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Gina- East Africa

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Climate: East Africa’s Climate is not very wet and has little precipitation. Some people think that Africa is very dry and hot but, East Africa is actually nice, cool, and sunny. In the summer can reach some pretty high temperatures.

Vegetation:

During a drought, the vegetation in East Africa withers and dies. However when it is nice, sunny, and cool there vegetation grows, then the farmers harvest, and sell the food. In East Africa they eat Farm animals such as pigs, Chickens and some Water Cattle. They also grow and eat Winter Squash, Okra, African Eggplant, Maize [corn], Pomegranate and much more.

Important People:

People in East African villages say that Women are the most important people in any village. They also think that the teachers in schools are pretty important too. Karen Blixen was a writer from Kenya. Richard Leakey is a paleontologist, archaeologist and ecologist. Paul Kibbi Tergat is considered as one of most successful long-distance runners of all time. He currently holds the world record in the marathon: since 2003 in Berlin. He completed the marathon in 2:04:55, which is an average speed of 12.6 miles per hour.

Culture

Languages:

East Africa is home to many African languages from different language families. English, Swahili, Hindi, Punjabi, Urdu, Gujerati, Burundi, Kirundi, French and Kinyarwanda.

Religion: Most Religions of East Africa are Christians, Muslims, and Roman Catholics.

Population:

Rwanda is one of the most densely populated countries in Africa. The average population density is estimated at 274.6 people per square kilometer.

The population of Kenya is estimated at 28,337,071,

And the population of Tanzania is about 23,174,336.

The Population of Uganda is 30,9000,000.

Burundi’s population is still heavily populated.

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