Geography Quiz

15 questions, easier first and harder toward the end. Pick one answer per question.

1 Which lake borders Malawi to the east?

Lake Victoria Lake Tanganyika Lake Malawi Lake Chad

2 Capital of Malawi:

Blantyre Zomba Lilongwe Mzuzu

3 The Shire River drains from:

Lake Malawi Lake Chilwa Zambezi Ruo

4 Highest mountain in Malawi:

Mulanje Zomba Nyika Dedza

5 Malawi's climate is best described as:

Desert Tropical Temperate Polar

6 Country to the north of Malawi:

Mozambique Zambia Tanzania Zimbabwe

7 Approx. % of Malawi covered by Lake Malawi:

10% 20% 30% 40%

8 Longest river in Africa:

Zambezi Nile Congo Niger

9 Latitude measures:

East–west distance Angular distance N/S of Equator Distance from GMT Altitude

10 Equator divides Earth into:

E and W hemispheres N and S hemispheres Land and sea Hot and cold

11 Weathering by chemical reaction of rock and water:

Physical Chemical Biological Frost

12 Rock formed from cooling magma:

Sedimentary Metamorphic Igneous Fossil

13 Region producing the most tobacco in Malawi:

Northern Central Southern Lakeshore

14 Contour lines close together indicate:

Flat land Gentle slope Steep slope Valley floor

15 The Great Rift Valley passes through Malawi as:

A mountain range A rift lake basin Only a river A high plateau

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