Map of Africa.

Africa is the second-largest continent, with a land area of 11.7 million square miles. The world's largest desert stretches across northern Africa for more than 3,000 miles. Desert temperatures can exceed 130[degrees]F. The world's longest river begins in eastern Africa and flows more than 4,100 miles north to the sea. The part of Africa south of the desert is called sub-Saharan Africa. It has rain forests, several major rivers, savannas (grasslands), and deserts. Africa has rich and abundant mineral resources including diamonds, oil, gold, copper, and coal. The continent's lowest point is Djibouti's Lake Asal (502 ft below sea level). Tanzania's snowcapped Mount Kilimanjaro (19,340 ft) is Africa's highest peak. Africa has the second-largest population of the continents, with 885 million people. More than 1,000 languages are spoken in Africa.

1. If you traveled the length of Africa along the 30[degrees]E meridian of longitude, through which countries would you travel? --

2. Locate and identify these geographical features of Africa:

(A) The sea that separates most of Africa and Asia: --

(B) The sea and the strait that separate Africa and Europe: --

(C) The lake that forms a natural boundary between Democratic Republic of Congo and Tanzania: --

(D) The mountain range in northwestern Africa: --

(E) The oceans that border Africa: on the west: --; on the east: --

(F) The world's longest river. Its two branches unite in Sudan, then flow north to the sea: --

(G) The immense desert shared by Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, and Egypt: --

(H) The river of west-central Africa that crosses the Equator twice on its path to the Atlantic Ocean: --

3. Locate and name the countries of Africa that match the following descriptions:

(A) The three northernmost countries: --

(B) This country at 20[degrees]S, 45[degrees]E is the world's fourth-largest island: --

(C) The country along the Mediterranean famous for its ancient pyramids, temples, and pharaohs: --

(D) The country with a coastline on the Atlantic and bordered by Congo Republic, Democratic Republic of Congo, Zambia, and Namibia: --

(E) These three countries of southern Africa share the Kalahari Desert: --

(F) Africa's easternmost mainland country forms the "horn" of Africa: --

(G) In the country at 15[degrees]N, 30[degrees]E, more than 1 million people have been driven from their homes and face famine and death: --

(H) The countries on or south of the Equator, with a coastline along the Indian Ocean: --

4. Calculate the distance (to the nearest 100 miles) from Lusaka, Zambia, to Mogadishu, Somalia: --

5. Which of these U.S. cities is at the same latitude as Rabat, Morocco: Charleston, South Carolina; Memphis, Tennessee; or San Francisco, California? --

6. Use the following coordinates to identify each country, then name the capital of each:

(A) 10[degrees]N, 10[degrees]E: -- (C) 0[degrees], 40[degrees]E: --

(B) 25[degrees]N, 20[degrees]E: -- (D) 10[degrees]S, 20[degrees]E: --

7. On the outline map of Africa, write in the names of as many countries as you can. Check your answers using the Atlas map.

Map of Africa

1. Egypt, Sudan, Dem. Rep. of Congo, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe, South Africa

2. (A) Red Sea

(B) Mediterranean Sea, Strait of Gibraltar 

(C) Lake Tanganyika

(D) Atlas Mountains

(E) Atlantic Ocean; Indian Ocean

(F) Nile River

(G) Sahara Desert

(H) Congo River

3. (A) Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia

(B) Madagascar

(C) Egypt

(D) Angola

(E) Namibia, Botswana, South Africa

(F) Somalia

(G) Sudan

(H) Somalia, Kenya, Tanzania, Mozambique, South Africa, Madagascar

4. 1,600 or 1,700 miles

5. Memphis, Tennessee

6. (A) Nigeria; Abuja

(B) Libya; Tripoli

(C) Kenya; Nairobi

(D) Angola; Luanda