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Major Rivers of Africa: Multiple Choice
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- 01Which river is widely considered the longest in Africa, flowing northwards to empty into the Mediterranean Sea?
- 02Originating at Lake Tana in Ethiopia, which river is the main tributary of the Nile, contributing the majority of its water and fertile silt?
- 03Lake Volta, the world's largest artificial reservoir by surface area, was created by damming which river in Ghana?
- 04Which river is the world's deepest and the second-largest by discharge volume, flowing through a massive rainforest basin?
- 05Unlike most rivers that flow to an ocean, this river empties into a vast inland delta in Botswana's Kalahari Desert.
- 06This river forms a natural border between the countries of Senegal and Mauritania before emptying into the Atlantic Ocean.
- 07This major river of West Africa is known for its unusual, boomerang-shaped course through countries like Mali and Nigeria.
- 08The spectacular Victoria Falls, one of the world's largest waterfalls, is located on which African river?
- 09Which river forms a significant part of the northern border of South Africa with Botswana and Zimbabwe?
- 10What is the longest river in South Africa, rising in the Drakensberg mountains and flowing westward to the Atlantic Ocean?