East Africa Geography
The Nile River has two sets of headwaters or sources. What are they called?
White Nile and Blue Nile
Which important line of latitude passes through part of East Africa?
Equator
What became the center of Christianity in East Africa?
Ethiopia or Lalibela
Which country in East Africa uses geothermal energy?
Kenya
What crop is raised in Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, and Burundi?
coffee
The highest mountain in Africa
Mount Kilimanjaro
Which area in East Africa receives more rainfall?
Around the equator
Which group spread Islam into East Africa?
the Arabs
Name one of the two East African countries that has one of the highest population density?
Rwanda or Burundi
Which country serves as a port for landlocked Ethiopia?
Djibouti
The largest lake in Africa
Lake Victoria
What type of climate is found south of the equator in East Africa?
tropical savanna
a person who has been forced to leave their country in order to escape violence and persecution is called a
refugee
What are many of the disputes in East Africa caused by?
ethnic groups
The Issa and the Afar are the main ethnic groups in which East African country?
Djibouti
Which East African landlocked country is known as "the land of a thousand hills
Rwanda.
Where are desert and steppe climates found in East Africa?
Along the Indian Ocean
Which African language is most widely spoken in East Africa?
Swahili
Which country in East Africa moved their national capital to Dodoma?
Tanzania
Name two of the East African countries that are located on the Horn of Africa.
Somalia, Ethiopia, Djibouti, Eritrea
Name 5, countries in East Africa.
This answer varies.
Where in East Africa is the climate best for farming?
In the highland area.
What is imperialism?
the action by which one nation is able to control another smaller and weaker nation by making it a colony
Which two ethnic groups were involved in the genocide in Rwanda?
Hutu and Tutsi
Which two East African countries rely heavily on tourism?
Kenya and Tanzania