Transcript Kenya Presentation

Six Elements of Geography
World In Spatial Terms
ABSOLUTE- 1 00 N, 38 00 E
RELATIVE- Eastern Africa,
bordering the Indian Ocean,
between Somalia and
Tanzania
Places and Regions
Physical Characteristics• Lake Victoria and the Indian Ocean border
the east and west sides
• Dawa river makes a little part of the border
between Ethiopia and India
Places and Regions
Human Characteristics• 40 different ethnic groups
• Christians found mainly outside the
coastal and eastern
• Muslims make up some 30%
• Others are Hindus, Buddhist, or people
that believe in their ancestor’s belief
Physical Systems
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Great Ript Valley
Chabli Desert
Mt. Kenya
Tana River
Lake Turkana
Human Systems
• Dates back to the early stone age
• Many other cultures have adopted their
ways
• Kenya gained independence in 1964 from
British
Environment and Society
• The people in Kenya have not changed
their way of life to drastically from the
ancient ways of their ancestors.
The Uses of Geography
• Kenya has not modernized as greatly as
other countries have, many of the people
still believe in the everyday traditions of
their ancestors. There are few advances in
medicine and in health but other than that
there is no technology available for
everyday life.
References
• http://www.kenyaweb.com/history/introduct
ion/index.html
• http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/africa/afric
a_pol_2003.jpg
• http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0107629.h
tml
• http://www.travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_t
w/cis/cis_1139.html