Ch4 pp. 128-136

Question 1

Strait of Gibraltar

Answer 1

At this point, Africa and Europe are only 8 miles apart.

Question 2

Suez Canal

Answer 2

Divides Asia from Africa

Question 3

“Dark Continent”

Answer 3

Another name for Africa because so little was known about it.

Question 4

Eastern Rift System

Answer 4

The continents most dramatic geographical system

Question 5

Mount Kilimanjaro

Answer 5

The continents highest peak

Question 6

Mount Kenya

Answer 6

The continents second highest peak

Question 7

Serengeti Plain

Answer 7

Where the big game animals are mostly thriving

Question 8

Nile River

Answer 8

The worlds longest river

Question 9

Lake Victoria

Answer 9

Africa’s largest lake; the world’s second largest body of fresh water

Question 10

Lake Tanganyika

Answer 10

The world’s longest freshwater lake

Question 11

Northern Africa

Answer 11

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Question 12

Egypt

Answer 12

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Question 13

“Gift of the Nile”

Answer 13

Another name for Egypt

Question 14

Sinai Peninsula

Answer 14

A part of southwest Asia which is separated from the African continent by the Suez Canal

Question 15

Islam

Answer 15

The state religion of Egypt

Question 16

Coptic Orthodox Church

Answer 16

The largest religious minority of Egypt

Question 17

Cairo

Answer 17

The capital of Egypt

Question 18

Suez Canal

Answer 18

Separates the continents of Africa and Asia

Question 19

Aswan High Dam

Answer 19

Since this dam was built, the Nile Valley can produce two to three crops a year.

Question 20

Gamal Abdel Nasser

Answer 20

Egypt’s first president