Geography-East Africa- Chapter 38
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- What is the most valued crop in the highlands of East Africa?
- coffee
- What is the most valued crop in the dryalnds of East Africa?
- cattle
- This country is Africa's favorite tourist site
- Kenya
- Dar es Salaam is the greatest city and major port of this country.
- Tanzania
- These two countries were once a German colony that was divided into two countries at independence in 1962
- Rwanda and Burundi
- The Nile runs through the length of this country.
- Sudan
- This country is home to Organization of African Unity
- Ethiopia
- This country is located on the Red Sea coast north of Ethiopia
- Eritrea
- This country is strategically located on the strait that connects the Red Sea and the Indian Ocean.
- Djibouti
- Trees of the coastal woodlans of this country produce frankincense and myrrh, which are marketed to Christian churches around the world.
- Somalia
- A cash crop from the sap of acacia trees
- gum arabic
- The official language of Kenya and Tanzania
- Swahili
- The largest lake in Africa
- Lake Victoria
- The four countries found in the Horn of Africa
- Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia
- Once ruled by dictator Idi Amin
- Uganda
- Famous home of mountain gorillas
- Rwanda
- The name of the secret guerilla organization in Kenya
- Mau Mau
- Africa's largest country in land area
- Sudan
- The highest point in Africa
- Kilimanjaro
- What do most people of East Africa do for a living?
- farmers
- This is grown in East Africa and is used in some medicines and gives many candies their chewy texture.
- gum arabic
- What was the difference between the attridues of the Kikuyu and the British toward land?
- British valued alnd as personal wealth, power and property and Kikuyu valued land for the amount of food it could produce and land could not be bought or sold.
- What percentage of Kenya's land is arable?
- 13%
- A strong fiber used to make rope and twine
- Sisal
- What is Kenya's greatest challenge?
- rapidly increasing population
- This is one of the most famous archaeological sites in Africa.
- Olduvai Gorge in Tanzania
- Zanzibar is the world's largest source of what spice?
- cloves
- To where is Tanzania moving it's capital city?
- Dodoma
- What two ethnic groups experienced tragic violence in 1994 taking the lives of over half a million people?
- Tutsi and Hutu in Rwanda
- With more than 50 million, this African country is among the poorest in the world.
- Ethiopia
- Partly due to drought in the 1980s, several million people starved to death in what country?
- Ethiopia
- More than a third of Ethiopinas are of what religion?
- Ethiopian Orthodox Church
- What percentage of the original forests remain in Kenya?
- 10%
- What is the name of the movement in Kenya trying to teach people how to plant trees?
- Green Belt Movement
- In East Africa, what item is often a measure of one's wealth?
- cattle
- What European country colonized Rwanda?
- Germany
- What group were the blue helmented soldiers from?
- United Nations
- What instigated the massacre of the Tutsis?
- A peace treaty between Tutsis and Hutu government was broken and the Hutu presidental guard began killing Tutsis
- How many Tutsis were killed and over what period of time?
-
eight hundred thousand in 1994
(100 days) - Who was the U.S. President during the Tutsi massacre?
- U.S. President was Bill Clinton
- Over what word did the United Nations debate?
- genocide
- What two groups fought against each other in Rwanda?
- Hutu and Tutis
- There is only one doctor for every ___ people in Mali.
- 20,000 people
- What disease that causes blindness affects one third of all children?
- under-utrition or malnutrition
- What is life expectancy in Mali?
-
Male 45.5 years
Female 47.85 years - Mali is about the size of what U.S. State?
- Alaska ?? (It is twice the size of Texas)
- The voting age in Mali is...
- 18 yrs.
- What percent of the work force is employed in agriculture in Mali?
- 85% ?????
- Most widely spoken tongue (language) in Mali
- French
- What is the name of the light skinned thenic group in Mali that followed their herds through Mali, Niger, and Mauritania?
- Peulh herdsmen
- What percentage of Malians are Muslim?
- 70%
- What river is home to most of Mali's economic activity?
- Niger River