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Lesson 45: (Cont.)
Natural Resources and Economy
of Eastern Africa
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1.What primary industry providesmost East Africans a living?
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2. Two countries arewell known for their national parks and
conservation projects that protect Africa’smagnificent wildlife.
These countries attract thousands of tourists each year.
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3. This country’s economy depends on its capital city, which is
one of Africa’smajor seaports, as its primary source of income.
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4. Zanzibar is an island off the coast of this country, which is
one of theworld’s top producers of a spice known as cloves.
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5. Based on the chart, which country has themost diversified
economy?
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6.Write the letter of the statement in the blank space that best
describes Eritrea andDjibouti’s primary industry.
a. Farmerswho grow enough crops for their families to survive.
b. Farmerswho are substituting new technology to develop new products.
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7.Tourists are attracted to the beaches of this country.
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8.Despite havingmineral reserves, very littlemining takes
place in these two countries:
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9.Which three countries are able to produce coffee and sugar
cane as cash crops?
10.What word in the list below best describes the economies
of the countries inEasternAfrica?
a. diversified b.wealthy
c. underdeveloped d. industrialized
ACTIVITY 2:
Ask your teacher for a blank map of Africa and the economic picture symbols from the
Blackline
Master File (BLM)
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1) Using the chart of
Eastern Africa Products and Industries
as a resource, paste the product
symbols to the countries in Eastern Africa that we have studied.
Remember
, countries of Eastern
Africa have products in common, so picture symbolsmay be usedmore than once.
2) In parentheses, behind each symbol on your map, write
1
to represent a primary industry,
2
to
represent a secondary industry, and
3
to represent a tertiary industry.
Eastern Africa
