International TravelClass Notes:2/18/14Egypt:- Known as the “Gift of the Nile”- Nile flows north from Sudan- The “Lower Nile” refers to the area north of Cairo- The capital is Cairoo Outside city limits is Giza- Political unrest is hurting the tourism industry- Population is comprised of Turks, Arabs, Europeans- Gizao Site of the most famous Pyramid The Great Pyramid of Cheops World’s largest single buildingo The Sphinx is also here Does not have a nose because during Napoleon’s invasion, troops used it as target practice for their rifles- Memphiso First capital of Cairo- Alexandriao Site of what was once a great library built by Alexander the Greato Second largest cityo It is now a beach resort- Luxoro Country’s most important destinationo Site of Thebeso Egypt’s imperial capitalo Home to the Temple of Luxoro The Valley of the Kings is across the river from LuxorThe Safari Lands:- Safari means journey- Kiswahili is the language- Two types of safario Land safari (minibuses)o Wing safari (airplanes)- Countries comprising “Safari Lands”:o Kenyao Tanzaniao Zambiao Botswanao Namibiao South AfricaKenya- Tourism has suffered since 2004 due to terrorists launching missiles at commercial aircrafts- The capital is Nairobio One of Africa’s largest cities- Many national parksTanzania- Considered the largest country in East Africa- The capital is Dodoma - Home to over 125 tribal groups- Mount Kilimanjaro Africa’s highest mountain- Ngorongoro volcano to the west of Kilimanjaro- Serengeti National Park- Selous Game Preserveo One of the biggest parks in the worldZambia- It is a land locked country- The capital is Lusaka- The top attraction here is Victoria Falls- Most of the country is covered by bushBotswana- It is a land locked country- The capital is Gaborone- Kalahari deserto Home to the Bushmen; one of the last hunter-gatherer societies- Chobe National Parko Home to the world’s highest elephant populationNamibia- The capital is Windhoek- It was a German colony previously which can be seen in existing architecture- Namib deserto Oldest and driest desert- Skeleton Coasto Named because of the heavy fog that caused numerous shipwrecks- Etosha National ParkSouth Africa- It is three times the size of Texas- Has three capitals:o Cape Town (Legislative Capital)o Pretoria (Administrative Capital)o Bloemfontein (Judicial Capital)- South Africa mines 28% of the world’s gold- Home to Kruger National Parko This is the most important travel destination in South AfricaExam 3 is Tuesday 2/25Africa and Middle EastBoth Maps on ExamEnjoy the
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