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What is the tallest mountain in Africa?
a) Mt. Kenya
b) Mt. Kilimanjaro
c) Mt. Everest
d) Mt. Jordan

The Nile river is the 2nd longest river in the world.
a) True
b) False
c)
d)

Lake Victoria is a part of Africa's Great Lakes.
a) True
b) False
c)
d)

Which physical feature was created by plate tectonics (Earth's movement)?
a) the Kalahari Desert
b) rainforest
c) the Great Rift Valley
d) Egyptian pyramids

What is the term for rapids and waterfalls?
a) cataracts
b) erosion
c) desertification
d) escarpment

Cataracts are transportation corridors.
a) True
b) False
c)
d)

Population patterns in Africa indicate that most people live near ______.
a) mountains
b) deserts
c) rainforests
d) water

What is causing the soil in the rainforest to lose its fertility?
a) volcanic activity
b) slash and burn farming
c) earthquakes
d) drought

What is desertification?
a) The process by which the deserts shrink in size.
b) A method of farming where trees are cut down and burned in order to create fields for crops.
c) A process where fertile land turns into desert.
d) A cliff caused by erosion.

Geographic barriers have affected language barriers in Africa.
a) True
b) False
c)
d)

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