Africa's Geography Comprehension Check

What mountain range is located in northern Africa?

Atlas Mountains

What is the name of the dip in Earth's surface that was caused by separating tectonic plates?

Great Rift Valley

What desert is located in southern Africa?

Kalahari Desert

What is the tallest mountain in Africa?

Mt. Kilimanjaro

Which river is the main river in western Africa?

Niger River

What is the world's longest river?

Nile River

What landform has rolling grassland and scattered trees?

Savanna

What is the southernmost country in Africa?

South Africa

What is the world's largest hot desert?

The Sahara

What is the major landform of northern Africa?

The Sahara Desert

What is Africa's transition zone between desert and rain forest?

The Sahel

What landform lies along the Atlantic coast near the equator?

Tropical Rainforest