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Ch 16 East Africa
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Areas of high elevation in East Africa include Mount Kilimanjaro and the
Ethiopian Highlands
Great Rift Valley
Sahara Desert
Serengeti Plain
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Which country was assisted by the United Nations in the 1990s after a civil war and severe drought?
Ethiopia
Uganda
Somalia
Tanzania
3
Most East African countries gained their independence in the
1960s
1970s
1980s
1950s
4
A landform in East Africa formed by the movement of tectonic plates is the
Great Rift Valley.
Nubian Desert.
Serengeti Plain.
Sudan Basin.
5
The belief that the natural world contains spirits is held by followers of
animist religions.
Islam.
Islam.
Swahili.
6
What is the capital of Tanzania?
Praia
Banjul
Port Louis
Dodoma
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What’s the capital of Ethiopia?
Jakarta
Tehran
Addis Ababa
New Delhi
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an early Christian emperor in Ethiopia
Hatshepsut
Ramesses II the Great
Laliebela
Askia the Great
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Djibouti's economy relies on its location in the
Serengeti Plains
Ethiopian Highlands
Horn of Africa
Nubian Desert
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What is the capital of Somalia?
Asmara
Juba
Addis Ababa
Mogadishu
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The Blue Nile and the ___ meet at Khartoum, Sudan to form the Nile River.
Red Nile
West Nile
White Nile
Tigris
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Tourists come to Tanzania to
explore the Nile.
mine gold and diamonds.
buy tea and coffee.
go on safaris.
13
Before it gained independence in 1993, Eritrea was
German colony.
province of Ethiopia.
vast empire.
Muslim state.
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an overland trip to see wildlife
walkabout
safari
cruise
trek
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What sometimes results from the unpredictable rainfall in East Africa?
irrigation
rifts
rain shadows
drought
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What is genocide?
a policy of colonization
the intentional destruction of a people
ineffective government policies
restrictions on international shipping
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Many tourists travel to ___ to view the abundant wildlife there.
Nile Delta
Great Rift Valley
Serengeti Plain
Sudan Basin
18
Early centers of Christianity in East Africa were
Ethiopia and Nubia.
Rwanda and Tanzania.
Sudan and Uganda.
Ethiopia and Tanzania.
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What do Rwanda and Burundi have in common?
Both recently gained independence from France.
Both have recently endured terrorist attacks.
Both are densely populated.
Both rely on tourism.
20
Tens of thousands of people have recently been killed by an Arab militia group in
Djibouti
Darfur
Addis Ababa
Nairobi
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part of Africa that includes Ethiopia, Eritrea, Somalia, and Djibouti
Great Rift Valley
Horn of Africa
Cape of Good Hope
Sahel
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What is the capital city of Uganda ?
Kampala
Mbara
Gulu
Mbale
23
Ethnic conflicts have led to violence in Burundi and
Sudan
Rwanda
Tanzania
Kenya
24
What’s the capital of Eritrea?
Banjul
Asmara
Libreville
Budapest
25
a practice used to dominate other countries' government, trade, and culture
imperialism
communism
socialism
democracy
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Kenya's economy mainly depends on tourism and
imperialism.
mining.
shipping.
agriculture.
27
Which East African country was never colonized?
Djibouti
Kenya
Rwanda
Ethiopia
28
an area that includes present-day Egypt and Sudan
Sudan Basin
Nubian Desert
Nubia
Serengeti Plain
29
a widely spoken African language in East Africa
French
Swahili
Spanish
Arabic
30
a former German colony
Burundi
Somalia
Rwanda
Sudan
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large grasslands area in Tanzania where wildlife thrives
Serengeti Plain
Ethiopian Highlands
Nubian Desert
Sudan Basin
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Most people in ___ are nomadic herders.
Kenya
Sudan
Somalia
Rwanda
33
Who brought Islam to East Africa?
French
Issa
Germans
Arabs
34
What is the capital of Sudan?
Kampala
Juba
Khartoum
Mogadishu
35
What is the official language in Ethiopia?
Amharic
Arabic
Somali
French
36
is spoken by millions of people in Uganda, Kenya, and Tanzania.
Russian
German
English
French
37
What's the capital of Kenya?
Nairobi
Nigeria
Neymar
Namibia
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Why did European countries establish colonies in Africa?
to help preserve wildlife on the Serengeti Plain
to have access to natural resources such as gold, ivory, and rubber
to spread Christianity
to search for the source of the Nile
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source of the Nile River
Lake Albert
Lake Turkana
Lake Victoria
Lake Tanganyika
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Many East Africans are followers of ___ religions.
Buddhism
animist
Christian
Jewish
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What’s the capital of Rwanda?
Kigali
Basseterre
Juba
Mogadishu
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The Nile makes it possible for the Sudanese to
prevent ethnic conflicts.
to protect their borders.
irrigate crops in the desert.
trade with countries along the eastern coast.
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Mount Kilimanjaro is covered in snow and ice because of its
low latitude.
high elevation.
moist climate.
rugged highlands.
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Capital of Burundi
Gitega
Djibouti City
Khartoum
Dodoma
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What’s the capital of Djibouti?
Quito
Saint George’s
Djibouti City
Helsinki
