Chapter 15:
East and Central Africa
1.
The two official languages of Kenya are Swahili and __________.
a.
French
b.
English
c.
Dutch
d.
German
2.
The highest point in Africa is __________.
a.
Mt. Kenya
b.
Mt. Drakensburg
c.
Mt. Kilimanjaro
d.
Atlas Peak
3.
The East African crop of sisal is used to make __________.
a.
rope
b.
fabric
c.
tea
d.
seasoning
4.
Which ethnic group controls the governments of Rwanda and Burundi?
a.
Shona
b.
Tutsi
c.
Hutu
d.
Kush
5.
In 1993, after thirty years of fighting, Eritrea won its independence from __________.
a.
Somalia
b.
Sudan
c.
Djibouti
d.
Ethiopia
6.
The longest freshwater lake in the world is __________.
a.
Lake Victoria
b.
Lake Turkana
c.
Lake Tanganyika
d.
Lake Nyasa
7.
Before 1997 the Democratic Republic of the Congo was known as __________.
a.
Zaire
b.
Rhodesia
c.
Zimbabwe
d.
the Malagasy Republic
8.
In 1960 the nations of Gabon and Congo won their independence from __________.
a.
the United Kingdom
b.
the Netherlands
c.
France
d.
Germany
9.
The largest export crop of the island country of Sao Tome and Principe is __________.
a.
bananas
b.
timber
c.
coconuts
d.
cacao
10.
The tsetse fly, which is found only in certain parts of Africa, carries the parasite that causes __________.
a.
malaria
b.
sleeping sickness
c.
AIDS
d.
yellow fever
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