Chap 16 East Africa Flashcards
0
Q
What is the highest mountain in Africa?
A
Mount Kilimanjaro
1
Q
What are rift valleys?
A
Places on earth where the crust stretches until it breaks.
2
Q
Where is the Serengeti plain?
A
Tanzania
3
Q
What countries make up east Africa?
A
Sudan, Ethiopia, Somalia, Kenya, Tanzania.
4
Q
What is Africa’s largest lake?
A
Lake Victoria
5
Q
What East African island was a slave trade center?
A
Zanzibar
6
Q
What is a safari?
A
Overland journey to view African wildlife.
7
Q
What country has experienced serious droughts over the past 39 years?
A
Ethiopia
8
Q
What are droughts?
A
Periods of little rain fall and crops are damaged.
