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