Review for Test

The physical geography of East Africa is dominated by a series of geological faults called the

• Ruwenzori Mountains

• Great Rift Valley

• Kilimanjaro

• Jonglei

Because of long periods of drought and overgrazing, agricultural land has turned into desert in a process called

• irrigation

• desertification

• urbanization

• defoliation

Throughout history, the countries of East Africa have been centers of

• trade

• revolution

• oil exploration

• the slave trade

Most countries in East Africa earned their independence from European colonial powers during which decade of the twentieth century?

• 1950s

• 1980s

• 1940s

• 1960s

What is the name of the nomadic people who herd cattle and build their mud-dung houses inside a kraal?

• Samburu

• Masai

• Kamba

• Meru

What is the main economic activity in East Africa?

• manufacturing

• tourism

• agriculture

• oil and gas production

For the trading city-states in ancient East Africa, how was their location a key to success?

• they were located inland near large cities

• they were in rural areas near farms

• they were located on the coast of the Indian Ocean

• they were located in the capitals of the country

The largest single standing mountain in Africa is in East Africa. It is called

• Mt Saint Helens

• Mt Everest

• the Himilayas

• Mt. Kilimanjaro