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Tanzania Flashcards

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Flag

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Like Trinidad flag but diagonal is opposite side
Green on left, thin lines are yellow, thick diagonal in between is black, right side is blue

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Official Name

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United Republic of Tanzania

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Capital City

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Dodoma

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Independence Date

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9 December 1961

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President

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Samia Suluhu Hassan

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Tanzania is home to

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the highest freestanding peak in the world and tallest mountain in Africa, Mount Kilimanjaro

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How tall is Mount Kilimanjaro

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5 895 metres above sea level

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What other ‘point’ can be found here

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The lowest point in Africa- Lake Tanganyika floor bed

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Lake Tanganyika is

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one of the largest freshwater lakes in the world

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Mount Kilimanjaro was once

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an active volcano and is the highest point in Africa

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The Mount is bordered by

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three of the largest lakes on the continent
Lake Victoria
Lake Tanganyika
Lake Nyasa

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Lake Victoria

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-in the north
-the world’s second-largest freshwater lake

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Lake Tanganyika

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in the west

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Lake Nyasa

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in the southwest

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What park is here

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The Serengeti National Park

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this park hosts

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the world’s largest wildlife migration on Earth with over 750 000 zebras, marching ahead of 1.2M wildebeest (as they cross this amazing landscape)

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The Serengeti National park is also

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a World Heritage site and
one of Africa’s seven natural wonders

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What is in northern Tanzania

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Olduvai Gorge- the location of the oldest human settlements found by Louis and Mary Leakey

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Olduvai Gorge is often called

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The Cradle of Civilization

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Where is the Slave Memorial

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Zanzibar, Tanzania

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What does the Slave Memorial do

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recalls how slaves were once held in underground chambers until sold in the nearby slave market

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