East Africa - Textbook 360-361
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- Q1Which physical feature was formed by the movement of tectonic plates?Great Rift ValleyKalahari DesertCape HornCongo River30s
- Q2Why does much of East Africa have cooler temperatures than other regions?The region sits at a higher elevation.The region has enormous grasslands .The region is divided by a series of rift valleys.The region benefits from deepwater lakes.30s
- Q3Which of the following landforms is located in East Africa?Cape HornCape VerdeCape CodCape of Good Hope20s
- Q4At 19,340 feet high, this is Africa's largest mountainMount VictoriaMount KenyaMount KilimanjaroMount Olympus20s
- Q5At 4,258 miles long, this is both Africa's and the World's longest riverAmazon RiverGanges RiverNile RiverYellow River20s
- Q6This ocean borders eastern AfricaPacific OceanSouthern OceanAtlantic OceanIndian Ocean20s
- Q7Which of the following countries is NOT located in Eastern Africa?EthiopiaLibyaSomailaKenya20s
- Q8Which of the following countries is located in East Africa?NigeriaSouth AfricaKenyaIvory Coast20s
- Q9At 4,700 feet deep - this is Africa's deepest lake and the second deepest lake in the world -Lake TanganykiaLake AswanLake MalawiLake Victoria20s
- Q10What was responsible for the formation of Africa's major valleys, lakes, and volcanoes?desertificationplate tectonicsclimate changeerosion20s
- Q11What is a savanna?lakerivergrasslanddesert20s
- Q12What did plate tectonics create in East Africa in addition to the Great Rift Valley?riversvolcanosbeachessavannas20s
- Q13How has human activity affected the Sahel?Poor use of resources has made the soil less fertileFarming has allowed people to grow new crops on the landForests are gradually replacing the grasslandsNew land management techniques have opened new fields30s
- Q14Which of the following is a CAUSE of desertification?too many people using the water supplyrivers flowing outward to the oceansthe soil becoming less fertile for farmingbasins being drained by river systems30s