African Great Lakes
Instructions: Explore the magnificent Great Lakes of Africa, some of the largest and deepest freshwater bodies on Earth!
- 1.
Which is the largest lake in Africa by surface area?
ALake ChadBLake TanganyikaCLake MalawiDLake Victoria - 2.
Lake Victoria is shared by three countries. Which of these is NOT one of them?
AKenyaBRwandaCTanzaniaDUganda - 3.
Which African Great Lake is the second deepest lake in the world?
ALake TanganyikaBLake MalawiCLake AlbertDLake Victoria - 4.
Lake Tanganyika is the longest freshwater lake in the world. How many countries share its shores?
AFourBThreeCTwoDFive - 5.
Lake Malawi is also known by what other name?
ALake NyasaBLake MweruCLake KivuDLake Rukwa - 6.
The East African Rift System is responsible for forming many of Africa's Great Lakes. What geological process created this rift?
AVolcanic eruptionBMeteor impactCGlacial erosionDTectonic plates pulling apart - 7.
Lake Kivu is located on the border between Rwanda and which other country?
ADemocratic Republic of the CongoBUgandaCBurundiDTanzania - 8.
Which explorer is credited with being the first European to reach Lake Victoria in 1858?
ARichard BurtonBDavid LivingstoneCHenry Morton StanleyDJohn Hanning Speke - 9.
Lake Albert lies on the border between Uganda and which country?
ASouth SudanBRwandaCDemocratic Republic of the CongoDKenya - 10.
Approximately how many species of cichlid fish are found in Lake Malawi?
AOver 1,000BAbout 300CAbout 700DAbout 100 - 11.
Lake Chad, once one of Africa's largest lakes, has dramatically shrunk. In which region is it located?
ANorth AfricaBWest-Central Africa (Sahel)CEast AfricaDSouthern Africa - 12.
Which African Great Lake is considered the source of the White Nile?
ALake TanganyikaBLake VictoriaCLake AlbertDLake Edward - 13.
Lake Turkana, the world's largest permanent desert lake, is located primarily in which country?
ASomaliaBEthiopiaCSudanDKenya - 14.
Lake Kivu contains dangerous dissolved gases beneath its surface. Which gas is most concerning?
AMethaneBOxygenCHydrogenDNitrogen - 15.
Lake Edward is named after which British monarch?
AEdward VIIBEdward VIIICEdward IDEdward III