Tanzania

Tanzania By: Ian Aarsvold

Tanzania is a country located in Eastern Africa. Tanzania has only been a country for 44 years. They were formed by two sovereign states called Tanganyika and Zanzibar. Tanzania is the largest of the Eastern countries. The Great Rift Valley is a wonderful landmark of Tanzania.

Climate: Climate is the characteristic condition of the atmosphere near the earth’s surface. Tanzania has both wet and dry climate. The controlling factors are the shifting influence of high-sun and low-sun influences. Also, high-sun air masses and low-sun air masses.

Vegetation: Grass grows quickly to about 3 to 4 meters in large clumps. The grass dies when the dry season comes around. Shrubs are drought resistant. They are small plants with thorns not leaves. A common tree is the Baobab. This tree can hold lots of water, with thick bark to protect from fire and drought.

Population: Tanzania has about 1,000,000-4,000,000 people. About, 2 to 25 people per square mile. 62.9% of people in Tanzania live in rural land. The other 37.1% live in urban land. About 46% of the population’s religious beliefs are to the Christian faith. The Second most common is Islamic at about 40%.

Economic Activity: The main economic activity in Tanzania is Subsistence Farming. Subsistence Farming is self sufficient farming when you just farm enough for your family and livestock, to pay for taxes and other dues. Next is Nomadic Herding, this is where the livestock travels nomadically to a good place to eat.

http://www.tanzania.go.tz/
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