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Difficult Geography-Africa

Progressively more difficult geography, Africa edition
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1) What famous dam crosses the Nile
in Southern Egypt?
Aswan
2) What is South Africas judicial capital?
Bloemfontein
3) What river separates Kinshasa from
Brazzaville?
Congo
4) What island off the coast of Tanzania
was once an independent nation?
Zanzibar
5) Ouguiya is the official currency of
what country?
Mauritania
6) In what country would you find the
Pico Do Fogo volcano?
Cape Verde
7) The Gambia is nearly surrounded by
what nation?
Senegal
8) Gold is the official currency of what
country?
Zimbabwe
9) What massive inland delta is located
in northern Botswana?
Okavango
10) What country used to be known
as Zaire?
Democratic Republic of the Congo
11) What precious mineral is nearly
exclusively mined in the above?
Cobalt
12) What country has a flag very
similar to Ireland?
Ivory Coast
13) Biggest city of the above
Abidjan
15) The ruins of Timbuktu can be
found in what country?
Mali
16) Laayoune is a city in what disputed
territory, overseen by Morocco?
Western Sahara
17) What country is often called the
Kingdom in the Sky?
Lesotho
18) What Kenyan city was the first
capital of British East Africa?
Mombasa
19) What Ethiopian lake is the start
of the Blue Nile?
Tana
20) The Blue and White Nile converge
at what capital?
Khartoum
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21) Livingstone is the gateway to what
famous waterfall?
Victoria Falls
22) Swaziland is now known as what
country?
Eswatini
23) Malagasy is an official language of
what nation?
Madagascar
24) Mt Karthala is an active volcano on
what Comoran island?
Grand Comore
25) Bujumbura is the largest city
of what country?
Burundi
26) The Sinai peninsula connects what country
to Asia?
Egypt
27) Carthage was a powerful ancient city
in what country?
Tunisia
28) On what coastal desert can you find
the Skeleton coast?
Namib
29) Table Mountain is an iconic landmark
in what city?
Cape Town
30) What country uses the Nakfa as their
official currency?
Eritrea
31) What Angolan exclave is bounded by
the DRC and RC?
Cabinda
32) What valuable resource does the above have?
Oil
34) Kano is the 2nd biggest city in what country?
Nigeria
35) Mauritius was once home to this extinct bird
Dodo
36) Mahe is the biggest island of what nation?
Seychelles
37) The Valley of the Kings temple is located
in what Egyptian city?
Luxor
38) What capital lies on Bioko island?
Malabo
39) What Spanish archipelago lies off the coast
of Western Africa?
Canary Islands
40) Thabana Ntlenyana is the highest peak in
what mountain range?
Drakensberg
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