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East Africa

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
A serious food shortage that causes many people to starve and die.
a)
Famine
b)
Endangered Species
c)
Poacher
2.
A person who kills animals illegally. 
a)
Famine
b)
Game Reserve
c)
Poacher
3.
A large area set aside for wild animals. 
a)
Endangered species
b)
Nationalism 
c)
Game reserve
4.
A strong feeling of loyalty to one's country.
a)
Famine
b)
Endangered species
c)
Nationalism 
5.
The equator runs through all the countries except
a)
Ethiopia
b)
Somalia
c)
Kenya
d)
Uganda
6.
An animal in danger of dying out because of its numbers are few.
a)
Famine
b)
Endangered Species
c)
Poacher
7.
What is the largest lake in Africa?
a)
Lake Superior
b)
Lake Ethiopia
c)
Lake Victoria
8.
Which two countries are constantly fighting each other?
a)
Tanzania and Uganda
b)
Uganda and Rwanda
c)
Somalia and Ethiopia
9.
Which is a famous mountain in Africa?
a)
Mount Kilimanjaro
b)
Mount Olympus
c)
Mount Sinai
10.
What do countries usually fight over?
a)
land (borders)
b)
religion
c)
food
11.
Explain marriage for many people in East Africa.
a)
Parents choose who you will marry
b)
Men have many wives
c)
Men pay for a wife
d)
All are correct
12.
How many people live in Kenya?
a)
28 million
b)
39 million 
c)
50 million
13.
What happens when people are malnourished?
a)
hair loss
b)
liver disease
c)
abdominal swelling
d)
all are correct
14.
Africa grows enough food to feed all the people living there.
a)
True
b)
False
15.
Swahili is one the most popular spoken languages in East Africa.
a)
True
b)
False
16.
The Masai people are considered protectors of the snakes.
a)
True
b)
False
17.
Most people in Somalia live on $100 dollars a day.
a)
True
b)
False
18.
Why doesn't the food always get to the countries that need it?
a)
Soldiers keep it for themselves
b)
People destroy it
c)
People steal it
d)
All are correct
19.
Name ways men pay for a bride.
a)
cattle
b)
sheep
c)
gold
d)
all are correct