EAST AFRICA

COUNTRIES IN EAST AFRICA

• There are 7 countries in East Africa
• The countries are:
• Tanzania
• Kenya
• Ethiopia
• Uganda
• Burundi
• Rwanda
• Somalia

Climate
The climate of East Africa is a hot and dry climate. There is mostly a savanna type landscape here, which includes dry dirt and brittle grass. Tanzania also has a Plains in the north and steppe in the south.

NATURAL RESOURCES

• Coal
• Natural gas
• Oil
• Tin
• Uranium
• Lead
• Diamonds
• Tar sand

ECONOMY

• Kenya relies on cash crop farming, subsistence, and their wildlife parks to forward the economy
• Tanzania’s government owns most of the companies there and they hold a lot of power
• Ethiopia also relies on subsistence farming to further their economy
• Ethiopia’s economy has struggled to grow in recent years because of the ongoing drought
• Ethiopia is the world’s poorest country
• Somalia’s economy is based on farming and livestock
• Djibouti’s economy deals mostly with trade

IMPORTANT WATERS IN EAST AFRICA

• The Gulf of Aden of helped traders get to Djibouti
• Saw the great waters of the Zambezi river
• Ventured over the Jordan
• Hiked past the chain of lakes that included Lake Victoria, Rukwa, and Rudolph
• Victoria Falls also reside in east Africa and it’s a natural beauty

LANDFORMS OF EAST AFRICA

• The Great Rift Valley was created by two tectonics plates moving apart, and has helped form Victoria Falls and the Zambezi river
• The Ethiopian Highlands are great for hiking and help build great distance runners
• Mount Kilimanjaro is the most exciting landform in East Africa and the view from the top is amazing
• The Chalbi Desert is the hottest and most bare part of the country

FUN ACTIVITIES

• Hiking Mount Kilimanjaro
• Going on a savanna in Ethiopia
• Rafting the Zambezi river
• Camping on the Serengeti
• Bwindi Impenetrable National Park to hike and see gorillas
• Windsurfing in Le Morne Brabant

TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES

• It was hard to see villages of people with less the what we had
• We had to get shots to avoid diseases that were spread by flies
• We tried to share as much food as we could while exploring the wilderness
• It was hard to find shelters on the Savannas, we had to fend for ourselves
• Water was scare out on the Savannas, we had to use our resources

SIGHTS NOT TO MISS

• Volcanoes National Park in Rwanda, where you can see the endangered mountain gorilla, and it’s Africa’s oldest National Park
• Zanzibar beach in Tanzania, to see the crystal clear water
• Watamu,Kenya to relax on the beach
• Labelia, Ethiopia to see some historic buildings
• Ngorongoro Conservation Area, because of the crater

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