Geo Qz pages 128-130 Flashcards
1
Q
the Dark Continent
A
Africa
2
Q
separates Africa and Europe
A
Strait of Gibraltar
3
Q
Africa’s longest river
A
Nile
4
Q
the world’s longest river
A
Nile
5
Q
Africa’s most dramatic geographic feature
A
Eastern Rift System
6
Q
enormous fracture in the earth’s surface that begins in Asia’s Jordan River valley
A
Great Rift Valley
7
Q
Africa’s highest peaks
A
Mount Kilimanjaro and Mount Kenya
8
Q
the world’s largest desert
A
Sahara Desert
9
Q
the area in Eastern Africa where big game animals tend to roam
A
Serengeti Plain
10
Q
the longest rivers in Africa, in order
A
- Nile
- Congo
- Niger
- Orange
- Zambezi
- Limpopo
11
Q
Africa’s largest lake
A
Lake Victoria
12
Q
the world’s second largest body of fresh water
A
Lake Victoria
13
Q
world’s longest freshwater lake
A
Lake Tanganyika
