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East Africa

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

1.-These countries make up East Africa

a)

7

b)

9

c)

11

d)

6

2.

2.- Mount Kilimanjaro (highest mountain in Africa is located in…

a

a)

Kenya

b)

Ethiopia

c)

Tanzania

d)

Djibouti

3.

3.- Serengeti plain is located in…

a)

Kenya

b)

Ethiopia

c)

Tanzania

d)

Djibouti

4.

4.- These are indigenous people now located in Tanzania and kenya

a)

San

b)

Maasai

c)

Zulu

5.

Missionaries brought Christianity to Ethiopia in the…

a)

AD 600s

b)

AD 500s

c)

AD 400s

d)

AD 300s

6.

Europeans wanted goods like _______________ that came from Africa.

a)

gold

b)

ivory

c)

rubber

d)

all of the above

7.

Most European countries ended slavery in the…

a)

1500s

b)

1600s

c)

1700s

d)

1800s

8.

Only country that was not colonized.

a)

Kenya

b)

Ethiopia

c)

Tanzania

d)

Djibouti

9.

9- It is believed that the arq of the covenant might be there

a)

Kenya

b)

Ethiopia

c)

Tanzania

d)

Djibouti

10.

In the __________ most East African countries gained independence

a)

1960s

b)

1940s

c)

1950s

d)

1970s

11.

Major source of income for Tanzania

a)

Gold.

b)

Diamonds

c)

Agriculture

d)

Tourism

12.

This country has geothermal energy, has railroads and its major source of income is Agriculture (coffee, tea)

a)

Kenya

b)

Ethiopia

c)

Tanzania

d)

Djibouti

13.

Africas Newest county…

a)

Kenya

b)

Ethiopia

c)

Uganda

d)

South Sudan

14.

This country has spectacular coral reefs, broke away from Ethiopia in 1993, its economy relies lagely in cotton exports

a)

Kenya

b)

Eritrea

c)

Uganda

d)

South Sudan

15.

This country is recovering from military dictatorship, since 1986 it became more independent, coffee is the major export.

a)

Uganda

b)

Eritrea

c)

Somalia

d)

South Sudan

16.

16-In the 1880s Britain and other countries divided Africa using imperialism, a practice that tries to dominate another country’s government, trade, and culture.

a)

true

b)

false

17.

In the 1700s Zanzibar became an international slave-trading center.

a)

true

b)

false

18.

18-Sudan and Somalia are predominantly Muslims, Mogadishu and Mombasa became Muslim centers

a)

true

b)

false

19.

The countries of the Horn of Africa are among the richest in the world.

a)

true

b)

false

20.

Dijbouti, small desert country. It lies in a narrow strait that connects the red sea and the Indian ocean, their port is the major source of the countries income

a)

true

b)

false