East Africa

East Africa borders the ___ Ocean.

• Atlantic

• Arctic

• Indian

• Pacific

Northeastern East Africa borders the ___ Sea.

• Black

• Caspian

• Red

• Yellow

What caused the striking physical features of the Great Rift Valley in East Africa?

• the Blue Nile River and the White Nile River

• the large valley located at the rift

• tectonic plates rifted, or separated, from each other

The Blue Nile River forms in ___.

• Ethiopia

• South Sudan

• Tanzania

• Sudan

The Sudd, which is located in South Sudan, is a vast ___.

• desert region

• swampy wetlands

• mountainous region

• tropical rainforest

The Blue Nile River and the White Nile River meet where which East African capital city is located?

• Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

• Juba, South Sudan

• Khartoum, Sudan

• Cairo, Egypt

The largest lake in Africa is Lake ___.

• Albert

• Chad

• Edward

• Victoria

The longest lake in the world is in East Africa. That lake is called Lake ___.

• Albert

• Edward

• Tanganyika

• Victoria

True or False?

"East Africa has only one type of climate -- DRY!"

• True

• False

During an average year, the grasslands of Kenya experience ___ rainy season(s).

• one

• two

• three

• four