Bongo+Brothers+~+East

__ East __ __ Africa __ __How is East Africa a mixture of religions? __ __The languages and religious beliefs of East Africa reflect the diversity of the region. Also, the location of East Africa (along the Indian Ocean) gives it connections to the countries and people east of it (the Indian Ocean). This results in the diversity of the region.

WHY DO EAST AFRICANS NEED TO PRESERVE SWAHILI CULTURE? They need to preserve Swahili culture so they preserve African Heritage. Swahili is th first language to most East Africans.

WHY IS THEIR HOME LAND SO IMPORTANT TO EAST AFRICANS??? Their homeland is important because they want to go back there somday when they are old. They have very strong bonds to their homeland. They consider life in the city temporary.

Vocab. Word: plantation - a large farm where cash crop are grown. Cash Cops= plants that are sold for a lot of money and also needed.

This is a picture of a girl, working on a plantation in East Africa. These plantations are important to East Africa, since this is where cash crops are grown. __   Above right. This is a picture of children in the tribe called Masai Mara. The URL is:http://www.lasplash.com/uploads/1/maniago_brings_you_its_east_africa_4_001.jpg