Tanzania Flashcards
Flag
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
Official Name
United Republic of Tanzania
Capital City
Dodoma
Independence Date
9 December 1961
President
Samia Suluhu Hassan
Tanzania is home to
the highest freestanding peak in the world and tallest mountain in Africa, Mount Kilimanjaro
How tall is Mount Kilimanjaro
5 895 metres above sea level
What other ‘point’ can be found here
The lowest point in Africa- Lake Tanganyika floor bed
Lake Tanganyika is
one of the largest freshwater lakes in the world
Mount Kilimanjaro was once
an active volcano and is the highest point in Africa
The Mount is bordered by
three of the largest lakes on the continent
Lake Victoria
Lake Tanganyika
Lake Nyasa
Lake Victoria
-in the north
-the world’s second-largest freshwater lake
Lake Tanganyika
in the west
Lake Nyasa
in the southwest
What park is here
The Serengeti National Park
this park hosts
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)
The Serengeti National park is also
a World Heritage site and
one of Africa’s seven natural wonders
What is in northern Tanzania
Olduvai Gorge- the location of the oldest human settlements found by Louis and Mary Leakey
Olduvai Gorge is often called
The Cradle of Civilization
Where is the Slave Memorial
Zanzibar, Tanzania
What does the Slave Memorial do
recalls how slaves were once held in underground chambers until sold in the nearby slave market
