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Uganda, Burundi, and Rwanda. Uganda. Burundi. Rwanda. On the back of your worksheet…. Land Economy People Government. Topics Uganda Rwanda and Burundi. Uganda - Land. About the size of Oregon Land considered to be a central plateau Rich soil allows for growth of plantains - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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UGANDA
RWANDABURUNDI
On the back of your worksheet…..
Land
Economy
People
Government
Topics Uganda Rwanda and Burundi
Uganda - Land
• About the size of Oregon• Land considered to be a central plateau • Rich soil allows for growth of plantains– Kind of banana
Uganda - Economy
• 80% of workers are employed by farms
• Major Exports:– Coffee– Cotton– Tea
Uganda - People
• 25.3 million people
• 2/3 of Ugandans are Christians
• 40 different ethnic groups
• HIV/AIDS
Uganda - Government
• 1962 – Uganda ruled by autonomy – self-government
• Today – Run by a Republic with elected president and officials
Rwanda and Burundi - Land
• Both about the size of Maryland
• Sit on a watershed– An area drained by a
river
Rwanda and Burundi - Economy
• Country is landlocked and has troubled exporting goods.
• Major Exports:– Coffee– Fish
Rwanda and Burundi - People• Two ethnic groups: – Hutu (Rwanda) – 80% or more of population– Tutsi (Burundi) – control government and
economics
• Genocide – deliberate murder of a group of people because of their race or culture.
• Refugee – people who flee to another country to escape persecution or disaster
Hutu
Tutsi
Video Question
After viewing the clip, how has genocide made an impact on both Rwanda and Burundi?
Please respond to this question below your chart.