6 Grade Term 3 Quiz Study Guide

Located on the border between Kenya and Tanzania, the tallest mountain in Africa is ______.

• Mount Everest

• Kilimanjaro

• Mount Mckinley

• Jebel Marra

Which type of energy comes from underground heat sources such as hot springs and steam?

• Fossil Fuel

• Solar

• Hydroelectric

• Geothermal

The largest Lake on the Continent of Africa is ______.

• Lake Tanganyika

• Lake Malawi

• Lake Baikal

• Lake Victoria

An Urgent issue in East Africa is _____, which is the process by which agricultural land is turned into desert.

• Urbanization

• Desertification

• Irrigation

• Defoliation

East Africa is home to the largest river in the world. What is the name of the River?

• Amazon

• Nile

• Mississippi

• Victoria

How many countries are considered to be part of the East African Region?

• 3

• 6

• 9

• 11

The Sahel is the border area between the ________ and the countries further to the South.

• Great Rift Valley

• Highlands of Kenya

• Sudd

• Sahara

Lake Assal in Djibouti is the world's largest_________.

• Freshwater Lake

• Salt reserve

• Swampy marsh

• Inland fishery

In 2011, Somalia Suffered one of the worst ______ in its history.

• Droughts

• Malaria epidemics

• Earthquakes

• Floods

1.)   The physical geography of East Africa is dominated by a chain of geological faults known as

_____________.

• Jonglei

• Mount Kenya

• The Great Rift Valley

• The Cascade Mountains