Physiographic Divisions of Africa

Q. What are the grasslands of South Africa called?

1. Steppes
2. Pampas
3. Velds
4. Prairies

Q. Africa has how many political divisions?

1. 9
2. 28
3. 54
4. 36

Q. Which of the following statements regarding the Sahel region in Africa are correct?

1. It is found in the region north and south of the rainforests.
2. It forms a transition zone between the Sahara in the North and the Savanna in the South.
3. The region is barren, sandy and rocky.
4. It stretches for a distance of 5000 km.

Q. Which the following is not an African Great lake?

1. Lake Tanganyika
2. Lake Superior
3. Lake Baikal
4. Lake Victoria

Q. Which of the following statements regarding the Mediterranean climate in Africa is true concerning the regions of Africa?

1. It is only found in the north-western tip of Africa.
2. Regions from 10$°$ to 20$°$ latitude on either side of the equator experience this climate.
3. The regions that experience the climate get rainfall in winter.
4. Regions that experience this weather have hot and dry summers.

Q. Assertion [A]: A geological feature of Africa is the Great Rift Valley.
Reason [R]: A Rift valley is a large crack in the Earth’s surface formed by tectonic activity.

1. [A] and [R] are true and [R] is the correct justification of [A].
2. [A] and [R] are true but [R] is the not the correct justification of [A].
3. Both [A] and [R] are false.
4. [A] is true but [R] is false.

Q. What is the Serengeti Plain in Tanzania, one of the largest plains in the Savannas called?

1. Atlas Plains
2. South African plateau region
3. Open Air Zoo
4. Great African Rift Valley

Q. Select the regions that are a part of the physiographic divisions of Africa.

1. Southern Africa
2. Great Rift Valley
3. Atlas Mountains
4. Savanna
5. Sahel
6. Zaire Basin
7. Sahara
8. Red Sea

Q. Which of the following is the deepest point in Sahara?

1. Chad Depression
2. Lake Assal
3. Qattara Depression
4. Sea of Galilee

Q. Which coast extends from Somalia to Mozambique, covering about 1, 610 km?

1. Bantu coast
2. Veld coast
3. Swahili coast
4. Turkana Coast

Q. On the course of a river X, you can find Y. Y is formed at the border between Zambia to the north and Zimbabwe to the south. Find X and Y.

1. X = Nile, Y = Blue Nile Falls
2. X= Tugela Falls, Y= Drakensberg River
3. X= Zambezi River, Y= Victoria Falls
4. X= Boyoma Falls, Y= Lualaba River

Q. Select the appropriate pairs with regard to the physiographic divisions of Africa.

1. Nile River
2. Between Sahara and Savanna
3. Great African Rift Valley
4. Sahel
5. Equatorial region
6. Savannas
7. Separation from Arabian peninsula
8. Sahara