This document provides information about Tanzania in 3 sections. It begins by describing some of Tanzania's physical features, including its highest mountain Mt. Kilimanjaro and largest lakes. It then discusses Tanzania's efforts to protect endangered wildlife species from threats such as poaching and habitat destruction, including establishing large national parks like Serengeti National Park. It concludes by noting Tanzania has a developing economy based on agriculture and is a major producer of crops and fibers like sisal.

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2. Tanzani
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Created by
Mr. Raponi

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

4. Tanzania
Kenya

5. 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.

8. 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
_________________.

9. Coasts and
Plateaus
Away 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
_________________.

10. Lake
s
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,
___________________.

12. 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.

14. 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.

15. Serengeti National Park

16. Econom
y
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.

17. 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.

18. 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.

19. Wildlife

20. 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,
__________________.

21. An Adopted Animal in Tanzania