Q. Which of the following statements with regard to rivers in Southern and Western Africa is/are correct?
1.The Limpopo River rises in South Africa and flows in an arc through Mozambique to empty into the Indian Ocean.
2.The Limpopo River crosses the Tropic of Capricorn twice during its course.
3.The River Niger originates in the high Ethiopian Highlands of East Africa and drains into the Red Sea near Eritrea.
Select the answer using the code given below:
Answer: A
Notes:
Explanation:
- Statement 1 is correct: The Limpopo River rises in the Witwatersrand region of South Africa, forms international borders with Botswana and Zimbabwe, and cuts through Mozambique to enter the Indian Ocean.
- Statement 2 is correct: The Limpopo flows in a large northward arc, crossing the Tropic of Capricorn into southern Zimbabwe/Botswana and crossing back south through Mozambique.
- Statement 3 is incorrect: The River Niger originates in the Guinea Highlands (West Africa near the Sierra Leone border) and flows in a crescent through Mali, Niger, and Nigeria before emptying into the Gulf of Guinea / Atlantic Ocean via the Niger Delta.
