Geography
Fill in the blanks:
(a) The …………… Nile is a tributary of river Nile.
(b) River Nile is …………… km long.
(c) The Nile Delta is …………… km wide.
(d) Fold mountains are remnant of …………… old fold mountains.
(e) Africa is called 'Dark Continent' because it could not be …………… by the Europeans.
(f) …………… is the highest mountain in Africa.
Answer
(a) The white Nile is a tributary of river Nile.
(b) River Nile is 6670 km long.
(c) The Nile Delta is 250 km wide.
(d) Fold mountains are remnant of ancient old fold mountains.
(e) Africa is called 'Dark Continent' because it could not be explored by the Europeans.
(f) Mt. Kilimanjaro is the highest mountain in Africa.
Related Questions
Answer in one word:
(a) A narrow strip of land separating two seas.
(b) A sudden fall of water from a certain height.
(c) A narrow stretch of water connecting two seas.
(d) A region of tall and coarse grass in tropical Africa.
(e) Temperate grassland of South Africa.
(f) A narrow steep sided valley formed between two parallel faults.
Match the following:
Column A Column B Ghana Lusaka Kenya Khartoum Ethiopia Addis Ababa Sudan Nairobi Zambia Accra Explain the following:
(i) Isthmus
(ii) Strait
(iii) Block mountains
(iv) Rift Valley
Name the three important parallels of latitudes which pass through Africa.