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Physiographic Map of Africa

A. What is the strip of dry grassland on the southern border of the Sahara Desert?

A. Sahal

B. What is the mountainous region on the Horn of Africa?

B. Ethiopian Highlands

C. What is the tallest mountain in Africa?

C. Mt. Kilamanjaro

D. What is largest lake in Africa?

D. Lake Victoria

E. What is the longest river in Africa?

E. Nile River

F. What is the large rainforest in central Africa that is surrounded by mountains?

F. Congo Basin

G. What is the large desert in southern Africa?

G. Kalahari Desert

H. What river in central Africa empties into the Gulf of Guinea?

H. Niger River

I. What is the large desert in northern Africa?

I. Sahara Desert

J. What is the mountain range in northwest Africa?

J. Atlas Mountains

K. What river in central Africa empties into the Atlantic Ocean?

K. Congo (Zaire) River

L. What ocean lies to the east of Africa?

L. Indian Ocean

M. What valley extends from Syria to Mozambique?

M. Great Rift Valley

N. What is the lowland region on the southeastern shore of Lake Victoria in north central Tanzania?

Serengeti Plain

O. What island lies off the southeastern coast of Africa?

O. Madagascar

P. What ocean lies to the west of Africa?

P. Atlantic Ocean

Q. What large body of water separates Africa from Europe?

Q. Mediterranean Sea

R. What body of water, actually an arm of the Indian Ocean, lies between Africa and the Arabian peninsula?

R. Red Sea