Chapter 16 - East Africa Facts
imperialism
the taking over of another country's government, trade, & culture - building an EMPIRE - colonization
drought
times when little rain falls & crops are killed, has led to famine in East African countries
savanna
1 of the 4 climate zones in East Africa, a tropical ___, has tall grasses & scattered trees
Victoria
Lake ___ borders Uganda, Kenya, & Tanzania & is Africa's largest lake
religions
___ in East Africa are Christianity, Islam, & Animism
slaves
___ were taken from East Africa, like in western/central Africa, but these forced workers didn't come to our continent
Kenya
a country popular with tourists, who come there to go on safaris & gaze at the animals
desert
a dry climate found on the Horn of Africa & the northern part of Sudan
safari
an overland trip to view wildlife
cities
Addis Ababa, Nairobi, Kampala, & Mogadishu are all capital ___ in East Africa
France
Djibouti was a colony of this European country
Somalia
East African country hurt by violence, drought, lack of government, & where American troops died in the 1990s
European
Ethiopia was the only East African country NOT colonized by a ___ country
Tanzania
Kenya & ___ have over 2 million tourists a year, looking at the animals there
capital
Khartoum, Addis Ababa, Nairobi, Kampala, Kigali, & Mogadishu are all ____ cities in East Africa
Lake Victoria
___ borders Uganda, Kenya, & Tanzania & is Africa's largest lake
Europe
countries from this continent divided up East Africa as colonies
Rwanda
country where around 800,000 were killed in about 100 days in 1994
Eritrea
former Italian colony that broke away from Ethiopia in 1993, bordering the Red Sea
Hutu Tutsi
in 1994 the __ & __ ethnic groups fought in Rwanda, where over .5 million died, mostly by machete
highland
in the ___ climate in places like Ethiopia, the temperature drops the higher you go up mountains
temperature
in the highland climate, the ____ drops the higher you go up a mountain
South Sudan
name of the newest country in Africa, created in 2011 from a part of Sudan
Ethiopia
only East African country NOT colonized by a European country
Great Rift Valley
physical feature in East Africa, the ____ is formed as continental plates pull apart
Djibouti
small, dry, flag country in East Africa that was a French colony
Swahili
some East Africans speak this language, not a European language
languages
some of the ___ spoken in East Africa include English, French, Swahili, Somali, & Amharic
Nile
the Blue ___ & White ___ combine & flow north
north
the Nile River flows this direction, toward the Mediterranean Sea
Serengeti
the ___ Plain in Tanzania is a grassland with animals like giraffes, lions, cheetahs, gazelles, etc.
Red Sea
the ___ is water that borders Sudan & Eritrea
terrorist
the al Qaeda ___ group, led by Osama bin Laden, attacked American government buildings in Kenya & Tanzania in 1998 with a bomb, killing 200+
Christian
the civil war in Sudan/SouthSudan was between religions (Islam vs ___) & ethnicity (Arab vs Black Africans)
ethnocentrism
the feeling of one ethnic group that thinks its culture & way of life is superior to others
genocide
the intentional destruction of a certain kind of people (like 1994 Rwanda)
