Physiographic Map of

Africa

A. What is the large, dry strip of

grassland along the southern border of the Sahara desert?

A. Sahel

B. What is the mountainous region on the

Horn of Africa?

B. Ethiopian Highlands

C. What is the tallest mountain

in Africa?

C. Mt.

Kilamanjaro

D. What is

largest lake in Africa?

D. Lake

Victoria

E. What is the

longest river in Africa?

E.Nile River

F. What is the large rainforest in central Africa

that is surrounded by

mountains?

F. Congo Basin

G.What is the

large desert in southern Africa?

G. Kalahari Desert

H. What river in central

Africa empties into the Gulf of Guinea?

H. Niger River

I. What is the

large desert in northern Africa?

I.Sahara Desert

J. What is the mountain range in

northwest Africa?

J. Atlas

Mountains

K. What river in central Africa

empties into the Atlantic Ocean?

K. Congo (Zaire) River

L. What ocean

lies to the east of Africa?

L. Indian Ocean

M. What valley extends from

Syria to Mozambique?

M. Great Rift

Valley

N. What is the lowland

region on the southeastern shore of Lake Victoria in

north central Tanzania?

N. Serengeti

Plain

O. What island lies off the

southeastern coast of Africa?

O. Madagascar

P. What ocean lies to the

west of Africa?

P.Atlantic Ocean

Q. What large body of water

separates Africa from Europe?

Q. Mediterranean

Sea

R. What body of water, actually an arm of the Indian Ocean,

lies between Africa and the Arabian peninsula?

R. Red Sea