1.2 LOCATION AND RELATED FEATURES OF AFRICA

Question 1

The continent of Africa is bounded by the _______________________, ______________________, ___________________, _________________, and _______________.

Answer 1

Mediterranean Sea, the Red Sea, the Gulf of Aden, the Indian Ocean, and the Atlantic Ocean.

Question 2

Africa is divided into half by the ____________.

Answer 2

Equator

Question 3

Africa is the ___________largest and _____________most populous continent on earth after _________ in both cases.

Answer 3

second, Asia

Question 4

Africa’s areal size is __________ Km2, hence, it

Answer 4

30.37 million

Question 5

Africa covers ___% of the Earth’s total surface area and _____% of its land area.

Answer 5

6%, 20%

Question 6

Africa’s total population was estimated to be _____ people in 2020.

Answer 6

1.3 billion

Question 7

Africa accounts for about _____% of the world’s population.

Answer 7

16%

Question 8

T/F
Africa is home to 64 recognized sovereign states.

Answer 8

False, it’s 54

Question 9

T/F
This division of Africa into almost two equal parts (lengthwise) across the equator makes the climatic and physical conditions in the north opposite the south.

Answer 9

False, it makes it the same