Africa

Question 1

What is africa also referred to as?

Answer 1

Africa is often referred to as the ‘Dark continent , Hottest Continent’,
‘Plateau Continent’ or ‘Last Explored
Continent.

Question 2

What is a major part of africa composed if?

Answer 2

The major part of Africa is a plateau composed of ancient rocks, hence the name, ‘Plateau continent

Question 3

Why is africa the hottest continent

Answer 3

The equator passes through the middle of the continent and most of Africa lies within the tropics) it is, therefore, the hottest
continent.

Question 4

Why did many people face difficulties while exploring africa?

Answer 4

People faced many difficulties while exploring Africa.
•In the north, the Sahara, the world’s largest desert, was impenetrable due to severe heat and dry conditions.
•Most of Africa consists of undulating plateaus, so it was difficult to reach the interior from the coastal areas.
•The rivers of Africa have many rapids and waterfalls, and are not fit for navigation.
•The extensive equatorial forests and swampy lands teeming with dangerous tsetse flies and poisonous insects discouraged explorers from entering the heart of the continent.

Question 5

The latitudinal extent of africa is __________ and the longitudinal extent is ___________

Answer 5

37°N-35°S , 18°W-51°E

Question 6

Area of africa is ______

Answer 6

Thirthy million , three hundred and thirty thousand sq.km

Question 7

The lenght of africas coastline is _______

Answer 7

36,888 km

Question 8

No. Of countries in africa is _______

Answer 8

55

Question 9

Largest country in Africa is ______

Answer 9

Algeria

Question 10

Who discovered Victoria falls and when ?

Answer 10

David livingstone discovered Victoria falls in 1855

Question 11

The __________ passes through ________ , the capital of __________

Answer 11

Prime meridian, accra, ghana

Question 12

What separates africa from Europe?

Answer 12

The Mediterranean Sea in the north and the Strait of Gibraltar in the north-west separate Africa from Europe.

Question 13

What connects thr Mediterranean sea to the red sea

Answer 13

Suez canal

Question 14

What previously conmected asia and adrica in the north east

Answer 14

Isthumus if suez

Question 15

The southern most tip of africa is the ________

Answer 15

Cape of good hope

Question 16

Th

Question 17

Describe the Atlas mts

Answer 17

They are young fold mountains consisting of three parallel ranges - the Tell Atlas in the north, the High Atlas in the middle, and the Sahara Atlas in the south. The highest peak in the Atlas Mountains is Mt Toubkal, which remains snow-capped most of the year.)

Question 18

What is an oases?

Answer 18

An area in a desert which has water and trees

Question 19

Give the extend of the low central plateau

Answer 19

It extends from the Atlantic coast in the west to the Nile valley in the east

Question 20

State the extent of the Sahara desert

Answer 20

It extends from the Atlantic in the to the Red Sea in the east

Question 21

How is a rift valley formed?

Answer 21

It is a long narrow valley formed as a result of vertical cracks that developed because of the movements within the earth.

Question 22

Give the extent of the great rift valley

Answer 22

It extends from total distance of 5,000 km from lake Malawi to the Red Sea and the gulf of Aqaba to the Dead Sea in Jordan

Question 23

Many fresh water lakes such as _________ _________ and _________ are found in the great rift valley

Answer 23

Malawi , tanganyika , Turkana

Question 24

_________ lake does not lie in the great rift valley

Answer 24

Victoria

Question 25

The high plateau of the south is divided into
The rive
the Ethiopian or Abyssinian Plateau, the central flows Ni

plateau, and the South African Plateau, This the Med plateau ends with the Drakensberg Mountains,
a desert
which form the high, eastern edge of the plateau.

Question 26

What has the high plateau been divided by?

Answer 26

(The high plateau of the south is divided into the Ethiopian or Abyssinian Plateau, the central lake plateau, and the South African Plateau,

Question 27

The high plateau ends with the ________

Answer 27

Drakensburg mts

Question 28

The ______ and _______ are also parts of the high plateau

Answer 28

Namib and kalahari

Question 29

What is the Nile basin

Answer 29

The Nile Basin is a flat dry region that borders the river Nile and its tributaries in north-eastern Africa.

Question 30

What is sudd

Answer 30

In addition to the fertile farmland along the Nile, the region has deserts in the north and a huge swamp called the Sudd in the south.

Question 31

State the location of the coastal plains

Answer 31

he coastal plains are found along the margins the plateaus, particularly in the northern and restern parts. The coastal plains are narrow as re plateaus drop down to the sea abruptly.

Question 32

Where does the R Nile flow from? How does it have water throughout the year?

Answer 32

The river Nile flows northwards from east-central Africa to the Mediterranean Sea. Though it flows through a desert for the greater part of its length, it has water throughout the year because its source is Lake Victoria, which lies in the rainy equatorial region.)m

Question 33

Name other main rivers of Africa that flow into the Indian Ocean and Atlantic ocean

Answer 33

Most of Africa’s other major rivers, including the Congo and the Niger, empty into the Atlantic Ocean. The rivers Limpopo and Zambezi flow
into the Indian Ocean.

Question 34

______ flows through l chad

Answer 34

Chari

Question 35

R. _____________ flows through the namib desert

Answer 35

Okavango

Question 36

Name the important lakes in Africa

Answer 36

Lake Victoria,Lake Tanganyika is another important lake, which is also one of the longest freshwater lakes in the world. Other large lakes in the Great Rift Valley are Malawi, Mobutu, Edward, and Turkana.’

Question 37

State the location of lake Victoria

Answer 37

It is found in the east , in the great rift valley