Physical Africa

Africa is...

• the largest continent

• the second largest continent

• the third largest continent

• a small continent

How is the average altitude in Africa?

• High (1750 m)

• High (750 m)

• Low (200 m)

• Very low (75m)

Africa is fairly flat. True or false?

• True

• False

Sahara and Kalahari are...

• deserts on depressions

• deserts on large plateaus

• coastal plains

• alluvial plains

The highest mountain ranges in Africa are...

• On the centre of the continent

• On the edges of the continent

This is an African mountain range

• Orange

• Drakensberg

• Rift Valley

• Victoria

What is the Rift Valley?

• It is a huge geological fault in east Africa.

• It is a huge fold in east Africa.

• In is a mountain range in Norh Africa.

• It is an island.

Very high volcanoes, like the Kilimanjaro, surround the Great Rift Valley. True or false?

• True

• False

The Congo and the Niger river valleys are also...

• plateaus

• peninsulas

• depressions

• deserts

The coasts of Africa are mainly...

• regular. There are not many gulfs or capes.

• irregular. There are many coastal inlets and capes.