CH. 10 East Africa

Rwanda is a landlocked country

• true

• false

The Nile has 2 sets of headwaters: the Blue Nile and the Green Nile.

• true

• false

Before the 1800's, Europeans knew a great deal about Africa.

• true

• false

Folktales and fables are part of East Africa's oral tradition.

• true

• false

What separated Africa from the Arabian peninsula?

• A volcanic eruption

• A tsunami filled the great valley known as the Red Sea

• Shifting tectonic plates pulled the two apart

• Erosion over millions of years caused some land to sink and some to rise

What is an effect of intermittent rainfall and high temps that occur in many areas of East Africa?

• East Africa has no areas suitable for agriculture

• East Africa's lakes are too small to support fishing

• East Africa must pipe in water from outside the region

• Except for the Nile, East Africa has few important rivers

What mineral is found in large amounts in Lake Assal?

• salt

• gold

• tin

• sugar

How did Aksum gain their power and wealth?

• fishing

• trading

• mining

• farming

Why did David Livingstone travel to Africa in the 1800's?

• to find the source of the Nile River

• to hunt for gold

• to learn what happened to Henry Morton Stanley

• to begin an archaeological study of Aksum

How have droughts and unwise land use affected the Sahel?

• farmers have installed irrigation systems

• people are moving to the area to enjoy the drier air

• the land is turning into salt seas

• the land is turning into desert