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Chapter 15-1Chapter 15-1
““Kenya and Kenya and Tanzania”Tanzania”
KENYAKENYA
Geography of KenyaGeography of Kenya
• Kenya is about two times the size of Nevada.
• Offshore in the Indian Ocean lies a coral reef, a natural formation at or near the water's surface that is made of the skeletons of small sea animals.
• Millions of acres of land are set aside by the government to protect plants and wildlife.
Geography of KenyaGeography of Kenya
• In recent years there has been heavy poaching, the illegal hunting of protected animals.
• Dominating the western part of the country are highlands and the Kenyan branch of the Great Rift Valley.
• The Great Rift Valley is really a fault - a crack in the earth’s crust.
Geography of KenyaGeography of Kenya
• In many places water has flooded part of the valley to form lakes.
• Volcanoes also dot the area. • One of them – Mt. Kenya rises
17,058 feet high. • Fossils of the earliest human
ancestors, dating back about 4 million years, have been found in the Great Rift Valley.
Kenya’s EconomyKenya’s Economy
• Kenya has a developing economy based on a free enterprise system.
• In this economic system, people can start and run businesses with limited government involvement.
• Kenya’s capital, Nairobi, is a center of business and commerce for all of East Africa.
Kenya’s EconomyKenya’s Economy
• Most Kenyans are poor. • The main crops in Kenya are corn,
cassava, sweet potatoes, and bananas.
• Cassava is a plant whose roots are ground into flour to make bread.
• In recent years, the weather has not been good for crops.
• One of the fastest-growing industries in Kenya is tourism.
Kenya’s History and Kenya’s History and GovernmentGovernment
• The British made Kenya a colony in 1918 after World War I.
• They took land from the Africans and set up farms to grow coffee and tea for export.
• By the 1940s, Kenya's African groups like the Mau Mau fought in violent civil wars to end British rule.
Kenya’s History and Kenya’s History and GovernmentGovernment
• Kenya won its independence in 1963 from Great Britain.
• The country’s first president, Jomo Kenyatta, won respect as an early leader in Africa’s movement for freedom.
Kenya TodayKenya Today
• Kenya’s official languages are Swahili, meaning “of the coast”, and English
• Kenya’s people are divided among 40 different ethnic groups.
• The Kikuyu are the main group.• Mombasa, located on the Indian
Ocean, is Kenya’s chief port.
TANZANIATANZANIA
Geography of TanzaniaGeography of Tanzania
• Tourists flock to Tanzania’s Serengeti Plain, famous for its wildlife preserve, huge grasslands, and patches of trees and shrubs.
• In northern Tanzania, near the Kenyan border, a snowcapped mountain called Kilimanjaro towers over the region.
• It is the highest point in Africa.
Geography of TanzaniaGeography of Tanzania
• The Great Rift Valley cuts through the country in two places.
• Unusual fish swim in the deep, dark waters of Lake Tanganyika.
• Lake Victoria, also in Tanzania, is Africa's largest lake and one of the sources of the Nile River.
Tanzania’s EconomyTanzania’s Economy
• Most Tanzanians work in farming or herding.
• Some Tanzanian farmers grow sisal, a plant fiber used to make rope and twine.
• The government has set aside several national parks to protect the habitats of the country’s wild animals.
Tanzania’s EconomyTanzania’s Economy
• A habitat is the type of environment in which a particular animal species lives.
• Serengeti National Park attracts many eco-tourists, or people who travel to another country to view its natural wonders.
Tanzania’s History and Tanzania’s History and GovernmentGovernment
• Tanzania’s people include more than 120 different ethnic groups.
• Each group has its own language, but most people also speak Swahili.
• Tanzania’s two main religions are Christianity and Islam.
Tanzania’s History and Tanzania’s History and GovernmentGovernment
• In 1964 the island of Zanzibar and the German colony of Tanganyika united as Tanzania.
• Since then, Tanzania has been one of Africa’s most politically stable republics.
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