east africa overview history, culture, context. geography impact of landscape and climate

East Africa OverviewHistory, Culture, Context

GeographyImpact of landscape and climate

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MILES

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Comparative Perspective

Geography

Globalization & Diversity: Rowntree, Lewis, Price, Wyckoff

Globalization & Diversity: Rowntree, Lewis, Price, Wyckoff

Geography

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

Geology

More Geology

Great Rift Valley

3,000 miles long

Inter-Tropical Front ~ formerly called the Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ)

http://people.cas.sc.edu/carbone/modules/mods4car/africa-itcz/index.html

African Weather

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Globalization & Diversity: Rowntree, Lewis, Price, Wyckoff

Climate Map of Sub-Saharan Africa

Satellite View

Weather and geography…

Weather Hazards: Current weather hazards: September 01-07, 2011

…impact humans..

Near Term Outlook: Estimated food security conditions, 3rd Quarter 2011 (August-September 2011)

Culture and HistoryThe Human Experience in East Africa

Geography and Climate: Farming systems

… Livelihoods

Importance of own crops as a source of food

Population densities

2010 est.

2015 est.

Languages

Bantu Migrations

Themes in political history

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 more recent political history

Nation buildingSocialism, Ujamaa,

HarambeeNon-aligned movementDevelopmentStructural adjustmentCivil WarPost-conflict transitionsAuthoritarianismDemocracy and rule of lawMore globalization and

exchangeAsia (esp. China)

Labor, migrationClass, gender, ethnicity,

ageEnvironmentClimate changeFood securityWaterGlobal War on TerrorRegional conflict and

cooperationFDI, GDP growthReligion…etc…

Kampala, Uganda

Bus Station, Kampala

Nairobi, Kenya

Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Dodoma: Parliament Building