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  • A. The Atlantic Ocean
  • B. The Pacific Ocean
  • C. The Indian Ocean
  • D. The Arctic Ocean

Explanation: The Congo discharges into the Atlantic on Africa's west coast.

Correct answer: The Atlantic Ocean
  • A. Dakar and Bamako
  • B. Accra and Lomé
  • C. Kinshasa and Brazzaville
  • D. Nairobi and Kampala

Explanation: Kinshasa (DR Congo) and Brazzaville (Republic of Congo) stand opposite each other on the river.

Correct answer: Kinshasa and Brazzaville
  • A. The Kasai River
  • B. The Ubangi River
  • C. The Lualaba River
  • D. The Zaire River

Explanation: The Congo was officially called the Zaire River during the Zaire era.

Correct answer: The Zaire River
  • A. The Niger River
  • B. The Senegal River
  • C. The Volta River
  • D. The Gambia River

Explanation: The Niger flows through Bamako (Mali) and Niamey (Niger).

Correct answer: The Niger River
  • A. The Persian Gulf
  • B. The Gulf of Guinea
  • C. The Gulf of Sidra
  • D. The Gulf of Aqaba

Explanation: The Niger reaches the Atlantic through the Gulf of Guinea.

Correct answer: The Gulf of Guinea
  • A. Cameroon
  • B. Mali
  • C. Nigeria
  • D. Niger

Explanation: The Niger Delta lies in southern Nigeria.

Correct answer: Nigeria
  • A. The Bani River
  • B. The Sokoto River
  • C. The Kaduna River
  • D. The Benue River

Explanation: The Benue meets the Niger at Lokoja in Nigeria.

Correct answer: The Benue River
  • A. The Zambezi River
  • B. The Orange River
  • C. The Okavango River
  • D. The Limpopo River

Explanation: Victoria Falls plunges over the Zambezi.

Correct answer: The Zambezi River
  • A. Angola and Zambia
  • B. Botswana and Namibia
  • C. Zambia and Zimbabwe
  • D. South Africa and Mozambique

Explanation: The falls sit on the Zambia–Zimbabwe frontier.

Correct answer: Zambia and Zimbabwe
  • A. The Atlantic Ocean
  • B. The Southern Ocean
  • C. The Pacific Ocean
  • D. The Indian Ocean

Explanation: The Zambezi flows eastward to the Indian Ocean.

Correct answer: The Indian Ocean
  • A. The Zambezi River
  • B. The Orange River
  • C. The Congo River
  • D. The Limpopo River

Explanation: Kariba Dam impounds the Zambezi between Zambia and Zimbabwe.

Correct answer: The Zambezi River
  • A. The Tugela River
  • B. The Orange River
  • C. The Limpopo River
  • D. The Vaal River

Explanation: The Orange River marks much of the South Africa–Namibia border.

Correct answer: The Orange River
  • A. The Indian Ocean
  • B. The Southern Ocean
  • C. The Atlantic Ocean
  • D. The Pacific Ocean

Explanation: The Orange flows westward into the Atlantic.

Correct answer: The Atlantic Ocean
  • A. The Vaal River
  • B. The Crocodile River
  • C. The Orange River
  • D. The Limpopo River

Explanation: The Limpopo traces South Africa's frontiers with Botswana and Zimbabwe.

Correct answer: The Limpopo River
  • A. The Okavango River
  • B. The Kwando River
  • C. The Zambezi River
  • D. The Chobe River

Explanation: The Okavango River fans out to form the inland delta.

Correct answer: The Okavango River
  • A. Namibia
  • B. Botswana
  • C. Zambia
  • D. Zimbabwe

Explanation: The Okavango Delta lies in northern Botswana.

Correct answer: Botswana
  • A. Vietnam
  • B. India
  • C. China
  • D. Myanmar

Explanation: The Yangtze flows entirely within China.

Correct answer: China
  • A. The Mekong River
  • B. The Pearl River
  • C. The Yellow River
  • D. The Yangtze River

Explanation: The Three Gorges Dam spans the Yangtze in central China.

Correct answer: The Yangtze River
  • A. Chang Jiang
  • B. Yarlung
  • C. Huang He
  • D. Lancang

Explanation: Chang Jiang ("Long River") is the Chinese name for the Yangtze.

Correct answer: Chang Jiang
  • A. The Yangtze
  • B. The Huang He
  • C. The Pearl River
  • D. The Mekong

Explanation: Huang He is the Chinese name of the Yellow River.

Correct answer: The Huang He