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Question 1

Is Madagascar a country or island

Answer 1

Both

Question 2

Do many of the plants that grow in Madagascar grow elsewhere in the world

Answer 2

No

Question 3

Does A Lemur only live in Madagascar

Answer 3

Yes

Question 4

What is sea level

Answer 4

The line where calm sea Meets The land ;sea level is 0 meters; height of the land is measured from this line.

Question 5

What is the definition of physical map

Answer 5

A map that shows the height of the land as well as natural features such as rivers lakes and mountains

Question 6

Is Madagascar off the north,west,east or south of Africa

Answer 6

East

Question 7

Which is warmer? Atlantic or Indian Ocean

Answer 7

Indian

Question 8

Why can’t you see Zanzibar on a map?

Answer 8

It is too small to be seen on a map.

Question 9

What is Madagascars borders made of?

Answer 9

Water

Question 10

Does Zanzibar have its own government?

Answer 10

Yes, but it is not a fully independent country, it belongs to the country of Tanzania.

Question 11

Where is Madagascar?

Answer 11

Madagascar is an island of the east coast of Africa in the Indian Ocean

Question 12

What form’s Madagascar’s borders?

Answer 12

The coastline of the island forms its borders

Question 13

Is Madagascar a country?

Answer 13

Yes, it has its own flag, its own government and its own culture

Question 14

Give some examples of the plants and animals that are found in Madagascar and nowhere else in the world

Answer 14

A lemur, a tree frog and a Madagascar crested ibis.

Question 15

Why is Zanzibar so famous?

Answer 15

Zanzibar has beautiful sandy beaches with coral reefs. It also has forest areas and many spices, such as cloves and cinnamon grow on the island.

Question 16

Tell me six facts about Cairo, a city of Africa

Answer 16

It is a very old city along the Nile river. It has existed since ancient Egyptian times. It is the largest city in Africa and the most populated. It has one of the worlds oldest universities the large number of people and heavy traffic cause a lot of pollution.

Question 17

Give me eight facts about Lagos a city in Africa

Answer 17

It is the largest city in Nigeria. It has the second largest population in Africa. It is the fastest growing city in Africa. Sadly, the large population causes many problems such as pollution, shortage of transportation shortage of houses and shortage of clean drinking water.

Question 18

Give me four facts about Nairobi

Answer 18

Nairobi is the largest city in Kenya. It is not old only about 100 years it’s developed around the place where railway lines from different parts of East Africa met. The city is built on the Nairobi river.

Question 19

All countries have a capital city. What is a capital city?

Answer 19

It is the city from which the country is governed

Question 20

What are the three capital cities of South Africa and what do they do?

Answer 20

Cape Town is the legislative capital parliament is here the laws are made here.
Tshwane (Pretoria) is the administrative capital. The government departments are here.
Bloemfontein is the judicial capital. This means the highest court of a country are here.

Question 21

What are the capital cities of South Africa?

Answer 21

Cape Town-Western Cape
Bloemfontein -free state
TShane (Pretoria)-Gauteng

Question 22

What are the capital cities of the neighboring countries?

Answer 22

Windhoek is the capital city of Namibia
Harare is the capital city of Zimbabwe
Mbabane is the capital city of Swaziland
Gabarone is the capital city of Botswana
Maputo is the capital city of Mozambique
Maseru is the capital city of Lesotho .

Question 23

Show me six facts about Johannesburg

Answer 23

Johannesburg is the largest city in South Africa. It is the largest city in the world not next to water. Johannesburg started as a small mining town when gold was discovered in the area over 100 years ago. It is the business center of South Africa. It has the busiest airport in Africa. People come to Johannesburg for a better life. This has lead to problems such as a lack of housing, overcrowded roads and poor a transport systems.

Question 24

What is the tallest structure in Johannesburg?

Answer 24

The Hillbrow tower is the tallest structure in Johannesburg.

Question 25

Give me some fun facts about Johannesburg

Answer 25

It is known as the city of gold or Egoli. It is the home of Kwaito music. Huma ancestor fossils have been discovered in the area called the cradle of humankind. The airport is called the OR Tambo international airport, and is the busiest and biggest airport on the continent of Africa. 

Question 26

How many provinces do south Africa have?

Answer 26

South Africa has nine provinces.

Question 27

Name the three largest lakes in Africa?

Answer 27

Lake Victoria
Lake Tanganyika
Lake Malawi
All of them all on the border of Tanzania

Question 28

Names the three largest mountain peaks in Africa

Answer 28

Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania
Mount Kenya in Kenya
thabana ntlenyana in lesotho

Question 29

What are the six most important rivers in Africa?

Answer 29

Nile
Niger
Congo
Zambezi
Limpopo
Orange

Question 30

What are the three most important waterfalls in southern Africa?

Answer 30

Victoria falls in Zimbabwe and Zambia
Maletsunyana in Lesotho
Audra use in South Africa

Question 31

Where does a river always begin?

Answer 31

A river always begins in the Highground often on a mountain. This is called its source.

Question 32

Where does a river end

Answer 32

Mouth