Abeka World Geography Quiz 11
Strait of Gibraltar
At what point are the continents of Africa and Europe only about 8 miles apart?
Aswan High Dam
What Egyptian dam allows year-round irrigation of farmland in the Nile Valley?
Mt. Kilimanjaro
What is Africa's highest peak?
Sahara
What is Africa's largest desert?
Lake Victoria
What is Africa's largest lake and the world's second largest body of fresh water?
Eastern Rift System
What is Africa's most dramatic geographic feature?
Islam
What is the major religion of Egypt?
Nile
What is the world's longest river?
The canal is controlled by the British government.
Which of the following is not true about the Suez Canal?
little was known about it
Why was Africa known as the "Dark Continent"?