Quiz 11 (Chapter 4, pp 128-136)

Question 1

At what point are the continents of Africa and Europe only about 8 miles apart?

Answer 1

Strait of Gibraltar

Question 2

Why was Africa known as the “Dark Continent”?

Answer 2

little was known about it

Question 3

What two continents are separated by the Suez Canal?

Answer 3

Asia and Africa

Question 4

What is Africa’s largest lake in the world’s second largest body of fresh water?

Answer 4

Lake Victoria

Question 5

What is the world’s longest river?

Answer 5

Nile

Question 6

What is Africa’s largest desert?

Answer 6

Sahara

Question 7

What is the major religion of Egypt?

Answer 7

islam

Question 8

What is Africa’s highest peak?

Answer 8

Mt. Kilimanjaro

Question 9

How many times has the canal been closed since its completion in 1869?

Answer 9

2

Question 10

What is Africa’s most dramatic geographic feature?

Answer 10

Eastern Rift System

Question 11

What country depends on the Suez Canal for most of its national income?

Answer 11

Egypt

Question 12

What Egyptian dam allows year-round irrigation of farmland in the Nile Valley?

Answer 12

Aswan High Dam