Can you name the following geographic features of Africa? by aerodynamic

Can you name the following geographic features of Africa?

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*Democratic Republic of the Congo; **Republic of the Congo; ***Gross National Income
Source: A current atlas and other books (and the World Factbook)
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Description	Answer
Country with the highest HIV/AIDS rate
Manmade structure which created Lake Nasser
Gulf off the coasts of Benin and Cameroon
Semiarid transition zone south of the Sahara
Highest mountain
Capital at confluence of Blue and White Niles
Desert covering southwest Botswana
Mountain range covering northwestern Chad
Largest subsaharan city
River that runs through Bamako
Mountain range dominating northwest Africa
South African river forming border w/ Namibia
Channel between Madagascar & Mozambique
Body of water north of the Horn of Africa
Archipelago north of Western Sahara's shores

Description	Answer
Capital offshore from its mainland country
River containing Victoria Falls
Country with the highest per capita GNI***
Great Lake on Kenya's western border
Majority ethnic group in Rwanda
Natural border between Tanzania and DRC*
Angolan exclave between DRC* & the Congo**
Peninsula east of the Gulf of Suez
Source of the Blue Nile
Southernmost point
Spanish exclave cities of Ceuta and this one
Ugandan rebellious group led by Joseph Kony
Coastal country between Eritrea and Somalia
Country controlling Zanzibar
Country bordered entirely by South Africa

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Geography Grab Bag: Africa Quiz

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Created Nov 5, 2010 in Geography
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	AlexRandom:	Nov 5th, 2010 at 17:02 GMT		3 points
	"Mainland country with this offshore capital" is quite ambiguous between asking for the country or the capital.

	aerodynamic:	Nov 5th, 2010 at 21:48 GMT		8 points
	@AlexRandom: Good point, I've reworded it. @Roman: Yes, Lake Tana is located in Ethiopia but the entire country of Ethiopia is not the source of the Blue Nile, Lake Tana is, so I'm not exactly sure what you mean. Secondly, I already accept Aswan Dam for Aswan High Dam (you're spelling it with a "m" at the end instead of a "n"). Lastly, I just simply disagree that Indian Ocean should be accepted for Gulf of Aden, I believe that's too vague and not really correct. Just so everyone knows I also have quizzes like this for Oceania and Europe so far, with 4 more continents on the way relatively soon.

	Tobsodan:	Jan 12th, 2013 at 17:45 GMT		7 points
	Technically, wouldn't Banjul also work for the offshore capital? Also, you could consider accepting Oranje for the river in South Africa, although I can understand only accepting the English translation.

	bsumemrs93:	Jan 13th, 2013 at 00:19 GMT		0 points
	Anyone else think the Oregon Ducks should stop sponsoring Sporcle quizzes, these colors are giving me a headache.

	Fusty:	Jan 13th, 2013 at 08:26 GMT		1 point
	Dam, I knew the name of that stupid dam.

	marpocky:	Jan 13th, 2013 at 15:17 GMT		6 points
	Maybe reword the Mozambique one to say "channel separating Madagascar from the mainland" so as to not include the answer in the question.

	sburnham:	Jan 13th, 2013 at 18:48 GMT		5 points
	Great quiz. Keep 'em coming

	aerodynamic:	Jan 13th, 2013 at 19:04 GMT		2 points
	Wow, thanks for the Curator and Editor Picks! This series now has quizzes for every continent except Antarctica, which is on its way. Europe has been published if you can't find it. Some responses: @marpocky: That was actually done intentionally. Just for kicks, on each quiz in this series I've included one "facepalm" answer, where given the question and answer together it should be obvious but it's nonetheless not often guessed. @Tobsodan: Thanks, I've added Oranje and some other alternatives. On Banjul, I'll admit I wasn't aware of its location at the time I made this quiz, however after looking it up I'm not sure it should be accepted. Located at a river's mouth and being on an island formed by a river doesn't qualify as "offshore" in my opinion, but I'll engage with more argument to the contrary. @bsumemrs93: Green and yellow can be found on the flag of the African Union, but in fairness to you I have darkened the green to make the effect less jarring.

	likk9922:	Jan 13th, 2013 at 21:45 GMT		2 points
	Guessed "Madagascan Channel". So close...

	osasunaitor:	Jan 13th, 2013 at 23:26 GMT		1 point
	I'm not sure of this, but the country with the highest GNI wouldn't be France by its Reunion department, which is accepted to count as an African island? Anyway, I understand that you're talking about entirely African countries, and France is not african at all, so it wouldn't be fair. To be honest, it doesn't really make too much sense. About the Ugandan rebel army, I think that this is not a geographical question, but it's interesting anyway, so it's ok.

	Cecispanda:	Jan 13th, 2013 at 23:57 GMT		1 point
	Floored by equatorial guinea having the highest per-capita GNI; I guessed almost every country that I didn't already have somewhere before getting it. If that question wasn't so darned interesting, I might suggest not having two questions that dealt with a place as small as Eq.G.

	Cecispanda:	Jan 14th, 2013 at 00:15 GMT		1 point
	This is why I love Sporcle, I'm fascinated at why Equatorial Guiena was the answer there -- The source I found says it's quite a bit ahead of everyone else in Africa, with Libya being the only other one over 10k (no idea if this has been measured again since they got rid of Khadafi). It's also in the top 50 in the world, ahead of all of South America, Turkey, Russia, and most of Eastern Europe. What a strange stat.

	bsumemrs93:	Jan 14th, 2013 at 01:42 GMT		1 point
	@Aerodynamic my comment was all in good fun. I knew the connection with the colors. It was a fun quiz :)

	Tobsodan:	Jan 14th, 2013 at 11:44 GMT		3 points
	@Aerodynamic: I agree that the Banjul case is quite a stretch of the description given. As said, I only mentioned it as a technicality. However, as it is an interesting situation that is open to some debate, perhaps making Banjul a bonus answer might be a nice solution.

	BCSwede:	Jan 14th, 2013 at 18:19 GMT		1 point
	D'oh! I have sat on top of the marker for the southernmost point in Africa but I couldn't remember how to spell it! I hate getting old...

	OGliam:	Jan 17th, 2013 at 16:26 GMT		0 points
	"children" didn't work for kony's army ... too soon? or did that crazy fella from san diego make that up too?

	Pelgo:	Jan 18th, 2013 at 20:21 GMT		0 points
	The Seychelles have a higher GNI per capita than Equatorial Guinea.