Uganda: Pearl of Africa.Uganda is a land of great natural beauty. One of its most distinctive features is its many lakes and waterways. Use the map of Uganda below to answer the following questions. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] QUESTIONS 1. What is the capital of Uganda?-- 2. Uganda borders the world's second-largest freshwater lake. What is its name?-- 3. Which cities or towns lie on or near this lake? -- 4. The northernmost city shown on this map receives many thousands of "night commuters" (children fleeing rebel violence) daily. Name it. -- 5. Rebels often hide in the countries bordering Uganda to the north and the west. Name those countries. -- 6. Which line of latitude Noun 1. line of latitude - an imaginary line around the Earth parallel to the equator parallel of latitude, parallel, latitude polar circle - a line of latitude at the north or south poles crosses Lake George Lake George, village (1990 est. pop. 1,100), seat of Warren co., E N.Y.; inc. 1903. Situated on the southern tip of Lake George in the foothills of the Adirondack Mts. ? -- 7. Uganda's neighbor to the southwest has ongoing problems with internal violence. What is its name? -- 8. A source of the world's longest river system begins in Uganda and flows northward north·ward adv. & adj. Toward, to, or in the north. n. A northern direction, point, or region. north . What is that major river system? -- 9. About how far apart are Lake Edward Noun 1. Lake Edward - a lake in the Great Rift Valley between Congo and Uganda Belgian Congo, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Zaire - a republic in central Africa; achieved independence from Belgium in 1960 and Masaka? -- 10. Uganda borders several lakes, but no ocean. Which ocean is closest?-- ANSWERS 1. Kampala 2. Lake Victoria (Lake Superior is the largest.) 3. Masaka, Entebbe, Kampala, Jinja 4. Gulu 5. Sudan to the north; Democratic Republic of Congo to the west 6. 0[degrees] latitude (the equator) 7. Rwanda 8. the Nile (fed by the Victoria Nile Victoria Nile, river, section of the White Nile, c.260 mi (420 km) long, central Uganda, E central Africa. It drains from the northern end of Lake Victoria at Jinja and flows generally north and west, over Ripon Falls and Owen Falls (both now submerged), through and Albert Nilc) 9. about 150 miles (or 240 kilometers) 10. the Indian Ocean Indian Ocean, third largest ocean, c.28,350,000 sq mi (73,427,000 sq km), extending from S Asia to Antarctica and from E Africa to SE Australia; it is c.4,000 mi (6,400 km) wide at the equator. It constitutes about 20% of the world's total ocean area. |
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