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10 Republic of Kenya


True/False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
 

 1. 
TRUE or FALSE?

Kenya’s most valuable natural resource is farmland.
 

Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
 

 2. 
What is the relative location of Kenya?
A.
along the southern coast of Africa
B.
on the east coast of Africa
C.
on the west coast of Africa
D.
in the interior of Africa
 

 3. 
Which of these geographical features was formed by shifting of tectonic plates?
A.
Lake Victoria
B.
Great Rift Valley
C.
Mount Kenya
D.
Serengeti Plain
 

 4. 
Which peoples were given control of Kenya in the 1855 Berlin Conference?
A.
British
B.
Portuguese
C.
Dutch
D.
French
 

 5. 
Where on the economic continuum does the economy of Kenya fall?
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A.
toward the right with mostly private control of industry
B.
close to the center with a strong mix of government and private control
C.
toward the left with a traditional economy
D.
toward the far left with mostly government control of industry
 

 6. 
In what ways has the United States provided assistance to Kenya?
A.
encourage economic growth
B.
improve health care and access to education
C.
increase access to education
D.
all of the above
 

Multiple Response
Identify one or more choices that best complete the statement or answer the question.
 

 7. 
Which phrases apply to Lake Victoria and the surrounding areas? Select ALL that apply.
 A.
area where deforestation to create more agricultural space has created soil erosion
 B.
area with the highest population density
 C.
area where poaching is a problem
 D.
area that struggles with pollution
 

 8. 
Which statements are TRUE of Jomo Kenyatta? Select ALL that apply.
 A.
He was the leader of the National Rainbow Coalition.
 B.
He served 7 years in prison for involvement with the Mau Mau uprising.
 C.
He was elected as Kenya’s third president.
 D.
He was elected as the first president of Kenya.
 

 9. 
Which of these statements is TRUE of the political party system in Kenya? Select ALL that apply.
 A.
Kenya has resisted outside pressure to allow more than one political party.
 B.
The constitution was amended in 1982 to state that Kenya is a one-party country.
 C.
Kenya today has several political parties.
 D.
Countries around the world pressured Kenya into allowing more political parties, under threat of ending economic assistance.
 

 10. 
Which of these statements is TRUE of the government of Kenya and level of citizen participation? Select ALL that apply.
 A.
Citizens elect members of both houses of the bicameral Parliament of Kenya.
 B.
Kenya has a presidential democracy where citizens directly elect the president.
 C.
The Parliament of Kenya nominates the president.
 D.
The president serves as both head of state and head of government.
 

 11. 
Like many countries in Africa, Kenya’s government faces many challenges. Which of these are major challenges facing Kenya? Select ALL that apply.
 A.
poverty, famine, and unemployment
 B.
terrorism
 C.
government corruption
 D.
lack of good infrastructure which hurts the economy
 

 12. 
Which of these actions could the government take to improve literacy rates and the standard of living in Kenya? Select ALL that apply.
 A.
apply more tariffs to control prices on imports
 B.
increase investment in education for both boys and girls
 C.
increase the investment in natural resources
 D.
combat the belief held in rural areas that girls only need to be prepared for marriage
 

Matching
 
 
Match the term below with its description.
A.
urbanization
B.
colonization
C.
nationalism
D.
Pan-African movement
E.
Mau Mau movement
 

 13. 

 love of one’s country
 

 14. 

 movement of people from rural to urban areas
 

 15. 

 movement to get the people of African descent to work together and think of Africa as a homeland
 

 16. 

 occupation of one country by another
 

 17. 

 movement to unite African tribes in fighting British rule
 



 
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