Ethiopia rejects Egyptian demands over Nile dam
June 10, 2013
Q: Despite increasing pressure from Egypt, Ethiopia said last week it would not stop building a $4.7 billion dam on a tributary of the Nile River that would become Africa's biggest hydropower plant. Where is Ethiopia on this map?
Circle the area on this map
Q:
Countries that share the Nile have argued over the use of its waters for decades, repeatedly raising fears that the disputes could eventually boil over into war. The Nile empties into the . . .
A. Mediterranean Sea
B. Indian Ocean
C. Red Sea
D. Lake Victoria
Q: Egypt's government argues that Ethiopia has not properly considered the dam's impact on the river, and it rejected as inadequate a report put together by experts from Egypt, Ethiopia and the nation that separates the two countries . . .
A. Libya
B. Kenya
C. Somalia
D. Sudan
Q: Now 21 percent complete, Ethiopia's dam will eventually have a 6,000-megawatt capacity. In 1970, Egypt completed a huge dam on the Nile with a generating capacity of 2,100 megawatts. Where was that dam built?
A. Aswan
B. Khartoum
C. Cairo
D. Luxor
Q: The leader of an Islamist party was filmed last week saying Egypt should back rebels in Ethiopia or, as a last resort, destroy the dam. About 90 percent of Egyptians are Muslim. What is the predominant religion in Ethiopia?
A. Animism
B. Judaism
C. Christianity
D. Islam
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