East Africa

Why do animals make the Great Migration each year?

• To get away from the freezing cold winters

• To meet with the herds in different lands

• To find water and fresh land for grazing

• To try and hide from predators

Why are the Great lakes of East Africa important?

• Fish caught in them, like tilapia, can increase the economy

• Tourists can travel to them to vacation, which can increase the economy

• Water from the lakes used for drinking and washing

• All of the above

Who were the Hutus and the Tutsis?

• Two Ethnic Groups in Rwanda

• Two Musical Groups from Ethiopia

• Two Political Factions in Uganda

• To Rebel Groups is Somalia

What was one aspect of Egyptian culture that Kush copied?

• The leaders carried a Crook and Flail

• They were buried with the Book of the Dead

• They built pyramids for their dead

• The praised all the same gods

Why is Ethiopia special?

• They got independence first

• They were the riches of the colonies

• They were spit into lots of colonies by the European nations

• They were never conquered in the first place

What is desertification?

• process by which lakes become agricultural land

• process by which agricultural land is turned into desert

• process by which shores slowly become part of the lake bed

• process by which desert land becomes grassland

What is Genocide?

• Purposely killing a specific ethnic, religious or racial group

• Purposely killing a specific generation of people

• Accidentally killing a specific group of people

• Accidental death that happens during a war

Which European country lost at the Battle of Adwa with Ethiopia?

• Britain

• France

• Italy

• Germany

What is the largest lake in East Africa?

• Lake Victoria
• Lake Edward
• Lake Albert
• Lake Tanganyika

What is the Great Rift Valley?

• a huge crack in the earth’s surface with fertile farmland
• a huge crack in the earth’s surface with a desert in the middle
• a huge crack in the earth’s surface with  the Nile river in the middle
• a huge crack in the earth’s surface where nobody has ever visited