Geography crossword. Geography Crossword Challenge Africa Questions
Where did the name of the continent - Africa - come from?(from the name of the Berber tribe of afrigia, who lived in northern Africa).
The strait separating Africa from a large mainland island ( Mozambican).
The largest lake in Africa by area ( Victoria)
What do baobab and camel have in common? ( store water)
Areas with rich vegetation in the desert ( oases)
A natural zone that occupies 40% of the entire area of the mainland(savannas)
What is the difference between Pygmies and Tutsis?(growth )
Africa's largest country by population(Nigeria)
The largest flightless bird in Africa, whose height is 2.8 m, weight 90 kg.(ostrich)
A large African animal that has a keen sense of smell and hearing, but poor eyesight. Despite the massiveness quickly runs. (Rhinoceros).
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The first traveler to circumnavigate South Africa ( Vasco da Gama ).
African long-eared fox ( fenech)
The largest bay in western Africa ( Guinean )
The smallest bird in Africa nectary )
Where and why do stones “shoot” ( in the Sahara, due to temperature fluctuations )
Amazing plant of the Namib desert, which can be up to 150 years old(velvichia )
What are the sandy deserts of Africa called?(ergs )
A shallow lake that changes its shape depending on the season of the year ( Chad)
In what natural zone is the Zambezi River located ( savannah )
This country ranks 1st in the world in terms of reserves and production of diamonds, gold and platinum.(SOUTH AFRICA )
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English explorer of the 19th century, discovered the vdp. Victoria.(David Livingston)
Animals that eat sick and dead animals are called orderlies.(hyena).
The longest freshwater lake in the world ( Tanganyika)
What is the term for dry riverbeds in Africa? wadi)
Canal separating Africa from Asia Suez )
The largest land animal ( African elephant )
This country gave the world 6 thousand cultivated plants, including durum wheat, rye and coffee(Ethiopia )
Sweet potato ( sweet potato )
What language do the Egyptians speak? ( Arab )
What is KALAHARI? ( desert )
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1. Soviet scientist-leader of the expedition to Africa 1926-1927.(Nikolai Vavilov).
2. A tropical tree whose fruit is the size of a cucumber or a small melon(mango).
3. A rare animal that lives in the rainforests of the Congo Basin, a relative of the giraffe(okapi)
4. A very large juicy berry native to South Africa(watermelon)
. What is hylaea(moist equatorial forest)
. Sandstorm in the Sahara(simoom)
. The sea that borders Africa from the north(Mediterranean)
.What is Ras Hafun(eastern cape).
9. The largest state in terms of area?(Sudan)
10. The most famous national parks in Africa(Serengeti, Kruger).
Guess which traveler we are talking about?
The portrait of this Portuguese genius of navigation has not been preserved.
Even the date of his birth is not precisely established.
However, in 1571, his grandson Paolo Diaz Novais became governor of Angola,
who founded the first European city in Africa - Sao Paulo Luanda.
In 1487 he set out at the head of an expedition of two vessels along the coast of Africa.
On the way back, the ships rounded a sharp cape that jutted far into the sea. In memory of the endured trials, he named it the Cape of Storms.
But King Juan -2 renamed it the Cape of Good Hope - the hope that the cherished dream of the Portuguese sailors would finally come true: the way to India would be opened.
Bartolomeu Dias.
In 1497 the Portuguese sent a squadron of 3 ships south around Africa.
The flagship "San Gabriel" was led by a young, purposeful sailor.
Swimming lasted 2 years and 2 months. More than a hundred sailors died on the way from scurvy. Only 55 returned.
Thanks to this voyage, a great geographical problem was solved - a sea route was found from Europe to India, bypassing Africa.
Vasco da Gama.
The son of a Russified German, head of a banking firm in St. Petersburg and Moscow, did not follow in his father's footsteps. He received a medical education, but did not engage in medical practice, but devoted himself to geographical research.
His great achievement - the three-volume work "Journey through Africa" was first published in German in Vienna in 1889-1891, in Russian his work appeared in 1949. after his death.
The Russian explorer of Africa in 1876-1878 and 1879-1886 made two trips to Central Africa, explored the Uzle River and the watershed between the Nile and Congo rivers.
Much attention was paid to the indigenous population, its life, way of life, material and spiritual culture. The disasters that colonization brought to the African peoples are truthfully shown.
Junker Vasily (Wilhelm) Vasilyevich
1. One of the remarkable travelers-explorers of the globe, was born in 1813 into a poor farming family in Scotland near the city of Glasgow.
2. Having become a doctor, in 1840 he went as a missionary preacher of the Christian religion to South Africa, where he lived for 9 years in one of the tribes.
3. He died in 1873 during an expedition near Lake Bangweulu. His African companions carried the embalmed body in their arms to the ocean, and from there it was delivered by steamer to their homeland for burial with state honors.
4. Crossed Africa from coast to coast, was the first to explore and map the river network of South Africa, discovered the Victoria Falls.
David Livingston
The German traveler is the son of a peasant who later became the richest merchant in Hamburg. Years of life -1821-1865.
For six years he traveled more than 20 thousand kilometers across the Sahara and Sudan, compiled fairly accurate maps of the countries he visited and collected extensive geographical, ethnographic and linguistic materials.
His main work is Travel and Discoveries in North and Central Africa, first published in 1857-1858.
The study of Lake Chad led him to the conviction that it was impossible to survey its shores, since "the outlines of the lake change every month ...".
Heinrich Barth
Quiz What? Where? When?" AFRICA.
The most dangerous insects in the forests of Africa. Their bite is similar to the prick of a red-hot needle. The stung place burns for several hours(red termites)
A wild animal that lives only in Africa in dry thickets near water. On his massive head with fangs, warts protrude, which are especially visible under the eyes.(warthog)
Evergreen shrub whose roots are rich in starch(cassava)
The most famous plant of the Nile swamps(papyrus)
What did the ancient Greeks call Africa (Libya)
What is the approximate length of Africa from north to south (7500 km.)
In what year did Vasco da Gama discover the route to India? (1497)
What rivers are called transit? (flows through several climatic zones)
What does the name of the Zambezi river mean? ("Great River")
What is the origin of the foundation of the ancient platform? (magmatic and metamorphic)
On which side of the Nile are the pyramids of Giza located? (on the west or left)
What does the name of the volcano "Kilimanjaro" mean? ("Mountain of Divine Cold")
What climate zone is formed by equatorial and tropical air masses? (subequatorial)
Which of the travelers determined the watershed of the Nile, Congo and Niger? (V.V. Junker)
What was the injury of the grasshopper treated by Dr. Aibolit? (shoulder dislocation)
From whom did Dr. Aibolit receive a telegram with a request to come to Africa? (from Hippo)
What was the original purpose for which D. Livingston came? (missionary)
What does the name of Lake Tanganyika mean? (Lake)
What lithospheric plate is Africa in? (African)
The deepest river in Africa? (Congo)
What is the name of the coastal desert in South Africa? (Namib)
What river is Livingston Falls on? (Congo)
The oldest and largest oasis in the Sahara? (Nile Valley)
A mountainous country in northwestern Africa? (Atlas)
What did the ancient Greeks call the Strait of Gibraltar? (Pillars of Hercules)
Which people of the Sahara are called the "blue ghosts"? (Tuareg)
What is the "Sahel"? (Territory south of the Sahara, 400 km wide. Transition zone between desert and savannah)
On which bank of the Nile is the "city of the dead" - the Valley of the Kings? ((On the western or left)
What word did Dr. Aibolit repeat on the way to Africa? (Limpopo, Limpopo, Limpopo)
The desert that David Livingstone was the first European to cross? (Kalahari)
The peoples who inhabit the rainforests of Africa? (pygmies)
What animal is called the enemy of baobabs? (an elephant that breaks the bark of a tree)
What river is Victoria Falls on? (Zambezi)
What is the approximate length of Africa from west to east along the equator? (3800km.)
Which of the travelers established that Lake Chad is drainless? (Henry Barth - German traveler)
What minerals originate in the cover of the ancient platform? (sedimentary)
QUIZ on Tropical Africa.
(game with spectators)
Meeting of the geographical club of high school students on the topic:
1. Which city in Tropical Africa is called the tourist capital in Zambia: Livingston, Lusaka, Kabwe? (Livingston)
2. A river flows into this lake under one name, and flows out under another. In fact, these are the sources of one large river in Africa and the World.
What is the name of this river? (Nile: Kagera and White Nile. Lake Victoria).
3.Where is the “fish spot” located in the central regions of the Sahara Desert? (Lake Chad).
4. What state and why is it called: the country of "13" months of the sun? (Ethiopia - 12 months of 30 days and 1 month of 5 days).
4. What deserts does the desert region of the Sahara consist of?
(Nubian, Libyan, Arabian).
5. Why the lake. Does Chad, although located in a tropical desert environment, have fresh water? (name two main reasons)
(Because of the supply of groundwater, which allows to compensate for water as a result of evaporation; the Shari River feeds).
6. How is the name of the Kalahari desert translated from the language of local peoples?
(Thirsty).
7. Which peoples of Africa have wrinkled skin and the impression that it is large for the body? (At the Hottentots)
8. Which peoples have a characteristic feature of the body structure, is a curved spine, scoliosis from nature? (At the Bushmen).
9. Which states in Tropical Africa since ancient times are independent states? (Ethiopia and Liberia)
10. Residents of Nigeria call this river Joliba. What do you think this river is? (Niger).
11. Nigerians call this traveler: "Mad white." Who is it? (Mungo Park - for no apparent reason used weapons on the locals during his journey).
12. What was the original name of Lake Victoria? (Nyanza).
13. Which traveler crossed the Sahara desert from south to north in the 19th century and walked 20 thousand km across it in 6 years? (Heinrich Barth)
14. What desert did D. Livingston cross from south to north?
(Kalahari)
15. The first reliable information about the depth and extent of Lake Nyasa was provided by: Henry Stanley, Vasily Junker, David Livingston? (D. Livingston)
16. Which rubber trees are the most durable in the world? (Gutta-bearing trees).
17. Red clay structures, taller than human height?
(Termite mounds)
18. What tree fruits attract monkeys, it is called "monkey bread"? (Baobab)
19. On the territory of which country, where the maximum average temperature of +34.5 was recorded in 1960?
(Ethiopia in Dalol)
20. In terms of basin area, does this river take 2nd place in the world?
21. What are the names of the mountains located in the Congo Basin, where the Livingston waterfall system is located?
(Crystal Mountains)
22. What river flow can be observed up to 17 km from the mouth in the ocean to 75 km from the shore desalinated water? (Congo)
23. What lake is called the "Fresh Sea", "the sea in the heart" of Africa? (Lake Victoria)
24. Which lake has a coastline equal to 1/6 of the equator?
(Victoria)
25. On which lake do storms and waterspouts periodically occur? (Victoria)
26. What animal can a person envy: does it have sensitive hearing and sharp eyesight? (Giraffe)
27. What animals sleep for 5 minutes and get enough sleep? (Giraffe)
28. What animals hide prey in trees so that hyenas, lions, tigers do not find it? (Leopards)
29. According to scientists, "these birds are the most ancient in Africa and they saw dinosaurs." What birds? (Flamingo)
30. What kind of bird lays eggs in clay structures - cones - towers from 7 cm to 45 cm high, chicks are fed with "milk" liquid of bright red color?
(Flamingo)
31. Which great apes, according to scientists, have similar blood types and diseases with humans; teeth 32, wool of the same number of hairs as in humans. (Favorite food is grapefruit)? (Chimpanzee)
32. What tree is called "lemonade tree"?
(Baobab, from the fruits of which they make a drink similar to lemonade).
33. Which tree flowers are pollinated by bats? (Baobab)
34. What kind of trees take new roots after damage and restore the bark? (Baobabs)
35.Shrub naro bears fruit 1 time in 10 years, has a taste of melon, grows in the Namib Desert, has a second name.
We use this item to fence gardens and orchards. What could be the name of this shrub? (Hint: in a simple form, it is wound and wound on something). (Barbed wire)
36. Why do the Zulus stand on one leg?
37. Where is the "Slave Coast"? (Coast of the Gulf of Guinea)
38. What color is ebony wood? (Black and dark green)
39. What oceans are washed by Africa? (A. O, and I. O.)
40. What are the reasons why penguins live on the desert coast?
41. You are in the Namib Desert. Where will your shadow be directed at noon on December 22? (There will be no shadow, since on this day the sun is at its zenith over the northern tropic, and the tropic crosses the desert).
42. What is the place where the largest amount of precipitation falls per year in Africa? (Cameroon - Debunje)
(Rafflesia)
44. The heaviest beetle in the world weighs 100 grams, body length is 13 cm?
(Goliath beetle)
45. A "fly trap" is a shrub plant called?
(Roridula)
46. Choose from the list of numbers, the number of reserves and national parks in Africa? 392, 500, 202?
47. An extinct animal in southern Africa, a relative of the zebra?
(Zebra - quagga)
48. Why was the island opposite Dakar, the modern capital of Senegal, called Goré Island in the distant past?
(It was the base of pirates and slave traders)
49. The peoples of this group of local tribes are the tallest people on the planet: the average height of women, who are much lower than men, reach 190 cm. These African "gullivers" are the darkest-skinned. What is the name of the group and tribe? (for each correct answer - a token)
(Nilotes, Karamojongs, Maasai)
50. Where is the Skeleton Coast? (Namib Desert Coast)
51. What tribes in Namibia are not numerous, still adhere to the prehistoric way of life?
(Bushmen and Himba)
52. It is not surprising that this people is considered a kind of visiting card of this country - Kenya, as well as mobile settlements are found in Tanzania. What people (tribe)?
(Masai). (See "Diary of a traveler" spring
53. Back in the 15th century. The coast of this country was called the "Gold Coast", from where gold was exported. What country is this? (Ghana).
54. A low-lying stretch of the coast of the Atlantic Ocean, was called the "Pepper Coast"? What country are we talking about?
(Liberia)
55. Until 1986, this country had a descriptive name from the point of view of foreign trade - the Ivory Coast. country today? (Ivory Coast)
56. Which novel by a famous writer describes the shameful history - the colonial past of Africa. Name the writer and the novel?
(J. Verne "Fifteen-year-old captain")
57. Which countries are among the largest in terms of area in Tropical Africa?
(Sudan, Zaire, Angola, Ethiopia, South Africa.)
58. What countries are located on the territory of South Africa?
(Swaziland, Lesotho)
59. Is the country lying on the middle course of the Niger River landlocked? (Mali)
60. The first prime minister of the liberated Republic of the Congo, a fighter for the freedom and independence of Africa? (Patrice Lumumba).
This tree is called the most valuable African plant: fibers are produced from its bark, which are used to make fabrics and ropes, crushed bark and leaves - spices, leaves go to salad, fruits - to food. What is this tree? - Baobab.
Questions
- Which country in Africa has the largest area?
- Which African country was the first to get rid of colonial dependence?
- This tree is called the most valuable African plant: fibers are produced from its bark, which are used to make fabrics and ropes, crushed bark and leaves - spices, leaves go to salad, fruits - to food. What is this tree?
- Africa is divided into 5 economic regions. Name 5 states of the Western region with their capitals.
- Briefly describe the colonial type of sectoral structure of the economy, typical of Africa.
- What monoculture is typical for Senegal?
- What are the reasons for the poor development of animal husbandry in Africa?
- In this country of East Africa, 15% of the area is occupied by nature reserves and national parks. This is the highest rate in Africa. Name the country and its capital.
- What is Africa's Copper Belt?
10. What is the OAU? What are her tasks?
Answers
- Sudan.
- Liberia. In 1847
- Baobab.
- Northern, Southern, Eastern, Western, Central (Equatorial).
Mali - Bamako, Niger - Niamey, Nigeria - Abuja, Côte d'Ivoire - Yamoussoukro, Burkina Faso - Ouagadougou.
5. This type is characterized by the predominance of low-productive small-scale agriculture, the low development of the manufacturing industry, the poor development of transport, and the underdevelopment of the non-productive sphere of activity (only trade and services).
6. Peanuts.
7. Low culture of livestock, in addition, a large number of livestock are annually affected by sleeping sickness, the peddler of which is the tse-tse fly.
8. Kenya. Nairobi.
9. This is an area of copper ore mining and smelting of blister and refined copper. It is located on the territory of Zambia and Congo (Kinshasa), has a length of approximately 500 km.
10. Organization of African Unity. Assistance in strengthening the unity of African states, the struggle for their sovereignty.
Questions
- Which country in Africa has the largest population?
- Which African country was the last to get rid of colonial dependence?
- In the oases of the Sahara, a plant called the "queen of the desert" is grown. Its fruits are nutritionally equal to meat (up to 100 kg / year are harvested from one tree). Ropes are woven from its wood fibers, huts are covered with leaves, wood is used in construction. What is this plant?
- Africa is divided into 5 economic regions. Name 5 states of the Eastern region and their capitals.
- Briefly describe the colonial type of territorial structure of the economy, characteristic of Africa.
- What kind of monoculture is typical for Ghana?
- What is the reason for the preference in Africa for less high-calorie, but quick-cooking food over more high-calorie, but slower-boiling food?
- In this East African country, forests cover 80% of its area. This is the highest rate in Africa. Name the country and its capital.
9. What area of Africa is called the African Ruhr?
10. What is PAH? What are her tasks?
Answers
- Nigeria.
- Namibia. In 1990
- Date palm.
- Northern, Southern, Eastern, Western, Central (Equatorial).
Sudan - Khartoum, Ethiopia - Addis Ababa, Somalia - Mogadishu, Tanzania - Dar es Salaam, Zambia - Lusaka.
5. This type is characterized by the development within the territory of several places of extraction of raw materials, the organization of its transport to the port for subsequent export. Most often, the port is the capital of the country.
7. Extremely tense situation with fuel resources, among which firewood plays a significant role.
8. Mozambique. Maputo.
9. This is the Witwatersrand - a large industrial area in South Africa with a center in Johannesburg. The mining industry, ferrous metallurgy, and mechanical engineering are developed here.
10. League of Arab States. Strengthening the economic and political cooperation of the Arab states, incl. African.
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Geography crossword
African countries
1. The country located in the northeast Africa. It has many historical sights. Among them are famous pyramids at Giza, Sphinx.
2. The country in northeast Africa. In recent years, cases have increased pirate attacks from this country to ships passing along its coasts.
3. A country located in northeast Africa. It is the highest mountainous country in Africa.
4. Horizontally. Southeast African country. From west to east, the country is crossed by the Zambezi and Limpopo rivers. Vertically. A country located on the island of the same name in the Indian Ocean. There are many endemics in the country, for example, the "traveler's tree", a giant bird - epiornis.
5. The country is located on the coast mediterranean sea northern Africa. Second in area only to Sudan. Most of the country is occupied by the Sahara.
6. A country located on the southern tip of the mainland. It is washed by two oceans - the Atlantic and the Indian.
7. North African country. Known for the famous city - Carthage.
8. West African country. Cape Almadi, located in this country, is the westernmost tip of Africa. The capital, Dakar, is the end point of the famous Paris-Dakar rally.
9. Large country in East Africa. Its territory is a watershed for the largest African rivers, the Nile, Zambezi and Congo.
10. A large state in the southwestern part of the continent.
11. The old name of the country now called Congo. Located in the center of the mainland, has access to the Atlantic Ocean.
Africa is one of the most amazing continents in the world. Some scientists believe that it was in Africa that the first life on Earth originated. Africa is both the poorest and richest in the world. After all, it is here that almost the lowest standard of living is observed. At the same time, it is possible to single out lands rich in flora and fauna, which captures with its improbability. Next, we suggest reading more interesting and exciting facts about Africa.
One of the most amazing continents in the world is Africa. Some scientists believe that it was in Africa that the first life on Earth originated. Africa is both the poorest and richest in the world. After all, it is here that almost the lowest standard of living is observed. At the same time, it is possible to single out lands rich in flora and fauna, which captures with its improbability. Next, we suggest reading more interesting and exciting facts about Africa.
1. Africa is the cradle of civilization. It is the first continent where human culture and community emerged.
2. Africa is the only continent on which there are places where a person has never set foot in his life.
3. The area of Africa is 29 million square kilometers. But four-fifths of the territory is occupied by deserts and tropical forests.
4. At the beginning of the 20th century, almost the entire territory of Africa was colonized by France, Germany, England, Spain, Portugal and Belgium. Only Ethiopia, Egypt, South Africa and Liberia were independent.
5. The mass decolonization of Africa only happened after World War II.
6. Africa is home to the most rare animals that are not found anywhere else: for example, hippos, giraffes, okapi and others.
7. Previously, hippos lived throughout Africa, today they are found only south of the Sahara desert.
8. Africa has the largest desert in the world - the Sahara. Its area is larger than the area of the USA.
9. The second longest river in the world, the Nile, flows on the continent. Its length is 6850 kilometers.
10. Lake Victoria is the second largest freshwater lake in the world.
11. "Thundering smoke" - the so-called Victoria Falls, on the Zambezi River, local tribes.
12. Victoria Falls is over a kilometer long and over 100 meters high.
13. The noise from the fall of water from the Victoria Falls extends for 40 kilometers around.
14. On the edge of Victoria Falls there is a natural pool called the Devil's Pool. You can swim along the edge of the waterfall only during the drought period, when the current is not so strong.
15. Some African tribes hunt hippos and use their meat for food, even though hippos have the status of a rapidly declining species.
16. Africa is the second largest continent on the planet. There are 54 states here.
17. Africa has the lowest life expectancy. Women, on average, live 48 years, men - 50.
18. Africa is crossed by the equator and the prime meridian. Therefore, the continent can be called the most symmetrical of all existing ones.
19. It is in Africa that the only surviving wonder of the world is located - the pyramids of Cheops.
20. There are more than 2,000 languages in Africa, but Arabic is the most widely spoken.
21. For several years now, the African government has been raising the issue of renaming all place names acquired during colonization to the traditional names used in the tribal language.
22. Algiers has a unique lake. Instead of water, it contains real ink.
23. In the Sahara desert there is a unique place called the eye of the Sahara. This is a huge crater, with a ring structure and a diameter of 50 kilometers.
24. Africa has its own Venice. The houses of the inhabitants of the village of Ganvie are built on the water, and they move exclusively by boat.
25. Howik Falls and the reservoir into which it falls are considered by local tribes to be the sacred abode of an ancient monster similar to Loch Ness. Livestock is regularly sacrificed to him.
26. Not far from Egypt in the Mediterranean Sea, is the sunken city of Heraklion. It was discovered very recently.
27. In the middle of the great desert there are lakes Ubari, but the water in them is several times saltier than in the sea, so they will not save you from thirst.
28. In Africa, there is the coldest volcano in the world, Oy Doinio Legai. The temperature of the lava that erupts from the crater is several times lower than ordinary volcanoes.
29. Africa has its own Colosseum, built in the Roman era. It is located in El Jem.
30. In Africa, there is a ghost town - Kolmanskop, which is slowly swallowed up by the sands of the great desert, although 50 years ago, it was densely populated by residents.
31. The planet Tatooine from the Star Wars movie is not a fictitious name at all. Such a city exists in Africa. It was here that the shooting of the legendary film took place.
32. There is a unique red lake in Tanzania, the depth of which changes depending on the season, and along with the depth, the color of the lake changes from pink to deep red.
33. On the territory of the island of Madagascar there is a unique natural monument - a stone forest. High thin rocks resemble a dense forest.
34. There is a large landfill in Ghana, where household appliances from all over the world are brought.
35. Unique goats live in Morocco that climb trees and feed on leaves and branches.
36. Africa produces half of all the gold that is sold in the world.
37. Africa has the richest deposits of gold and diamonds.
38. In Lake Malawi, which is located in Africa, the most species of fish live. More than in the sea and ocean.
39. Lake Chad, over the past 40 years, has become smaller, by almost 95%. It used to be the third or fourth largest in the world.
40. The world's first sewer system appeared in Africa, on the territory of Egypt.
41. In Africa, there are tribes that are considered the highest in the world, as well as tribes that are the smallest in the world.
42. In Africa, the system of health care and medicine in general is still poorly developed.
43. More than 25 million people in Africa are considered to be living with HIV.
44. An unusual rodent lives in Africa - a naked mole rat. His cells do not age, he lives up to 70 years and does not feel pain at all from cuts or burns.
45. In many tribes of Africa, the secretary bird is a domestic bird and serves as a guard against snakes and rats.
46. Some lungfish that live in Africa can burrow into dry ground and thus survive drought.
47. The highest mountain in Africa - Kilimanjaro is a volcano. Only he had never erupted in his life.
48. In Africa, the hottest place in Dallol is located, the temperature here rarely drops below 34 degrees.
49. 60-80% of Africa's GDP is agricultural products. Africa produces cocoa, coffee, peanuts, dates, rubber.
50. In Africa, most countries are considered third world countries, that is, poorly developed.
52. The top of Mount Dining Room, located in Africa, has a top that is not sharp, but flat, like the surface of a table.
53. The Afar Basin is a geographical area in eastern Africa. Here you can watch the active volcano. About 160 strong earthquakes occur here every year.
54. The Cape of Good Hope is a mythical place. Many legends and traditions are associated with it, for example, the legend of the flying Dutchman.
55. Pyramids are not only in Egypt. There are over 200 pyramids in Sudan. They are not as tall and famous as those located in Egypt.
56. The name of the continent comes from one of the Afri tribes.
57. In 1979, the oldest human footprints were found in Africa.
58. Cairo is the most populous city in Africa.
59. The most populous country is Nigeria, the second largest is Egypt.
60. A wall was built in Africa that was twice as long as the Great Wall of China.
61. The first person to notice that hot water freezes faster in a freezer than cold water was an African boy. This phenomenon was named after him.
62. Penguins live in Africa.
63. South Africa has the second largest hospital in the world.
64. The Sahara Desert is increasing every month.
65. In South Africa, there are three capitals at once: Cape Town, Pretoria, Bloemfontein.
66. The island of Madagascar is inhabited by animals that are not found anywhere else.
67. There is an ancient custom in Togo: a man who compliments a girl must certainly take her as his wife.
68. Somalia is the name of both a country and a language at the same time.
69. Some tribes of African natives still do not know what fire is.
70. The Matabi tribe, living in West Africa, loves to play football. Only instead of a ball they use a human skull.
71. Matriarchy reigns in some African tribes. Women can maintain male harems.
72. On August 27, 1897, the shortest war took place in Africa, which lasted 38 minutes. The Zanzibar government declared war on England, but was swiftly defeated.
73. Graça Machel is the only African woman to have been "First Lady" twice. The first time she was the wife of the President of Mozambique, and the second time - the wife of South African President Nelson Mandela.
74. The official name of Libya is the longest country name in the world.
75. African Lake Tanganyika is the longest lake in the world, its length is 1435 meters.
76. The Baobab tree, which grows in Africa, can live from five to ten thousand years. It stores up to 120 liters of water, so it does not burn in a fire.
77. The sports brand Reebok chose its name in honor of a small but very fast African antelope.
78. Baobab trunk, can reach 25 meters in volume.
79. Inside the baobab trunk is hollow, so some Africans arrange houses inside the tree. Entrepreneurial residents open restaurants inside the tree. In Zimbabwe, a railway station was opened in the trunk, and a prison in Botswana.
80. Very interesting trees grow in Africa: bread, dairy, sausage, soap, candle.
82. The African tribe Mursi is considered the most aggressive tribe. Any conflicts are resolved by force and weapons.
83. The largest diamond in the world was found in South Africa.
84. South Africa has the cheapest electricity in the world.
85. Only off the coast of South Africa there are more than 2,000 sunken ships, whose age is more than 500 years.
86. In South Africa, three Nobel Prize winners lived on the same street at once.
87. South Africa, Zimbabwe and Mozambique are tearing down some national park boundaries to create one big nature reserve.
88. In Africa, the first heart transplant was performed in 1967.
89. About 3,000 ethnic groups live in Africa.
90. The largest percentage of malaria cases is in Africa - 90% of cases.
91. The snow cap of Kilimanjaro is rapidly melting. Over the past 100 years, the glacier has melted by 80%.