Landforms, rivers and resources of Africa south of the Sahara

Grade 6 Social Studies Worksheet - Challenge Me

Circle the best answer.

1. 1.

   The Niger rises in Guinea's highlands only about 240 km from the ocean, but flows away from it. Which way does it go first, Milo asks?

   • Northeast, inland, before curving back to the sea
   • South, toward the bottom of the map, the whole way
   • North, straight across the desert to Egypt
   • Straight west to the nearest coast, about 240 km away
2. 2.

   Data: Wikidata, read Nov 11, 2026. Noah compares river lengths. How many kilometers longer is the Nile than the Niger?

   • 4,180 km
   • 2,470 km
   • 2,530 km
   • 10,830 km
3. 3.

   Map of southern Africa with the Limpopo drawn without arrows to Mozambique's east coast. The Limpopo starts in northern South Africa and ends at the ocean on Mozambique's east coast. Which way does it mainly flow, Pia asks?

   • East, to the ocean on Mozambique's coast
   • South, toward the bottom of the map
   • North, toward Egypt
   • West, across the continent to the nearest desert
4. 4.

   Desert in the north and southwest, savanna in wide belts, rainforest in a central band. Ren's friend says most of Africa is rainforest. Which response is right?

   • Disagree: Africa has no rainforest
   • Agree: Africa is mostly snow
   • Disagree: desert and savanna cover far more land
   • Agree: rainforest covers most of the African continent
5. 5.

   Map of central Africa with the Chari River flowing into Lake Chad, surrounded by land. Zee's friend says every river ends in an ocean. The Chari River flows into Lake Chad, which has no outlet to the sea. Which response is right?

   • Disagree: the Chari ends in a lake with no outlet
   • Disagree: the Chari flows uphill
   • Agree: rivers keep flowing until they reach an ocean
   • Agree: Lake Chad is part of the ocean
6. 6.

   Zambia has no coast, but it sells copper overseas. A railway runs from its mines to the port of Dar es Salaam in Tanzania. Why, Ari asks?

   • Zambia has its own ocean coast
   • Copper is mined right at the port, so no train is needed
   • It needs a seaport, so trains carry copper to one
   • The railway carries water to the mines
7. 7.

   Oil is pumped from the Niger Delta, where the Niger River meets the sea in Nigeria. How does most of it reach buyers overseas, Bo asks?

   • It stays in the delta
   • By train across Africa to the Indian Ocean coast
   • By pipeline to the coast, then by tanker
   • By camel across the desert
8. 8.

   Kenya's cool, rainy highlands grow much tea, one of the country's main exports. Why do the highlands suit tea, Esme asks?

   • Tea grows well in hot, low land near the equator
   • Tea needs a hot, dry desert with sandy soil
   • Tea is mined from the ground
   • Tea grows well where it is cool and rainy
9. 9.

   Jun's note says, "The Senegal River flows south into the desert." It actually reaches the ocean on Africa's west coast. Which fix is right?

   • Change it to: flows west to the ocean
   • Change "Senegal" to "Amazon"
   • Leave it as it is: rivers flow south
   • Change "desert" to "glacier" and keep the rest
10. 10.

    Map of Tanzania with the Rufiji drawn east to the coast, without arrows. Luz's note says, "Tanzania's Rufiji River flows south to the desert." It reaches the ocean on Tanzania's east coast. Which fix is right?

    • Change "river" to "lake"
    • Leave it as it is: rivers flow south
    • Change "Tanzania" to "Brazil" and keep the rest
    • Change the note to: flows east to the ocean