Random Questions(Africa) Flashcards
Which lake is on the border between Chad and Cameroon
Lake chad
Which river forms part of the border between Costa Rica and Nicaragua
San Juan river
Which substance, used to make drink, is Ghana main export
Cocoa
South Africa is the worlds leading exporter of what
Gold
What is the team for a marketplace in Middle Eastern and North African cities where a variety of goods is sold
Bazar/ Suq
Irrigation is necessary to maintain the production of Sudan’s most important cash crop. Name this crop
Cotton
Durning president Clinton’s trip to Africa in march 199&, he spoke to schoolchildren in a town near Kampala. This visit occurred in what country
Uganda
The temple of queen Hatshepsut at Deir el-Bahri is on the West Bank of which African River
Nile
What was Burkina Faso’s former name
Upper Volta
Currently (Fed. 2008) members of the Luo tribe are rioting because Mwai Kibaki, allegedly fixed the election of which Easf African Country
Kenya
Although Sierra Leone’s name has Portuguese origins, what is the county’s de facto official Language
English
Togo borders what country to the east
Benin
Addis Ababa is the capitol of what landlocked country bordering Somalia to the east
Ethiopia
What is another name for Cote d’ Ivorie
Ivory Coast
Kaukau Veld is a lowland region in the northeastern part of what country that has Windhoek as its capital
Namibia
Sapitwa is the highest point in what country containing part of the Great Rift Valley
Malawi
Jebel each Chambu is the highest peak in what country bordering the Mediterranean Sea
Tunisia
Swaziland, a landlocked country in Southern Africa, borders South Africa and what other country
Mozambique
The Macina swamp is located in the central region of what country
Mali
The Serengeti Plain, extending into Tanzania, is also located in what country to Tanzania’s north that borders lake Victoria
Kenya
The Gulf of Guinea can be found west of what country that occupies the island of Bioko and contains Pico de Santa Isabel
Equatorial Guinea
The Senegal River forms all of the border between Senegal and what other country whose lowest point is Sebkha de Ndrhamcha
Mauritania
Melekoek is the capital of what country whose highest point Is amount Ngerchelchuus
Palau
Hauts Plateaux, which extends into Moroni is also found in the northern part of what country
Algeria
The Namib Dessert, which extends into Namibia, can also be found in the southwestern part of what country bordering the Atlantic Ocean
Angola
The Ahaggar and Atlas Mountains can both be found in what country contains the Great Erg Occidental
Algeria
Lake Eyasi is situated in Tanzania in what major African Valley
Great Rift Valley
Rio Muni is the mainland portion of the only African country that has Spanish as its official language. Name this country
Equatorial Guinea
The Panama Canal is to the Caribbean Sea and Pacific Ocean as what is to the Red and Mediterranean Seas
Sues Canal
Maseru is the capital of what landlocked country in Southern Africa
Lesotho
Melilla and Ceuta are cities claimed by Spain in what country
Morocco
Tunisia borders what Sea to the north
Mediterranean Sea
The port cities of Al Bayda and Misratah can be found in what country bordering Egypt to the east
Libya
Laayoune is a major city in what disputed Moroccan-claimed territory
Western Sahara
Air Massif can be found in what country with the cities of Niamey and Agadez
Niger
The Gambia River flows through Gambia, Guinea and what other country bordering Mali and Mauritania
Senegal
What country is located nearly entirely within Senegal Except for a small part bordering the Atlantic Ocean
Gambia
What country is bordered by Guinea and Liberia and borders Grain Coast
Liberia
What city in Benin is the seat of government, on the Gulf of Guinea
Cotonou
Djenne , the oldest known city in Sub Saharan Africa, can be found in what landlocked country
Mali
Massawa is on the Coast of what country that gained independence from Ethiopia in 1993
Eritrea
Djibouti borders the Red Sea to the north and what Gulf to the east that has the same name as a port city in Yemen
Gulf of Aden
Rwanda borders what lake to the west that lies east of DRC and is the source of the Ruzizi River
Lake Kivu
Lake Rudolfm in northern Kenya and southern Ethiopia is the former name of what present day lake
Lake Turkana
Bujumbura, the capital of Burundi, is located in the northeastern shore of what lake
Lake Tanganyika
The Aswan high Dam can be found in what country that shares Lake Nasser with Sudan
Egypt
South Sudan and what other country claim the disputed llemi triangle
Kenya
Ituri Forest can be found in what country continuing the Kasai and Uele Rivers and the city of Lubumbashi
DRC
The Zambezi River is connected to the Indian Ocean through what country
Mozambique
Mayotte, located southeast of Comoros and northwest of Madagascar, is an overseas territory of what Western European country
France
What country in African has the highest percentage of Hindus
Mauritius
Kruger National Park, larger than Israel, is located in what country with the cities of Port Elizabeth Durban
South Africa
The Drakensberg and Maloti Mountains can be found in South Africa and what other country whose lowest elevation is at 1,400 meters
Lesotho
Lake Assal, the lowest point on land in Africa, can be found in what country bordering the Red Sea
Djibouti
