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Africa-East How has location affected the development of east African countries? Location has affected Eastern Africa by adding to diversity because of many ethnic groups migrating to eastern Africa from Asia and Europe. It dates back almost 2,000 years ago. The mix of Arab and African culture resulted in Swahili only one of the hundreds of cultures.  http://content.answers.com/main/content/wp/en-commons/thumb/9/9b/350px-LocationEasternAfrica.png  The area in green is the rather large Eastern Africa. It relates to the question by tell where Africa is and why so many cultures were  able to travel there. 

Vocabulary **Swahili- A language derived from the Arab and African languages. Many people speak this language in Africa.**

Question: What role does the Swahili language play in East African cultures? Answer: The Swahili are Africans who have mixed African and Arab ancestry. They live along the east coast of Africa from Somalia to Mozambique. The language was also called Swahili. It’s a Bantu language, but contains many Arabic words. The Swahili are just one of hundreds of ethnic groups. The language is used for business and communication. Swahili is the first language of 49 million people worldwide. Also serves as a second language of millions of East Africans. Swahili- official language for Kenya and Tanzania. By promoting the use of Swahili, these nations are trying to preserve their African heritage. Here is the link: http://www.nationmaster.com/encyclopedia/Africa

As you can see that the gray parts of the map are the places that follow the Swahili culture. I chose this picture because; it shows the places that worship the Swahili culture.

Resources: Eastern Hemisphere text book Copy and pasted on Word This is a popular School in West Africa. Most kids go to school in West Africa. [|www.windsmin.org] (school picture)