Loading… Loading… Exercise Solutions (Pages 136 – 138) Page 136 I. Tick the Correct Option What is the largest desert in the world? Answer: a) Sahara How many countries are there in Africa? Answer: b) 54 Which River is considered the longest in the world? Answer: a) Nile The Great Rift Valley is located in: Answer: c) Africa Which Mountain is the highest in Africa? Answer: b) Mount Kilimanjaro II. Fill in the Blanks Africa is the second largest continent in the world . The Sahara Desert covers approximately one-third of Africa’s land area . The Nile River originates from Lake Victoria . The region of Africa located south of the Sahara Desert is known as Sub-Saharan Africa (or Inter-tropical Africa) . The African plateaus extend from South Africa to the northern Sahara (and from the Guinea Coast in the west to Somaliland in the east) . Page 137 III. True and False Africa is the smallest continent in the world. — False (It is the second largest continent) . The Equator...