Kenya in Our World

Kenya in Our World book cover — Countries in our WORLD KENYA in our world Ali Brownlie Bojang

Kenya in Our World — page 1 — Introducing Kenya Kenya is famous for its great natural beauty which attracts visitors from all over the world and it is one of Africa’s main centers of banking and business Although it suffers from poverty and civil unrest Kenya is still one of Africa’s most stable countries Where in the World Kenya lies on the equator in East Africa Although it is largely surrounded by land it borders the Indian Ocean in the southeast The ports along the coastline provide a gateway for trade and travel in this part of the African continent In the west where Kenya meets Tanzania and Uganda lies Lake Victoria Sudan and Ethiopia are situated to the north and to the east is Somalia Historical Global Links Throughout its long history Kenya has had connections with other countries Around the seventh century Arab traders set up towns along the Kenyan coast and travelers came from as far away as China and Persia now Iran Although Arab influences declined in the 19th century they are still evident today particularly in Kenya’s large Muslim population 쑺 Kenya has land borders with Ethiopia to the north Somalia to the east Tanzania to the south Uganda to the west and Sudan to the northwest SUDAN SUDAN G G ETHIOPIA ETHIOPIA R R E E Lake Lake Turkana Turkana UGANDA UGANDA KeyKey Capital city Capital city Other cities Other cities Mountain Mountain A A Lodwar Lodwar T T R R I I Lake Lake Victoria Victoria Eldoret Eldoret Kisumu Kisumu F F T T Nakuru Nakuru V V A A L L L L E E Y Y 4 K E N Y A KENYA SOMALIA SOMALIA KENYA KENYA Mount Mount Kenya Kenya Naivasha Naivasha HIGHLANDS HIGHLANDS Nairobi Nairobi Equator Equator Tan Tan a a R R i i v v e e r r Malindi Malindi NN WW EE SS Indian Indian Ocean Ocean milesmiles 150150 kilometers kilometers 150150 TANZANIA TANZANIA Mombasa Mombasa 00 00

Kenya in Our World

Kenya in Our World

Describes the geography, landscape, economy, government, and culture of Kenya today.

About This Book

By: Ali Brownlie Bojang

Illustrated by:

Published by: Smart Apple Media by Black Rabbit Books

9-12Age Range

7.5+AR

30Pages

AfricaSubject

1100LLexile

15-30 minsReading Time

ZGuided Reading

ZFountas & Pinnell

80DRA

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