East Africa Flashcards

1
Q

What is the Red Sea?

A

A huge flooded valley.

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2
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What things are caused by the African Divergent Boundary?

A

Things like rifts, water sources, and mountains are formed. The boundary can also cause earthquakes.

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3
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What is the Serengeti Plain?

A

A huge plain with several animals such as Wildebeests.

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4
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The climate of East Africa is mainly tropical savanna, which can be described as mixed grass, trees and ___,

A

Heavy seasonal rain.

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5
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One of the newest countries in the UN was formed by dividing the country of ___.

A

Sudan.

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6
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A language spoken in East Africa which combines elements of Arabic and Bantu is ___.

A

Swahili.

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The native people of the Serengeti, the Maasai, practice ___.

A

Subsistence herding.

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8
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Near the Horn of Africa, a country with a very old Christian culture is _____.

A

Ethiopia.

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