Africa: physical features

What desert is in southern Africa?

• Kalahari

• Sahara

• Sahel

• Gobi

What African landform has rolling grassland and few, scattered trees?

• Rainforest

• Savanna

• Sahel

• Desert

What is Africa’s transitional zone between dry desert and grasslands called?

• Savanna

• Sahel

• Kalahari

• Sahara

What mountain range stretches from Southwest Morocco to Northern Tunisia?

• Himalayas

• Alps

• Atlas

• Andrea

What large geographic feature dominates most of northern Africa?

• Kalahari

• Sahel

• Sahara

• Savanna

Which body of water is a major water source for Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda?

• Lake Victoria

• Lake Tanganyika

• Lake Chad

• Lake Malawi

What is the world’s longest river?

• Congo

• Niger

• Nile

• Mississippi

Changes in the water level of Lake Victoria would have a great impact on what river?

• Nile River

• Congo River

• Niger River

• Zambezi River

Which is NOT one of Africa’s major physical REGIONS?

• Tropical Rainforest

• Nile River Delta

• Sahel

• Savanna

In which country does the Nile River meet the Mediterranean Sea?

• South Africa

• Kenya

• Egypt

• Sudan