Chapter 15-1 “Kenya and Tanzania”. KENYA Geography of Kenya Kenya is about two times the size of Nevada. Offshore in the Indian Ocean lies a coral.

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.