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Chapter 22 East Africa Flashcards

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What is impearialism

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A practice that tries to dominate other countries governments, trade, and culture

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What is genocide

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The intentional destruction of people

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What is a safari

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An overland journey to view African wild life

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What countries are part of the Horn of Africa

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Ethiopia, Eritrea, Somalia, and Dijiboutil

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What group brought Islam to the area

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Muslim Arabs from Egypt

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Why did European countries create colonies in the region after slavery

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To get gold ivory and rubber

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Which country was never colonized

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Ethiopia

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What was created by the movement of tectonic plates

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The Great Rift Valley

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What 2 items does Kenya’s economy depend on

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Agriculture and tourism

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Enslaved Africans were shipped where

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Throughout the Middle East and to Islamic countries

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What language developed while East Africans were trading with Southwest Asia

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Swahili

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When did most countries gain their independence

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1960s

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Where do the Blue Nile and White Nile meet

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Katuarm Sudan

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What do the blue and white Nile form

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The Nile river

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What is the predominant religion in Sudan and Somalia

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Islam

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What are Ethiopias two main exports

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Coffee and livestock

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Who was put in charge of the colonies during imperialism

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African Chiefs

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How did putting the Chiefs in charge of colonies affect the region

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It caused genocide and revolts

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Where in Sudan is a lot of fighting taking place

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Darfur

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Which country has decades of military dictatorships

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Uganda

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What crops were grown in Zanzibar

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Cloves and sugarcane

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What is the main language spoken in Uganda, Kenya, and Tanzania

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English

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Which country receives economic and military aid from France

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Dijbouti

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Most people in Uganda work in what field

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Agriculture

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What language is spoken by more 80 million people

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Swahili

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Which two countries are the most densely populated

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Rwanda and Burundi

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Where in Tanzania do many tourists go and why

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They go to the Serengeti plains for safaris

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Where does most of the energy come from in Kenya

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Geothermal energy

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What is unique about the lakes in this region

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Some of the lakes are to hot for humans to swim in

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Which countries were a former German colony

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Rwanda and Burundi

30
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Which European country had control over most of the region

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Great Britain

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