Assignment # 27

. Tell me about Kenya's geography/landscape. It's a savanna and it has mountains and plateaus at its center.
b. Where is Kenya? What's the capital? East Africa.Nairobi.
c. What lies WEST of Nairobi? Great Rift Valley.
d. Tell me about the animals in Kenya. What's set up to protect them? elephants, lions, cheetahs, giraffes, hippos, and zebras. reserves and parks.
e. What 2 bodies of water is Kenya located between? How does this affect the culture there? The Indian Ocean and Lake Victoria. A diverse culture with many ethnic groups and languages.
f. Significance of N. Kenya & Tanzania? Scientists think that it might be the birthplace of civilization.
g. Tell me about slavery there in 1600s, 1700s, and 1800s. they were kidnapped and taken as slaves by the Arabs and Europeans. It was outlawed in most countries.
h. How many languages/ethnic groups are there? 60 languages and 40 ethnic groups.
i. Tell me about the kids & school. the school is free but many kids are to busy to go to school.
j. What are some important parts of Kenyan culture? music and storytelling.
k. What's the current government of Kenya like? a republic with a president, a national assembly and a judiciary.
l. Official name? Form of Gov't? Population? Official Languages? Republic of Kenya.Republic.33,830,000. Swahili and English.
m. Money? Mountain Ranges? Major rivers? Kenyan shilling. Aberdare range, Mau escarpment.Athi/ Galana and tana.


a. Tell me what YOU think is going on in each photo (don't look at the caption!):
Photo 1- archaeologists
Photo 2- An African tribe with a lot of jewelery.
Photo 3 - people looking at the lions
Photo 4 - a city
Photo 5 - a lake
Photo 6 - a flag


5. Now, go back and post the captions for each photo to your blog.
Photo 1- Archaeologists examine fossils found in Northern Kenya.
Photo 2- Masai women reveal personal information with their jewelery.
Photo 3 - A tourist in Kenya's Masai Mara watches two lions.
Photo 4 - Founded in 1899, Nairobi is one of Africa's largest cities.
Photo 5 - Kenya's Lake Victoria is the largest lake in Africa.
Photo 6 -Kenyan flag.