Map of Tanzania
(including the Capital City, Dodoma)
Tanzani is made up of many different towns, islands and political bodies. The capital city of tanzania is Dodoma the largest city in tanzania located close to the centre of Tanzania. Dodoma is home to most of the population of Tanzania and is available for many to come and visit the sites thatit has to offer. The most popular towns that are home to a large percentage of the annual tourist rates of Tanzania are Zanzibar (includes aswell the island of Pemba), Mafia Island and Dar es Salaam which are located to the Left of the map they are popular due to their historical revelance and their beautiful white sandy beaches. many of the regions present regional capitals this canbe given on the map by the larger red square which can be indicated on the legend presented at the bottom left hand side of the page. The key easily indicates the the boundaries, capitals and cities that are presented in Tanzania.
Major Biomes
(Tanzania)
There are many biomes situated within the country of Tanzania the dominant one being the Savannah biome also known as tropical Grasslands. Tropical grasslands develop in regions such as Tanzania after failure
Savannahs are comprised mostly of grasses such as Rhodes grass, red oats grass, star grass, lemon grass and other shrubs. The grass in the savannah is mostly coarse and can grow to extreme heights. Most savannah grass is formed into patches but may contain areas of bare ground. The savannah does not contain many trees as there is little rainfall, individual trees and small groups of trees can be found but are mostly located closer towards any source of water supply (streams, ponds, rivers etc.) Some prime examples of trees that are able to out last the harsh conditions of the savannah are the Acacia tree which have branches high of the ground which present an excellent food source for giraffe and Baobab trees which have adapted to the harsh dry weather conditions by storing water between the bark and the centre of the tree as a food source. The Savannah biome covers most of the surface area of Africa. The Climate in the savannah is usually at a warm temperature of around 20 to 30 degrees Celsius. Savannahs are predominant in areas where there is a 6-8 month wet summer season and a 4-6 month dry winter season. The average rainfall in a savannah biome is approximately 10-30 inches of rain or 25-75 centimetres. The low rainfall causes the density of the soil to diminish making it sandy in most areas.
Many different animals can be found in the savannah and it depend s on their geographical location as to what sort of animals live in those savannahs, this is mostly due to adaptations developed by the animal. Animals native to the African savannah biomes include African elephants, zebra, giraffes and wildebeest, many of the animals in the African savannah are herbivores, this is due to the fact that much plant material is available to them this is an adaptation that these animals have formed. During the rainy months of the year animals thrive and during the dry season competition for water becomes intense helping to forcing larger mammals to migrate elsewhere in search of water.
Unable to find any food sources in the Savannah.
Savannahs are comprised mostly of grasses such as Rhodes grass, red oats grass, star grass, lemon grass and other shrubs. The grass in the savannah is mostly coarse and can grow to extreme heights. Most savannah grass is formed into patches but may contain areas of bare ground. The savannah does not contain many trees as there is little rainfall, individual trees and small groups of trees can be found but are mostly located closer towards any source of water supply (streams, ponds, rivers etc.) Some prime examples of trees that are able to out last the harsh conditions of the savannah are the Acacia tree which have branches high of the ground which present an excellent food source for giraffe and Baobab trees which have adapted to the harsh dry weather conditions by storing water between the bark and the centre of the tree as a food source. The Savannah biome covers most of the surface area of Africa. The Climate in the savannah is usually at a warm temperature of around 20 to 30 degrees Celsius. Savannahs are predominant in areas where there is a 6-8 month wet summer season and a 4-6 month dry winter season. The average rainfall in a savannah biome is approximately 10-30 inches of rain or 25-75 centimetres. The low rainfall causes the density of the soil to diminish making it sandy in most areas.
Many different animals can be found in the savannah and it depend s on their geographical location as to what sort of animals live in those savannahs, this is mostly due to adaptations developed by the animal. Animals native to the African savannah biomes include African elephants, zebra, giraffes and wildebeest, many of the animals in the African savannah are herbivores, this is due to the fact that much plant material is available to them this is an adaptation that these animals have formed. During the rainy months of the year animals thrive and during the dry season competition for water becomes intense helping to forcing larger mammals to migrate elsewhere in search of water.
Unable to find any food sources in the Savannah.