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WorksheetsEast Africa Quiz Review
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
These two neighboring countries have Swahili as one of their official languages.
a)
Kenya and Tanzania
b)
Tanganyika and Zanzibar
c)
Ethiopia and Eritrea
d)
Rwanda and Burundi
2.
Which of these countries, which has Uganda as a neighbor, has a largely Muslim population?
a)
Sudan
b)
Ethiopia
c)
Djibouti
d)
Somalia
3.
Which country DOES NOT have a natural border created by Lake Victoria?
a)
Uganda
b)
Tanzania
c)
Kenya
d)
Sudan
4.
These two countries have a large Hutu and Tutsi population and went through a violent civil war in the 1990s.
a)
Kenya and Tanzania
b)
Tanganyika and Zanzibar
c)
Ethiopia and Eritrea
d)
Rwanda and Burundi
5.
Eritrea went through a violent civil war with this country before gaining independence in 1993.
a)
Sudan
b)
Ethiopia
c)
Djibouti
d)
Somalia
6.
How is Mombasa’s location important to it’s economy?
a)
It is located near the Sahara and helps desert traders
b)
It is located near the Indian ocean and connects oversea traders
c)
It is located near Lake Victoria and connects inland traders
d)
It is located near the Red Sea and connects oversea traders
7.
How is Port Sudan’s location important to it’s economy?
a)
It is located near the Sahara and helps desert traders
b)
It is located near the Indian ocean and connects oversea traders
c)
It is located near Lake Victoria and connects inland traders
d)
It is located near the Red Sea and connects oversea traders
8.
Which capital city is located at the confluence of the Blue Nile River and White Nile River?
a)
Addis Ababa
b)
Nairobi
c)
Djibouti
d)
Khartoum
9.
Which East African country did Barack Obama’s father come from?
a)
Ethiopia
b)
Somalia
c)
Tanzania
d)
Kenya
10.
Which East African language is the second most widely spoken language on the continent?
a)
Amharic
b)
Swahili
c)
Arabic
d)
Yoruba
11.
Sudan has Arabic as one of it's official languages.
a)
True
b)
False
12.
Ethiopia has English as one of its official languages.
a)
True
b)
False
13.
Eritrea has Arabic and French as their official languages.
a)
True
b)
False
14.
Somalia has Arabic as an official language.
a)
True
b)
False
15.
Djibouti has French as one of its official languages.
a)
True
b)
False
16.
Burundi and Rwanda both have French as one of their official languages.
a)
True
b)
False
17.
Mogadishu, a city in Somalia, is located near the Indian Ocean coast.
a)
True
b)
False
18.
Kampala, a city in Uganda, is located near the Indian Ocean coast.
a)
True
b)
False
19.
Mombasa, a city on the Indian Ocean coast, is located in Somalia.
a)
True
b)
False
20.
Dar es Salaam, a city on the Indian Ocean coast, is located in Ethiopia.
a)
True
b)
False
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