International Travel Class Notes 2 18 14 Egypt 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 Cairo o Outside city limits is Giza Political unrest is hurting the tourism industry Population is comprised of Turks Arabs Europeans Giza o Site of the most famous Pyramid The Great Pyramid of Cheops World s largest single building o The Sphinx is also here Does not have a nose because during Napoleon s invasion troops used it as target practice for their rifles Memphis Alexandria o First capital of Cairo o Site of what was once a great library built by Alexander the Great o Second largest city o It is now a beach resort Luxor o Country s most important destination o Site of Thebes o Egypt s imperial capital o Home to the Temple of Luxor o The Valley of the Kings is across the river from Luxor The Safari Lands Safari means journey Kiswahili is the language Two types of safari o Land safari minibuses o Wing safari airplanes Countries comprising Safari Lands o Kenya o Tanzania o Zambia o Botswana o Namibia o South Africa Tourism has suffered since 2004 due to terrorists launching missiles at commercial aircrafts The capital is Nairobi o One of Africa s largest cities Many national parks Kenya Tanzania Zambia Botswana 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 Preserve o One of the biggest parks in the world It is a land locked country The capital is Lusaka The top attraction here is Victoria Falls Most of the country is covered by bush It is a land locked country The capital is Gaborone Kalahari desert Chobe National Park o Home to the Bushmen one of the last hunter gatherer societies o Home to the world s highest elephant population Namibia The capital is Windhoek Namib desert o Oldest and driest desert It was a German colony previously which can be seen in existing architecture o Named because of the heavy fog that caused numerous shipwrecks Skeleton Coast Etosha National Park South 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 Park o This is the most important travel destination in South Africa Exam 3 is Tuesday 2 25 Africa and Middle East Both Maps on Exam Enjoy the notes
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