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TanzaniaCreated byMr. Raponi

ObjectivesStudents will be able to label 3 physical features of Tanzania.Students will be able to discuss Endangered Species of Africa. Poachers Habitat DestructionStudents will be able to discuss how the government of Tanzania has attempted to protect their Endangered Species.

Tanzania

Kenya

The Tallest

Mountain Mt. _______________ towers 19,340 feet over plains in northern Tanzania.

This mountain is the best known sight in Tanzania.

This country has a land area of 342,100 square miles.

The Land

Most of Tanzania lies on the

___________________ of Africa.

The country includes several small coral islands just of the coast in the

_______________ ocean.

The largest of these islands is called

_________________.

Coasts and

PlateausAway from the coast, the country’s elevation rises gradually from hot, humid

_______________ to

dry ______________

To the north, near the Kenyan border lies a mountainous area that includes

_________________.

Lakes

Much of western Tanzania is part of the

_________________ Valley.

A number of these lakes lie in this area including Africa’s largest lake,

_____________________.

Also in Tanzania lies part of the deepest point on the African continent, and the second deepest lake in the world,

___________________.

Wildlife

Tanzania has many kinds of animals.

Many of which are

____________________________, which means that they are coming

close to

________________________ (disappearing from the earth forever)

Two major reasons for the endangerment include Habitat Destruction and

____________________________, people who hunt the animals to sell their remains.

Wildlife II In order to help the country’s

living landmarks from becoming endangered and possibly going extinct, the government has set aside thousands of square miles to protect its wildlife.

A fantastic example of this is the

___________________________ National Park which covers 5,600 square miles and it is home to many zebras, lions, and antelope.

In these national parks, the animals habitat is protected from destructions, and the animals are free of being hunted by people.

Serengeti National Park

Economy

Tanzania has a developing economy based on

_______________________, as manufacturing plants are small.

Most people here raise livestock on small plots of land. Farmers grow bananas, corn, rice, etc.

Tanzania is the world’s largest producer of sisal (A plant fiber used in making rope) and Zanzibar is the world’s leading supplier of cloves.

National Unity

About _______ million people live in Tanzania and most belong to one of 120 African ethnic groups.

Although each ethnic group has its own language, almost everyone in the country speaks Tanzania’s official language,

_________________________.

Using the official language makes communication between ethnic groups much easier.

The Past

Scientists have found the remains of some of the earliest settlements in Tanzania.

The region that is now Tanzania came under European rule beginning in

the early ______________.

After periods of Portuguese and German rule, the area

came under _____________ control after World War I.

In the early 1960s, the Tanzanians finally won their independence.

A Huge Member of Tanzanian Wildlife

The Present

Today about ________ of Tanzania’s people live in rural villages.

__________________ on the Indian Ocean is Tanzania’s largest city and major port.

The Tanzanian government has built a new capital,

__________________.

An Adopted Animal in Tanzania