Here are the correct answers to fill in the blanks on your worksheet.
Highest mountains in Africa:
1. Mount Kilimanjaro
2. Mount Kenya
Biggest lakes:
1. Lake Victoria
2. Lake Tanganyika
3. Lake Malawi (also known as Lake Nyasa)
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Map Drawing Guide:
Since you need to draw these on the map, here is where each one is located:
Rivers:
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The Nile River: Starts near Lake Victoria in East Africa and flows all the way north through Egypt into the Mediterranean Sea. It is the longest river.
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The Congo River: Located in Central Africa. It curves in a large "C" shape through the rainforest and empties into the Atlantic Ocean on the west coast.
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The Orange River: Located in Southern Africa. It flows from the mountains in Lesotho/South Africa westward across South Africa and Namibia into the Atlantic Ocean.
Waterfalls:
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Victoria Falls: Located on the border between Zambia and Zimbabwe in Southern Africa (on the Zambezi River).
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Maletsunyane Falls: Located inside the country of Lesotho (a small mountainous kingdom surrounded by South Africa).
Deserts:
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The Sahara: The huge desert that covers almost all of North Africa (above the "hump" of West Africa).
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The Namib: A narrow strip of desert along the southwest coast of Africa (mostly in Namibia).
Parent Tip: Review the logic above to help your child master the concept of geography worksheet grade 5.
