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100

True or False: Kenya is to the south of Ethiopia?

True!


100

Which ocean is to the WEST of Africa?

Atlantic Ocean

100

This vocab term describes a dry, barren area experiencing little to no precipitation.

Desert

100

Which ocean is to the EAST of Africa?

Indian Ocean

100

True or False: There is a higher population density along the coastlines of oceans, rivers, and lakes.


TRUE!


200

Which region of Africa includes: Mozambique, Botswana, Namibia, and Lesotho?

Central, Eastern, Western, or Southern Africa?

Southern!


200

This river runs through South Sudan, Sudan, and Egypt before emptying into the sea.

The Nile!


200

Which vocab term best describes areas of wide, flat, grasslands with little rain and few trees?

Savanna!

200

This body of water is to the North of Africa and separates it from the continents of Europe.

Mediterranean Sea


200

What is the most common language spoken today across Western and Central Africa?

French!


300

Ghana, Sierra Leone, Senegal, and Ivory Coast are all located in which region of Africa?

Central, Eastern, Western, or Southern?

Western!


300

This river shares the name of TWO countries and a tropical rainforest that surrounds it!

The Congo!


300

Which vocab term best describes a country that does not border any oceans or major bodies of water?

Landlocked!

300

Ghana is to the ________  of Ivory Coast.

North, South, East, or West?

East!


300

What is the MOST common climate zone of Central Africa?



Tropical Wet/Rainforest!

400

Name any TWO countries in Africa that the equator passes through!

Gabon, Sao Tome & Principe, D.R. Congo, Republic of Congo, Uganda, Kenya, Somalia

400

This desert stretches across most of Botswana and parts of Namibia and South Africa.

The Kalahari!


400

Which vocab term best describes an area of land that extends out into a body of water (similar to a peninsula)?

Cape!

400

This body of water is to the Northeast of Africa and separates it from Asia & The Middle East.

The Red Sea


400

TRUE or FALSE: Today Christianity is the most common religion in Central and Southern Africa?

TRUE!

500

Name any ONE country in Africa that the Prime Meridian passes though!

Algeria, Mali, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Togo

500

Name both the largest LAKE in S-SA and the tallest mountain in S-SA!

Lake Victoria and Mt. Kilimanjaro!


500

Which vocab term best describes an area of low elevation that collects rainwater into streams, rivers, and lakes?

Basin!

500

Name any TWO of the three countries that border Lake Victoria.

Tanzania, Uganda, and Kenya


500

According to this map, name the TWO most common natural resources found in Central Africa.

Diamonds and Oil