1. Kenya
By Kenya Chestnut

2. Map of Kenya, Africa
Kenya is in Eastern Africa bordering the Indian Ocean between Somalia and Tanzania.
Kenya is slightly more than twice the size of the U.S. state Nevada.
The total area is 582, 650 square kilometers.
The land area is 569,250 square kilometers.
The water is 13, 400 square kilometers.
The population is over 33 million people.

3. Kenya Table of Contents
Map of Kenya
Kenya's History
Regions in Kenya
Government and Currency
Religious Beliefs and Worship
Shelter in Kenya
Family Life
Values of Kenyans
Food
Clothes
Entertainment, hobbies, and Sports...11
Customs
Celebrations
Glossary
Index
Bibliography

4. Kenya's History Timeline 1894 to 2001 Kenyan Independence Day 1963
Jomo Kenyatta is born in Ichaweri
1894
Kenyans are recruited into World War 1
1914
The first tea plantation is founded
1923
Britain's protectorate is formed and names British East Africa 1895
3 million Kenyans die from drought 2001

5. Regions in Kenya
Nairobi is a city and is the capital of Kenya and the world's safari capital.
The Coastline dates back 1000 years and is known for marine life, lagoons, and high cliffs.
The Rift Valley runs throughout Kenya from north to south and is known for extinct volcanoes and game parks.
The Central Highlands are home to the highest mountains in Kenya like Mount Kenya, the second highest in which experienced climbers visit to climb.
Kenya's greatest natural resource is petroleum which is used for oil and energy.
Mount Kenya
17, 057 feet high
First climbed in 1899
Nairobi
Population 3.1 million
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6. Kenya's Government and Currency
Kenya's government is presidential representative democratic republic.
Kenya's president Mulai Kabaki serves as both Chief of State and head of government and was elected president for the popular five year term.
The prime minister Ralia Odinga is the head of the largest party in the National Assembly and handles government business.
Currency
The Kenya dollar is called a shilling.
One american dollar will buy a cup of coffee with change left over in Kenya.
Shillings are in 5s, 10s, 20s, 50s, 100s, 500s, and 1000s like the American dollar.
Government is simply put as a democratic republic.
Proper nouns: President Mulai Kabaki, Prime Minister Ralia Odinga, American dollar

7. Kenya's Religious Beliefs
More than 75 percent of Kenyans are Christians. Most of the Christians are protestants, and the rest are mainly Roman Catholics. Ten percent of Kenya's people are Muslims. Most live in Mombasa and the coastal regions.
Kenyan Muslims worshiping at the mosque
Kenyan Christians in church outside
Proper Noun: Protestant

8. Houses are made out of brick, tar, and stone.
Homes in Kenya
Houses are made out of brick, tar, and stone.
Kenyans build huts out of mud. 
Brick house
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Great graphics! Just wondering if homes in the city are similar to these or made out of cement.
 Mud hut

9. Kenyan Family Life
Just as they did long ago each family has its own ideas and way of life. Kenyans sing, dance and tell stories to remember ways of long ago. Some Kenyans still live as there ancestors lived hundreds of years ago.
there => their

10. Marriage is highly valued by all traditional cultures of Kenya.
Kenyan Values
Marriage is highly valued by all traditional cultures of Kenya.
 It is the foundation on which families are built.
Kenyan Weddings
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11. The Food of Kenya
Kenyans love white corn called maize.They crush it into a light flour and then cook all sorts of dishes.One of the most favortie dishes is called ugali. Kenyans also eat fish,meat,and vegetables. In big cities such as Nairobi,Kenyans find pizza and french fries to eat.
Ugali Recipe
4 cups water 3 to 4 cups maize meal  Bring water to a boil in a pot. Add the maize meal and stir to prevent lumps. Add more maize meal to make a thick porridge. Keep stirring until the maize meal is well cooked. Tip out onto a plate - the ugali should hold its shape.  Best served hot with sukuma wiki.  4 servings. 

12. Clothing of Kenya
Kenyans wear three kinds of clothing including traditional tribal Western style, and Arabic style.
Traditional style
Western style
Include something about what the headdress is made of or the adornments being worn in the traditional style of dressing. 
Arabic style

13. Entertainment, Hobbies, and Sports
Cricket is a favorite sport in Kenya, and in 2003 its national team reached the semi-final Cricket World Cup.
Football is what we call soccer in America an is popular in Kenya, but the country has never qualified for the FIFA World Cup.
Boxing is so large in Kenya, December 26th is a major celebration on the calendar in Kenya.
Track and field is a favorite sport in Kenya, and the country produces world known runners, such as the winner of the 2011 NY Marathon Geoffrey Mutai.
Cricket in Kenya
Football/soccer is a favorite past time
December 26 is Boxing Day

14. Customs Languages · Swahili and English are the official languages.
Languages
·      Swahili and English are the official languages.
·      There are a total of 62 languages spoken in Kenya including African, Asian, and Middle Eastern languages.
Family
·      The extended family is the basis of the social culture.
·      The male’s parents live with his family when the parents are too old to care for themselves.
·      Kenyans believe after an ancestor dies, the spirit lives on until the last person in the family remembers or speaks of the ancestor.
·      People who are married have greater status and appear more stable.
Greetings
·      Men greet with a short handshake if they are just meeting for the first time and a long handshake if they are good friends.
·      Women greet with a hug and kiss.
·      It is a sign of respect to lower your eyes when greeting someone with a higher status.
Etiquette
·      No one eats until the eldest person at the table begins eating.
·      The guest is served first at the dinner table.
·      It is polite to finish all the food on your plate.
·      Guests are expected to wash their hands before and after eating.
Excellent work on the customs.
Kenyan women greeting with a kiss

15. Glossary
Maize - corn
Muslim - relating to the religion and law of Islam
Western - the new world or North America and South America
Government - the system that rules a community
Democratic Republic - government with democratic beliefs but the monarch is not the head of state
Ancestor - a person from whom one comes
Tribal - people united by common ancestors
Regions - divisions of a space or surface
Religions - a practice of beliefs in which people live
Terms to include: 
Ugali
Maboomboom
shilling
Jomo Kenyatta (mentioned in timeline, but no follow up with background information)

16. Index Ancestor, 7 Celebrations, 15 Clothing, 12 Customs, 14 Family, 7
Food, 9
Government, 6
History, 4
Homes, 8
Religion, 7
Sports, 13
Values, 10
ancestor is not on slide 7
Family - Slide 9
Food - Slide 11

17. Bibliography
Ryan, Patrick. Welcome to Kenya. Mankato, MN: The Child's World, 1980
Giles, Bridget. Countries of the World. Washington, DC: National Geographic, 2006
Culture Grams.
World Book.