Landforms, rivers and resources of Africa south of the Sahara
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Map of central Africa with the Congo River drawn without arrows, curving through the basin to the Atlantic in the west.
The Congo River starts in highlands in the southeast of the Congo Basin and ends at the Atlantic. On Esme's map, which way does it flow?
- North, then west to the Atlantic
- East, to the Indian Ocean
- Straight east into the mountains
- South, toward the bottom of the map
The Orange River starts in the mountains of Lesotho and ends at the Atlantic on Africa's west coast. Which way does it flow on Jun's map?
- North, into the desert
- West, to the Atlantic
- South, toward the bottom of the map
- East, to the Indian Ocean
Map of Africa's climate bands, with the rainforest band shaded along the equator. The Congo Basin, on the equator, is covered by the second-largest tropical rainforest in the world. Why is it a rainforest, Luz asks?
- It is cold and snowy in winter
- It is hot and rainy all year
- It is dry all year, like a desert
- It is high above the clouds
The Serengeti in Tanzania is a wide grassland with scattered trees, with a wet season and a dry season. Which biome is it, Milo asks?
- Taiga
- Savanna
- Rainforest
- Tundra
The Namib, along Namibia's Atlantic coast, gets almost no rain, though fog often rolls in from the sea. Which biome is it, Noah asks?
- Desert
- Tundra
- Savanna
- Rainforest
Side view of Kilimanjaro with ice at the top and the equator marked on a small map. Kilimanjaro, in Tanzania, is Africa's highest mountain at 5,895 m, just south of the equator. Why is it icy at the top, Pia asks?
- Its top is very high, where the air is cold
- Ice blows there from the Sahara
- It is south of the equator, so it is cold
- Places near the equator stay warm
The Ethiopian Highlands are a high plateau near the equator, with mild weather good for farming. Why are they mild, not hot, Ren asks?
- They are a desert
- They are covered by the sea
- Their height keeps the air cooler
- They are far from the equator
Map of northern Botswana with the river fanning into a delta that ends in dry land. The Okavango River in Botswana spreads into a huge inland delta and never reaches the sea. Where does its water go, Zee asks?
- It turns into a glacier
- It flows north to the Mediterranean
- It flows into the Atlantic
- It soaks in and evaporates in dry land
Victoria Falls, on the Zambezi between Zambia and Zimbabwe, drops about 108 m. How does it affect boats on the river, Ari asks?
- It makes the river flow uphill
- Boats ride down it easily
- Boats can't pass, but visitors come to see it
- It dries up the river below
Lake Volta in Ghana, one of the world's largest human-made lakes, formed behind the Akosombo Dam in 1965. What does the dam mainly make, Bo asks?
- Electricity from the river's water
- Oil from under the lake
- A natural lake that formed long ago
- Salt for the coast