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
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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