Kenya+Kiana+Yang

Lincoln, Nebraska and Nairobi, Kenya Lincoln, Nebraska and Nairobi, Kenya are half way around the world so; they were hard to find similarities. Lincoln, Nebraska has one of the oldest railroad systems in the USA. Nairobi, Kenya is not much different than other African and American city. These cities barely have anything in common but they have a few. Lincoln and Nairobi are both facing problems both very different. Lincoln has traffic even though it is not the biggest city in Nebraska and not a lot of attractions. Nairobi has lack of housing; most people live in slums which cover 5% of Nairobi. Nairobi and Lincoln are very different cities. Like Nairobi has 3,000,000 people and Lincoln has 300,000 people. Lincoln is located in the middle of the USA and Nairobi is located coasted of the Indian Ocean. Nairobi has a high crime rate and Lincoln has a low crime rate. Even though Lincoln and Nairobi have a lot of differences they also have things in common like they were both move by train. Also, they were both found as a railroad stop. Plus English is one of the top three languages. They’re also one of the biggest cities in their state/country. It was hard to find similarities with Lincoln and Nairobi because they were half way around the world. Neither place is the best or worst place to live but Nairobi has some cleaning up to do with the slum areas. Lincoln could make their city better by having more exciting things in their town. Each city have very special and unique things about them. Absolute- 1°S 36°E Relative- Bordered by Colorado, Wyoming, South Dakota, Iowa, Missouri, and Kansas. Central of USA. ||< ===Location:=== Absolute- 40°N 96°W Relative- On the equator, by lake Victoria. Central-eastern Africa. Bordered by Ethiopia, Uganda, Somalia,Sudan, and Tanzania. || Elevation- 358 meters (1,176 feet) Exported- Corn and soybeans Transportation- Amtrak ||< ===Movement:=== Elevation- 1,661 meters ( 5,450 feet) Exported- Tea and coffee Transportation- Matatu || Corn || Coffee beans || Amtrak goes all the way to Chicago to Melville, California. ||< Matatu || || Internet %- 7.2% || || Television %- 39% || Precipitation- 4.77 inches Area- 234.03 kilometers || ===Region : === Precipitation- 1.50 inches Area- 696 kilometers || Settled- 1856 Top Three Languages -English -Spanish -Vietnamese Three Historical Facts - Has one of the oldest railroad systems - 2nd largest city in Nebraska - Changed it's name from Lancaster to Lincoln in 1867 || ===Place:=== Settled- 1899 Top Three Languages - Swahili - Shen g - English Three Historical Facts - Nairobi comes from the word of Masai meaning " stream of cold water" - 4.1 million live in Kenya but 3 million of that live in Nairobi. - Over half of the population lives in slums || Population Density- 2,899 Climate Winter- 22.4°F Summer- 77.8°F || Population- 3,476,632 (metro) Population Density- 4,509 Climate Winter- 69.1°F Summer- 78.1°F || Housing- It depends where you are in the town but downtown they live in apartments Leisure- Governor's Mansion, Lincoln's Kid Zoo, Nebraska History Museum || ===Human Environment Interaction:=== Housing- Most people live in slums, but wealthier people live in really good housing conditions. Leisure- Nairobi National Park, Nairobi National Museum, Nairobi Railroad System || Downtown Lincoln, Nebraska || ====== Slums || Governor's Mansion || ====== Nairobi National Museum || media type="custom" key="21994252"
 * < = Lincoln, Nebraska = ||< = Nairobi, Kenya = ||
 * < [[image:mrslangjahr/NEWS_Nebraska-State-Flag.gif width="240" height="155"]] ||< [[image:mrslangjahr/kenya flag.jpg width="235" height="163"]] ||
 * < ===Location:===
 * [[image:mrslangjahr/lincoln_ne.gif]] || [[image:mrslangjahr/kenya.jpg width="224" height="263"]] ||
 * < ===Movement:===
 * [[image:mrslangjahr/nebraska corn.jpg width="269" height="146"]]
 * < [[image:mrslangjahr/amtrak.jpg align="center"]]
 * Internet %- 81%
 * Televison %- 77%
 * ===Region:===
 * [[image:mrslangjahr/rain chart.png width="300" height="235"]] || ===[[image:mrslangjahr/rain.jpg width="268" height="224"]]=== ||
 * ===Place:===
 * Population- 302,157 (metro)
 * ===[[image:mrslangjahr/temp.png width="300" height="235"]]=== || ===[[image:mrslangjahr/temp..png width="263" height="208"]]=== ||
 * ===Human Environment Interaction:===
 * ===[[image:mrslangjahr/downtown.jpg]]===
 * [[image:mrslangjahr/mansion.jpg]]
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