Lake Victoria

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UGANDA natural ecosystems
Lake Victoria
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On the equator but over 1000 metres high up
Fishing industry too
River Nile starts here
Lush vegetation
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River Nile Flows northwards
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River Nile flows north across whole
country Difficult to cross Useful water for
irrigation for farming
Downriver of Murchison Falls - some 400 kms from
Lake Victoria The river Nile is full of Hippos
and crocodiles so.. Do not go swimming!
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Mount Elgon the highest mountain in the east A
National Park - near the border with Kenya An
extinct volcano
This is the main area where Coffee is grown
- A very valuable cash crop
4321metres 8th highest in Africa
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Dry savannah grassland in the north
Near the border with Sudan
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The north of Uganda is a large plateau. It is
drier and so there is Savannah grassland with
fewer trees Wild animals include herds of zebras
and giraffes Trees include the deciduous acacia
The grass is green in the summer rainy season but
brown in the dry season The grass can grow
2metres tall
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The highest mountains are here in the Ruwenzori
massif
Highland in the south west near the border with
Rwanda and The Congo.
There are many National Parks here e.g. Bwindi
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The Bwindi National Park is sometimes called the
Impenetrable Forest Park The area has had
wars recently and is unsafe Keeping down tourist
numbers There is some poaching of creatures like
the mountain gorillas.