Chapter 20 East Africa MGH

The East Africa country of Rwanda is landlocked.

• True

• False

The Nile River has two sets of headwaters: the Blue Nile and the White Nile.

• True

• False

Well-known wildlife reserves are located on the Sudanese Plain, an area of tropical grasslands larger than the state of Connecticut.

• True

• False

Even before the 1800s, Europeans knew a great deal about Africa.

• True

• False

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

• True

• False

Lake Victoria is the largest lake on the continent of Africa.

• True

• False

High mountains such as Kilimanjaro and the peaks of the Ruwenzori Range contain glaciers.

• True

• False

The kings of Aksum adopted Islam as their religion.

• True

• False

Kenya was a British colony.

• True

• False

Manufacturing is the main economic activity in East Africa

• True

• False