Africa Facts Practice Test Quiz
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- 1.Which of these countries has the largest area?
- A.
Kenya
- B.
Morocco
- C.
Mozambique
- D.
Somalia
- 2.Which of these countries has the largest area?
- A.
Gabon
- B.
Namibia
- C.
Cameroon
- D.
Madagascar
- 3.Which of these countries has the largest area?
- A.
Zimbabwe
- B.
Nigeria
- C.
Botswana
- D.
Eritrea
- 4.Which of these countries has the largest area?
- A.
Rwanda
- B.
Benin
- C.
Togo
- D.
Cote d'Ivoire
- 5.Which country is larger in area?
- A.
Tanzania
- B.
Nigeria
- 6.Which country is larger?
- A.
South Africa
- B.
Egypt
- 7.What country is larger?
- A.
Eritrea
- B.
Ghana
- 8.Choose which set of countries is the correct order of the five largest countries in area in Africa.
- A.
Algeria, Sudan, Democratic Republic of Congo, Angola, Chad
- B.
Demorcratic Republic of Congo, Sudan, Libya, Algeria, Angola
- C.
Democratic Republic of Congo, Algeria, Sudan, Libya, South Africa
- D.
Sudan, Algeria, Democratic Republic of Congo, Libya, Chad
- 9.Namibia is comprised mostly of what?
- A.
Plains
- B.
Forest
- C.
Desert
- D.
Mountains
- 10.What is the longest mountain range in Africa?
- A.
Atlas
- B.
Hoggar
- C.
Tibesti
- D.
Ruwenzori
- 11.What river separates the Libyan desert from the Nubian?
- A.
Nile
- B.
Orange
- C.
Zambezi
- D.
Vaal
- 12.What desert is located in eastern Ethiopia?
- A.
Kalahari
- B.
Ogaden
- C.
Atacama
- D.
Sahara
- 13.The nation of Gabon, a small country on the equator, is composed mostly of what?
- A.
Savannah
- B.
Mountains
- C.
Desert
- D.
Rainforest
- 14.Mt Kilimanjaro is Africa's tallest mountain. What is the second tallest?
- A.
Brandberg
- B.
Stanley
- C.
Kirinyaga
- D.
Mulanje
- 15.Of the world's ten largest lakes, how many can be found in the Great Rift Valley?
- A.
7
- B.
1
- C.
3
- D.
5
- 16.Which of these countries is landlocked?
- A.
Nigeria
- B.
Botswana
- C.
Dakar
- D.
Togo
- 17.Which is true about Mount Cameroon?
- A.
It is actually located in Nigeria
- B.
It is an active volcano
- C.
It is Africa's third tallest mountain
- D.
all of these
- 18.What African country was first settled by freed American slaves.?
- 19.During World War I, which country did South Africa capture?
- A.
Namibia
- B.
Mozambique
- C.
Gambia
- D.
Zimbabwe
- 20.Which country did the first Europeans to make landfall in Namibia come from?
- A.
Holland
- B.
Portugal
- C.
Great Britain
- D.
Germany
- 21.The world's oldest desert is in Namibia. What is this desert called?
- A.
The Kalahari
- B.
the Namib
- C.
The Nubian
- D.
The Atacama
- 22.Namibia borders several countries. With which country does it have the longest border?
- A.
Zambia
- B.
Botswana
- C.
Angola
- D.
South Africa
- 23.Namibia has a number of indigenous tribes or ethnic groups. Which tribe has the highest percentage of the national population?
- A.
San
- B.
Kavangos
- C.
Ovambo
- D.
Herero
- 24.Namibia has the world's highest population of which of these animals?
- A.
Leopard
- B.
Giraffe
- C.
Cheetah
- 25.The world's largest underground lake is in Namibia.
- A.
True
- B.
False
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