| A | B |
|---|
| harambee | "pulling together' spirit of cooperation; different ethnic groups working together |
| Swahili | "of the coast"blending of Arabic & African culture formed language |
| sisal | plant fiber used to make twine & rope |
| cassava | vegetable root used to make variety of foods |
| refugees | people who flee to another country to escape persecution |
| Mombasa | Kenya's chief seaport on Indian Ocean |
| Export from islands of Zanzibar & Pemba in Tanzania | cloves |
| highest point in Africa | Mt. Kilimanjaro |
| Sudan's main export | cotton |
| South Sudan's main export | oil |
| civil war in Sudan because | reign of terror against southern Christians |
| Kenya's major industry | tourism |
| Africa's largest lake | Lake Victoria |
| location of Mt. Kilimanjaro | Tanzania near Kenyan border |
| When did South Sudan gain independence? | July 2011; people trying to rebuild after civil war |
| known as "pearl of Africa" | Uganda;fertile & green;lies on equator but has mild temp. because of high elevation |
| Kenya's capital | Nairobi |
| savanna | grassland with few trees |
| "drop your weapons _______________ | use your wisdom; |
| Uganda's capital | Kampala |
| world's longest freshwater lake | LakeTanganyika |
| deforestation | cutting down too many trees too quickly |
| location of Serengeti Plain | Tanzania |
| importance of Serengeti Plain | wildlife preserve |
| tsetse fly | cause deadly disease--sleeping sickness |
| Great Rift Valley | crack in earth's crust;begins in southeastern Africa & stretches 3,000 miles north to the Red Sea |
| 5countries located on the Horn of Africa | Sudan, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Djibouti, Somalia |
| Maasai tribe | traditional native culture of Kenya's people |
| genocide | killing of a group of people because of their race, culture, or ethnic background |
| country broke away from Ethiopia | Eritrea |
