east africa overview history, culture, context. geography impact of landscape and climate
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East Africa OverviewHistory, Culture, Context
GeographyImpact of landscape and climate
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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
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