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Understanding East Africa: Geography, Culture, and Historical Impact

East Africa, rich in history and diversity, is characterized by its unique geography and climates shaped by the Great Rift Valley. This region has witnessed the evolution of various cultures influenced by Bantu migrations, trade routes, and globalization. The interplay of farming systems and pastoralism defines livelihoods, while political histories include independence movements and post-conflict transitions. Current challenges such as food security and climate change continue to affect societies, making a comprehensive understanding of East Africa essential in today's global context.

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Understanding East Africa: Geography, Culture, and Historical Impact

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  1. East Africa Overview History, Culture, Context

  2. Geography Impact of landscape and climate

  3. 4 6 0 0 M I L E S 5000 MILES Comparative Perspective

  4. Geography Globalization & Diversity: Rowntree, Lewis, Price, Wyckoff

  5. Geography Globalization & Diversity: Rowntree, Lewis, Price, Wyckoff

  6. Geology http://geology.com/articles/east-africa-rift/figure1.jpg

  7. More Geology

  8. 3,000 miles long Great Rift Valley

  9. Inter-Tropical Front ~ formerly called theIntertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) http://people.cas.sc.edu/carbone/modules/mods4car/africa-itcz/index.html

  10. African Weather

  11. Climate Map of Sub-Saharan Africa Globalization & Diversity: Rowntree, Lewis, Price, Wyckoff

  12. Satellite View

  13. Weather Hazards: Current weather hazards: September 01-07, 2011 Weather and geography…

  14. Near Term Outlook: Estimated food security conditions, 3rd Quarter 2011 (August-September 2011) …impact humans..

  15. Culture and History The Human Experience in East Africa

  16. Geography and Climate: Farming systems

  17. Importance of own crops as a source of food … Livelihoods

  18. 2010 est. Population densities 2015 est.

  19. Languages

  20. Bantu Migrations

  21. Local social, cultural and political systems • Diversity • Movements around region • Trade • Cultivators and Pastoralists • Migrations • Trade and Globalization beyond the continent • Indian Ocean and Asia • Arabian Peninsula • Europe • Religion • Colonialism – different types • Settler • Protectorate • Indirect Rule • Independence struggles Themes in political history

  22. Nation building • Socialism, Ujamaa, Harambee • Non-aligned movement • Development • Structural adjustment • Civil War • Post-conflict transitions • Authoritarianism • Democracy and rule of law • More globalization and exchange • Asia (esp. China) • Labor, migration • Class, gender, ethnicity, age • Environment • Climate change • Food security • Water • Global War on Terror • Regional conflict and cooperation • FDI, GDP growth • Religion… • etc… Themes in more recent political history

  23. Kampala, Uganda

  24. Bus Station, Kampala

  25. Nairobi, Kenya

  26. Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

  27. Dodoma: Parliament Building

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