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East Africa Review 3

Total questions: 34

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Who am I? Capital is Djibouti. Pop: 846,687; Area: 8,958 sq. mi. 
a)
Uganda
b)
Djibouti 
c)
Kenya
2.
In what year did Djibouti separate from France?
a)
1977 
b)
1978
c)
1979
3.
I was the first president for Djibouti...
a)
Ismaïl Omar Guelleh
b)
Omar Elmi Khaireh
c)
Mohamed Moussa Ali
d)
Hassad Gouled
4.
What years did Djibouti have a civil war?
a)
1991-1994 
b)
1989-1991
c)
1995-2000
d)
2012-2016
5.
Who am I? My capital is Mogadishu. Pop: 10,817,354; Area 246,201 sq. mi.
a)
Kenya
b)
Uganda
c)
Somalia 
d)
Congo
6.
I was broke into British & Italian Somaliland?
a)
Eritrea
b)
Ethiopia
c)
Somolia
d)
Malawi
7.
 T/F 1960 Somalia became dependent on another nation?
a)
False
b)
True
8.
Somalia had a Civil War in what year?
a)
1990
b)
1989
c)
1991
d)
1992
9.
Who am I? My capital is Nairobi. Pop: 46,790,758; Area 224,445 sq. mi
a)
Kenya 
b)
Burkina Faso
c)
Burundi
d)
Gambia
10.
 What year did the British Colony settle Kenya?
a)
1910
b)
1915
c)
1920
d)
1925
11.
Kenya became independent in what year?
a)
1960
b)
1961
c)
1962
d)
1963
12.
Who is called the Father of Kenya? He was the First President.
a)
Mwai Kibaki
b)
Jomo Kenyatta 
c)
Uhuru Kenyatta
d)
Daniel Arap Moi
13.
Who am I? My capital is Dar es Salaam. Pop: 52,482,726; Area: 365,756 sq. mi. German & British 
a)
Kenya
b)
Tanzania 
c)
Uganda
14.
Tanzania became independent in 1964, what two territories merged?
a)
Tanganyika & Zanzibar
b)
Zanzibar & Portugal
c)
Tanganyika & Karagwe
15.
Who am I? My capital is Bujumbura. Pop: 11,099,298; Area 10,747 sq. mi.
a)
Burundi 
b)
Bermuda
c)
Burkina Faso 
d)
Botswana
16.
What year did Germany take over Burundi?
a)
1900
b)
1899
c)
1901
d)
1902
17.
Belgium took over Burundi in ?
a)
1915
b)
1916
c)
1917
d)
1918
18.
In 1962, Burundi became independent. Who was the King?
a)
Ntare V Ndizeye
b)
King Mwambutsa 
c)
Mutaga IV Mbikije
19.
From 1990s - 2006, Burundia had a what that killed 150,000 people? 
a)
Civil War 
b)
Explosions from gas randomly
c)
Executions
20.
Who am I? My capital is Kampala. Pop: 38,319,241; Area: 93,065 sq. mi. Know as Pearl of Africa
a)
Uganda 
b)
Mauritania
c)
Madagascar
21.
Uganda had British control until ?
a)
1959
b)
1960
c)
1962
d)
1963
22.
T/R 1971 Idi Amin became Dicator; 300,000 killed by government.
a)
False
b)
True
23.
Who am I? Capital is Kigali. Pop: 12,988,324; Area: 10,169 sq. mi.
a)
Congo
b)
Rwanda 
c)
Uganda 
d)
Kenya
24.
What year was Rwanda's Hutu Revolution?
a)
1959
b)
1960
c)
1958
d)
1961
25.
What year was the Civil War between Hutu & Tutsi people. 800,000 Tutsi killed. Genocide
a)
1993
b)
1994
c)
1995
d)
1992
26.
English & French are common language, but how many tribal languages are there in East Africa?
a)
100s
b)
205
c)
199
d)
200s
27.
What language is incorporated into the many East Africa languages?
a)
Arabic
b)
Berber
c)
Swahili 
d)
Amharic
28.
What is the average age for East Africa, due to high infant mortality rates?
a)
18
b)
15
c)
20
d)
17
29.
Are urban areas similar to the US? T/F
a)
True
b)
False
30.
T/F: Education varies by region. Men have lower educations than women
a)
Ture
b)
False
31.
 T/F: Ethiopia has 43%; and Kenya has 87% for education. 
a)
True
b)
False
32.
Rural area decisions are made by tribal leaders. Who takes care of the farming?
a)
Primarily Leaders
b)
Primarily Kids
c)
Primarily Woman 
d)
Primarily Men
33.
East African food is lots of vegetables and grains. Meat and dairy are availabe but to whom?
a)
Meat - mainly herders; Dairy only herders
b)
Meat - avail to some, mainly herders; Dairy avail to herders 
c)
Meat and Dairy to everyone who can afford
d)
Meat & Dairy not available, due to illness
34.
Clothing & music  
a)
Colorful and Rich with tone (drums, accapella) 
b)
Bland and Loud
c)
Colorful and Heavy metal
d)
Blah & Blah