are they mostly located?
Forests cover around 21 percent of Africa’s land area. Most of the forests in Africa are located within the wet tropical climate band in countries like Gabon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Tanzania.
Which African country means “river among rivers” in the Tamashek language?
Niger. The country takes its name from the Niger River, which flows through the southwestern part of its territory. The name Niger derives in turn from the phrase gher n-gheren, meaning “river among rivers,” in the Tamashek language.
Which language is spoken on the east coast of Africa?
Name 5 mountains in Africa.
Mount Kilimanjaro, Tanzania
Mount Kenya, Kenya
Mount Stanley, Uganda and DRC
Mount Speke, Uganda
Mount Baker, Uganda
Mount Emin, DRC
Mount Gessi, Uganda
Mount Meru, Tanzania
Mount Semien, Ethiopia
Mount Karisimbi, DRC and Rwanda
What are the codes for humid subtropical marine climate?
Cfa - humid subtropical; and Cfb - marine
Where is the fertile soil located in Africa?
Many of these prime agricultural lands are located south of the Sahel in Senegal, Mali, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Nigeria, and Chad.
Areas of prime agricultural lands can also be found in southern Africa in countries such as Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe, and South Africa.
Which African country was home to the extinct bird dodo?
Mauritius
Aside from English, what language is used in "The Circle of Life"?
Zulu