Africa lies to the southwest of Asia． On the west，it faces the Atlantic Ocean and on the east，it faces the Indian Ocean． On the northeast it neighbours on Asia through the Suez Canal （苏伊士运河）and the Red Sea． Across the Mediterranean（地中海）to the north it faces Europe． It has an area of more than thirty million square kilometres， being the second largest continent in the world， next to Asia．
    The Nile（尼罗河）which is 6，450 kilometres in length（长度）is the longest river in the world． It has two tributaries（支流）in its up reaches，of which one is the White Nile rising on the
    East African Plateau， and the other is the Blue Nile rising on the Ethiopian Plateau． The two tributaries join in the Central Egypt into the Mediterranean．
    The Sahara Desert， which is one of the largest deserts， divides Africa into two parts． Arabs（阿拉伯人）live north of the Desert and the black people live south of it． The white people from
    Europe， small in number， live mainly in the southern area of Africa． Africa is rich in natural resources（自然资源）such as oil， gold， copper and diamond． It is also famous for its fine cotton．
    People there are brave and hard-working． They fought bravely for their independence（独立）and freedom． Now nearly all the African countries have won their independence．

（1）Where is Africa？
It lies

to the southwest

to the southwest

of Asia．
（2）What separates Africa from Asia？
The

Suez Canal

Suez Canal

and the

Red Sea

Red Sea

．
（3）Which is the second largest continent in the world？

Africa

Africa

（4）Where does the White Nile rise？
It rises

on the East

on the East

African Plateau．
（5）Where do the black people live in Africa？
They live

in the south

in the south

of the Sahara Desert．
（6）What natural resources is Africa rich in？

Oil，gold，copper and diamond．

Oil，gold，copper and diamond．