Question Paper
Class / Subject: Class 7 (ICSE) · Geography
Chapter: Chapter 14 — Chapter 14: Africa - Location and Physical Features
Time Allowed: 32 minutes
Max Marks: 16
1. Where is Africa located relative to the equator? [1]
(A) Across the equator
(B) Only north of it
(C) Only south of it
(D) Far from it
2. What ocean borders Africa to the west? [1]
(A) The Atlantic Ocean
(B) The Pacific Ocean
(C) The Arctic Ocean
(D) The Southern Ocean
3. What is the Sahara Desert known for? [1]
(A) Being the world's largest hot desert
(B) Being the smallest desert
(C) Being a rainforest
(D) Being an ocean
4. Where is the Sahara Desert located? [1]
(A) North Africa
(B) South Africa
(C) East Africa only
(D) Central Africa only
5. What river flows through northeastern Africa? [1]
(A) The Nile River
(B) The Amazon River
(C) The Mississippi River
(D) The Ganges River
6. What did the Nile support? [1]
(A) Ancient civilisation and agriculture
(B) Nothing significant
(C) Only fishing
(D) Only tourism
7. What is the Great Rift Valley? [1]
(A) A massive geological formation in East Africa
(B) A type of desert
(C) A type of ocean
(D) A small hill
8. What does the Great Rift Valley feature? [1]
(A) Unique landscapes and volcanic activity
(B) No unique features
(C) Only flat plains
(D) Only oceans
9. Where is Africa located relative to the equator? [1]
(A) Across the equator
(B) Only north of it
(C) Only south of it
(D) Far from it
10. What ocean borders Africa to the west? [1]
(A) The Atlantic Ocean
(B) The Pacific Ocean
(C) The Arctic Ocean
(D) The Southern Ocean
11. What is the Sahara Desert known for? [1]
(A) Being the world's largest hot desert
(B) Being the smallest desert
(C) Being a rainforest
(D) Being an ocean
12. Where is the Sahara Desert located? [1]
(A) North Africa
(B) South Africa
(C) East Africa only
(D) Central Africa only
13. What river flows through northeastern Africa? [1]
(A) The Nile River
(B) The Amazon River
(C) The Mississippi River
(D) The Ganges River
14. What did the Nile support? [1]
(A) Ancient civilisation and agriculture
(B) Nothing significant
(C) Only fishing
(D) Only tourism
15. What is the Great Rift Valley? [1]
(A) A massive geological formation in East Africa
(B) A type of desert
(C) A type of ocean
(D) A small hill
16. What does the Great Rift Valley feature? [1]
(A) Unique landscapes and volcanic activity
(B) No unique features
(C) Only flat plains
(D) Only oceans