The World and Its People

Chapter 20: Central and East Africa

Central and East Africa

1
What covers the center of the Democratic Republic of the Congo?
A)rain forests
B)savannas
C)deserts
D)volcanoes

2
What is the Democratic Republic of the Congo's main highway for trade and travel?
A)the Ubangi River
B)Lake Tanganyika
C)Lake Victoria
D)the Congo River

3
What is the national language of the Central African Republic?
A)Swahili
B)French
C)Sango
D)English

4
Which city has become a center of business for all of East Africa?
A)Dar es Salaam
B)Nairobi
C)Kampala
D)Mogadishu

5
Who won respect as an early leader in Africa's movement for freedom?
A)Mobutu Sese Seko
B)Idi Amin
C)Jomo Kenyatta
D)Addis Ababa

6
Serengeti National Park, a huge wildlife preserve, is located in _____
A)Uganda.
B)Tanzania.
C)Sudan.
D)Rwanda.

7
What is Uganda's largest export?
A)oil
B)tea
C)cassava
D)coffee

8
Which ethnic group traditionally controlled the government and economies of Rwanda and Burundi?
A)Kikuyu
B)Hutu
C)Bantu
D)Tutsi

9
The White Nile and the Blue Nile join together at _____
A)Khartoum.
B)Kinshasa.
C)Kampala.
D)Kisumu.

10
Which of the following is Africa's newest country?
A)Ethiopia
B)Djibouti
C)Eritrea
D)Somalia
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