Geography
The Nile River is known for being this.
What is the longest river in East Africa?
Bananas
What crop was imported and now has more varieties than anywhere else in the world?
The dhow.
What was the boat that enabled trade across the Indian Ocean.
The Savannah
What is the main feature of the Serengeti ecosystem?
Bantu and Arabic combined.
What languages merged to create Swahili?
Almost all of the Bantu migration make up this region.
Which areas make up the Sub-Saharan Africa?
The Swahili
Name one major ethnic group in Tanzania.
Massive stone structures that intimidated everyone.
What was the Great Zimbabwe?
Elephants, lions, giraffes, and rhinoceroses.
What large mammals can be found in the African savanna?
The Monsoons
What are the wind systems that enabled trade across the Indian Ocean?
Mount Kilimanjaro is known as what.
What mountain is located in Tanzania and is the tallest in Africa?
The Maasai are known for their unique customs, dress, and semi-nomadic lifestyle, which are important to East African heritage.
What is the significance of the Maasai culture?
The Bantu
What people's migration had a profound impact on West and East Africa?
Many animals have camouflage to blend into the dense foliage.
Describe one adaptation of animals living in the rainforest.
Many natural resources.
Why did so many other people want to be involved in African Trade.
This area varies from arid to semi-arid, with some highland areas having cooler temperatures.
What is the climate like in the East African Rift Valley?
Swahili, English, Amharic, and various local languages.
What are the main languages spoken in East Africa?
The Portugese
Who were the European colonial power who took over Kongo?
Freshwater ecosystem.
What type of ecosystem is Lake Victoria classified as?
The introduction of new governing systems that changed traditional leadership structures.
What is one lasting effect of colonialism on East African societies.
Geographic features such as rivers and lakes provided waterways for transportation, while mountains could hinder trade routes.
How did geographic features influence trade in East Africa?
Music and dance are integral to cultural expression, often used in celebrations, rituals, and storytelling.
How does music and dance reflect East African cultures?
It had profound social and economic impacts, leading to serious population changes and disruption of communities and cultures.
What was the significance of the slave trade in East Africa.
Habitat loss, climate change, and poaching.
What are the main threats to biodiversity in East Africa?
Economic gain, including the exploitation of resources and trade routes.
What was the primary motivation for European colonization?