Question

Analyze the map below and answer the question that follows.
A map of Africa titled Climate Map of Africa. A key shows 4 main climate zones and their subzones by color. Tropical Zone: Dark pink = Tropical humid. Light pink = Tropical wet and dry. Dry Zone: Yellow = Semi arid. Tan = Arid. Mid-Latitude Zone: Dark green = Marine west coast. Light green = Mediterranean. Aqua = Humid subtropical. High Latitude Zone: Brown = Highlands. The top third of the map has areas of green, yellow, and tan. The middle section is mainly light pink with some dark pink. The peninsula to the northeast has areas of brown, yellow, and tan. The bottom of the map has areas of tan, yellow, and aqua. Madagascar has areas of yellow, light pink, and dark pink.

Which of the following physical features is located in the highlands climate zone on the map above?
A.
the Ethiopian Highlands
B.
the Sahel
C.
the Congo Basin
D.
the Drakensberg Range

Answer 1

A. the Ethiopian Highlands

The brown (highlands) area appears on the northeast peninsula (Horn of Africa), which corresponds to the Ethiopian Highlands.