Bell Questions: Second Quarter Flashcards
What country has the capitals of Cape Town, Pretoria, and Bloemfontein?
South Africa
What is the name given to his African Peninsula that juts into the Arabian Peninsula?
The Horn of Africa
Who wins in the fight between Superman and Goku?
Superman
Which waterfall located along the Zambezi River is considered among the ‘Seven Natural Wonders of the World’?
Victoria Falls
Which sea does the Nile finally flow into?
Mediterranian Sea
Which island nation in the Indian Ocean is home to 5% of the world’s plant and animal species?
Madagascar
What is the longest river of South Africa?
Orange River
In which African country is Mount Sinai, also known as Jabal Masa, located?
Egypt
In which countries will you find the copper belt?
Zambia & Democratic Repblic of Congo
On the shore of which great African lake does Bujumbura, the capital of Burundi, stand?
(For those of you in Ocean Bowl, this lake is the second largest freshwater lake in the world, in both volume and depth.)
Lake Tanganyika
Which country shares its name with Africa’s 2nd longest river?
Congo
In which country can you visit Timbuktu?
Yes, Timbuktu exists.
Mali
In which ocean does the island nation of Seychelles lie?
Indian Ocean
What desert covers about 70% of Botswana?
Kalahari Desert
What is the common English name for Cote d’Ivoire?
The Ivory Coast
What is the world’s largest city not located on a river, lake, or coastline?
Johannesburg
Name Egypt’s 2nd largest city, which is famous for one of the 7 Wonders of the World.
Alexandria
(Lighthouse of Alexandria is the Wonder.)
Which river flows into the Mediterranean Ocean?
Zambezi River
What is the smallest country in mainland Africa?
Gambia
How much of Africa is desert?
1/3
What body of water separates Africa and the Middle East?
Red Sea
What is Africa’s longest mountain range?
Atlas Mountains
Three of the world’s longest lakes are located in what area of Africa?
Great Rift Valley
What strait separates Africa from Spain?
Strait of Gibraltar
Which volcano in Tanzania is the highest mountain in Africa?
Mt. Kilimanjaro
Victoria Falls borders which two countries?
Zambia and Zimbabwe
What is the capital of Kenya?
Nairobi
How many official languages does South Africa have?
11
What is the capital of Egypt?
Cairo
What is Africa’s largest desert?
The Sahara Desert
About half of the Congo Free State died between 1885 and 1908 as a result of?
Brutal treatment by European companies
If you are standing near the Lilongwe River in a city named Lilongwe, what country are you in?
Malawi
Which dam was built to control floods by caused by the river Nile?
Aswan Dam
Is Africa the continent with the most people?
Yes
