Special Sub-Topic: Geography of East Africa Authored by: epsychas Sub-topic of: Africa

The approximate area of Kenya in square kilometers is:

583,000. Kenya is the largest of the three East African countries but has the lowest population density.

The climate of Northern Kenya is hot and dry.

t. The area of Kenya south-east of Lake Rudolf, called the Chalbi Desert, has an average rainfall of only 500 mm per year, among the lowest on the continent of Africa.

Mount Kilimanjaro's glaciers are expanding.

f. Mount Kilimanjaro's glaciers are melting at a rate of approximately 2% per year. Scientists estimate that, at this rate, the "Snows of Kilimanjaro" made famous by Ernest Hemingway, will be gone by 2020.

The equator runs through which country?

Kenya. The equator also runs through Uganda.

Lake Victoria's shores touch all of the following countries, except:

Rwanda. The Rwandan border is approximately 200 kilometers from the western shore of Lake Victoria.

Tanzania is made up of the countries formerly called Tanganyika and Zanzibar.

t. Tanganyika became independent in 1961. In 1964 it joined with Zanzibar and became Tanzania.

Which Tanzanian city is not located on the coast?

Moshi. Moshi is located on the inland savannah beneath Mount Kilimanjaro.

The Ruwenzori Mountains are located in Tanzania.

f. The Ruwenzoris are located in Uganda. They were discovered by British explorer Richard Burton in 1868 who named them "the Mountains of the Moon." The Ruwnezoris get more than four meters of rain per year, the most of any place on the continent of Africa.

Which Uganda city is not located on or near Lake Victoria?

Gulu. Gulu is located in in Northern Uganda in the Acholi region.

Somalia, Ethiopia, Sudan, Uganda and Tanzania all border Kenya.

t. Kenya's border with Sudan is only a few hundred kilometers long.