Question

The African continent is home to the world's longest river and longest freshwater lake.

Answer 1

Correct. The Nile River is generally considered the world's longest river, and Lake Tanganyika is the world's longest freshwater lake.

Brief facts:
- Nile River: about 6,650 km (4,130 mi) long; major tributaries are the White Nile (linked to Lake Victoria) and the Blue Nile (originating in Ethiopia); it flows north through countries including Uganda, South Sudan, Sudan and Egypt to the Mediterranean. (There is some debate with the Amazon over which is absolutely longest, depending on how sources are measured.)
- Lake Tanganyika: about 673 km (418 mi) long; lies in the Albertine Rift and is bordered by Tanzania, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Burundi and Zambia; it is also one of the world’s deepest and most voluminous freshwater lakes.