Maasai tribe and Kenya Flashcards

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What is the official name of Kenya?

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The Republic of Kenya (English) Jamhuri ya Kenya (Swahili).

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What is the capital of Kenya?

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Nairobi

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What is the population in Kenya?

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45,010,056

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What is the official language?

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Swahili

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What is the currency in Kenya?

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Kenyan Shillings

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What are the major mountains called?

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Aberdare & Mau Escarpment

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What are the climates in Kenya?

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Warm/Hot

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What is the climate along the coast?

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Tropical

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What does developing countries mean?

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Countries that are weak

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What does developed country mean?

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Countries that are rich

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What is the theory of continental drift?

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  1. 200 million years ago continence where merged together.
  2. The continence then moved apart.
  3. That is how the continence are in their current locations.
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What is the evidence for the theory?

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  1. There were fossils from the same place but in different Continents.
  2. Physically fit together like a jigsaw.
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What is Kenya’s current location in Africa?

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  1. Kenya is located in east Africa.
  2. It borders in Indian Ocean.
  3. The country lies on the equator.
  4. Borders five countries Tanzania, Ethiopia, South Sudan, Uganda and Somalia.
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What does MEDC mean?

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More Economically Developed Country

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What does LEDC stand for?

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Less Economically Developed Country

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What does the blue bar chart represent?

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How much rainfall

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What does the red line represent?

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Temperature

18
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What are the bad things of living in Nairobi?

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Bad
/ Shanty Settlements
/ Share Food
/ Share Jobs

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What are the good things of living in Nairobi?

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Good
/ More Jobs
/ Good Food
/ Lots Of Houses

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What are the bad things of living in Kibra?

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Bad
/ Houses built close to each other
/ A few homes have no electricity or no sewage.

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What are the good things of living in Kibra?

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Good
/ People care for each other
/ Good community

22
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What is it called when people move to the countryside to the city?

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Migrates

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Why do people move from Kibra to Nairobi?

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/ Kibra is poor
/ Dirty
/ Poor property and living standards 
/ Nairobi is a capital city 
/ More richer than Kibra
/ More jobs
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What are the features of Maasai Houses?

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/ The frame is made from wooden poles
/ Its structure is made from cow dung
/ Grass is used for the roof
/ There is a narrow door
/ There is no wi dow or chimney
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How do Maasai dress?

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/ Men wear bright collared blankets
/ Women wear length of cloth
/ Women shave there heads
/ Women wear beads around their neck

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What are Maasai diet?

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Meet, milk mixed with cows

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How do they keep clean?

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Teeth are cleaned with sticks.
They use animal fat to clean themselves.
They use sweet smelling grass for perfume.

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What are the lines of latitude?

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east to west

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What are the lines of longitude?

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north to south

30
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What do women work as?

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They collect sticks to make fire

They make jewellery

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What do men work as?

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They protect the animals