Thursday, November 6, 2014

Kenya landscapes

Today, for my genius project, I'll be looking up the landscapes of Kenya, Africa.

Kenya has some of the most diverse landscapes of Africa, which includes, highlands, savannah grasslands, indigenous forests, and coral gardens.


Highlands: The highlands in Kenya include their second highest peak, Mount Kenya. Many hikers enjoy going to these highlands, which are called Central Highlands. There are many different ranges that people can go on, most of them set lower on the mountains, but are still dangerous. It's always interesting to go on one of these hikes, you might get a chance to see some wildlife and the scenery is just incredible.





Savannah Grasslands: These landscapes go over very wide ranges and typically have very few scattered trees and brush. They have different seasons to go along with it, cool - dry, warm - wet, and hot - dry. There is a lot of vegetation and many grazing animals come and go through here, because of the wide ranges of the savannah, animals can eat constantly and when they leave to find more, even more vegetation can grow from where they just left. Many people live around these grasslands including the well known Massai tribe of Kenya. This is also a great touring area for people on safaris.








Coral Gardens: Wasini is one of the main attractions in Kenya. There is a board walk way where you go into a swamp of dead fossil coral sticking out from the water. There are also diving and snorkeling sights where you can swim with dolphins, manta rays, whale sharks, and the diverse marine life among the coral.


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