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1) What is Kenya's economy mainly based on?
A
Agriculture and Tourism
B
Tourism and Fishing
C
Mining and Agriculture
D
Cooking and Eating
2) Which country was assisted by the U.N. in the 1990's after a civil war and severe drought?
A
Eritrea
B
Somalia
C
Ethiopia
D
Uganda
3) Why is Mount Kilimanjaro covered in snow and ice?
A
It is located in the North.
B
It has strong winds.
C
It has a high elevation
D
It is always winter there.
4) What is genocide?
A
a disease spread by mosquitos that causes fever and pain.
B
an attempt to dominate a country's government, trade, and culture.
C
The spread of desert like conditions.
D
The intentional destruction of a people.
5) What landform in East Africa was formed by movement of tectonic plates?
A
Lake Victoria
B
The Great Rift Valley
C
Mount Kilimanjaro
D
Serengeti Plains
6) What sometimes results from unpredictable rainfall in East Africa?
A
Countries secede from their surrounding countries.
B
Rainfall
C
Disease spreads
D
Drought
7) Which country in East Africa was never colonized?
A
Eritrea
B
Tanzania
C
Ethiopia
D
Somalia
8) What is the Horn of Africa?
A
The Northern part of East Africa where it is dry and deserted.
B
The Eastern part of East African that extends out into a peninsula into the Arabian Sea.
C
A special African horn that was found in an archeological dig in 1984.
D
The shoreline of Lake Victoria.
9) What is imperialism?
A
Much like animism, the belief that animals, plants, and trees have spirits.
B
A practice that tries to dominate other countries' government, trade, and agriculture.
C
All of these.
D
An overland journey to view African wildlife.
10) What is Zanzibar?
A
An island in the center of Lake Victoria that serves as a vacation location.
B
An island that became an international slave trading center.
C
A country that is very dry with grasslands and wildlife.
D
A snow-covered highland in Ethiopia.
11) Where is Nubia?
A
It is in between Iowa and Nebraska.
B
It is located just West of Lake Victoria.
C
Along the Nile river located in what is today Northern Sudan and Southern Egypt.
D
It is a famous beach located in Zanzibar.
12) Lake Victoria is...
A
The second largest lake in the world.
B
Africa's largest lake.
C
Home to several species of cichlids, and other fish and wildlife.
D
All of the above.
13) What is the Serengeti Plain?
A
It is a country located in East Africa.
B
It is a rugged valley covered in layers of rock sediment.
C
It is a large grassland area located in north Tanzania where wildlife thrives.
D
It is a plain in Ghana.
14) What is Swahili?
A
It is a type of cultural dance performed by native people.
B
It is an African language that is no longer being used.
C
It is a widely spoken language in East Africa.
D
It is a country located south of Tanzania.
15) What is Geothermal Energy?
A
Energy that comes from cellphone use in the large cities of East Africa.
B
Energy that comes from all of the wildlife living on the East African plains.
C
Energy produced from the sun to heat the dry African deserts.
D
Energy produced from the heat of earth's interior.
16) What are Rift Valleys?
A
Valleys that contain a rare bird species, the Rift bird.
B
Rift Valleys are snow covered areas throughout East Africa.
C
Areas with flat dry land stretching for miles on end.
D
Places on Earth's surface where the crust stretches until it breaks, also caused by plate tectonics.
17) Kenya's economy is mainly dependent on tourism and...?
A
Hunting and Gathering
B
Agriculture
C
Fishing
D
Mining
18) Which country was assisted by the U.N. in the 1990's after a civil war and a severe drought?
A
Somalia
B
Ethiopia
C
Uganda
D
Egypt
19) Mount Kilimanjaro is covered in snow and ice because of its...
A
Rugged highlands
B
Seasonal habits
C
High elevation
D
Northern location
20) Which is formed by the movement of tectonic plates?
A
Serengeti Plains
B
Lake Victoria
C
Great Rift Valley
D
Blue Nile River
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