East Africa
Geography in Eastern Africa
Eastern Africa is a very diverse landscape that ranges from towering mountains, to arid deserts. It has the two highest peaks on the continent, Kilimanjaro and Mount Kenya. Its diverse landscapes cause it to have many plant and animal lives that establish a unique ecology. Their main animals are Elephant, Lion, Leopard, Water buffalo, and Rhino. These are not the best animals to domesticate and use for work and food. Currently all of their “big” animals attract tourists and is a main way of money
for some countries.
East Africa also has many bodies of water including the world’s second largest freshwater lake and the world’s second deepest lake, Lake Victoria and Lake Tanganyika. In addition to having lakes and bodies of water, East Africa is also known as “rift valley” because of all the fault lines that run through the area. Eastern Africa had very good, fertile land for farming and it was a big European colonization site. It also has the Horn of Africa that includes Djibouti, Ethiopia, Eritrea, and Somalia. It is a peninsula that is jutting out into the Arabian Sea.
East Africa is one of the most geographically diverse areas in the world and many scholars believe this is why it was a big area for European colonization. They had really fertile soil and many Europeans that had land in East Africa farmed there. However the geography did not help the animals and they had the big five, but they couldn’t be used for work but they could be used for food. The countries in Eastern Africa are Djibouti, Rwanda, Burundi, Uganda, Tanzania, Zambia, Kenya, Somalia, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Mozambique, Madagascar, and South Sudan. The horn of Africa is made up of Djibouti, Ethiopia, Somalia, and Eritrea.
Eastern Africa has a very diverse climate. From deserts to mountains East Africa has it all. However, it has annual rainfall in March to May and October through November this is a used by the phenomenon of the El Niño. There is more average rainfall in the years that El Niño is affecting East Africa; also, East Africa has tropical temperatures. There are many dry deserts and snow tipped mountains, but there is also tropical rain-forests in east Africa. That is how Eastern Africa has a very diverse climate and geography.
Legacy of Imperialism in East Africa
After the Berlin conference European nations were looking for areas in Africa to take land from. East Africa region was good because of its diverse and good farmland. It was a major spot for European colonization and was one of the most populated areas at the time by Europeans. The country that resisted European colonization was Ethiopia; it is the longest standing independent African country. Portugal was the first country to establish ownership in Eastern Africa.
The Portuguese had started in Southern Mozambique and worked its way up into the middle of the Eastern Africa region and are now in modern day Kenya. The east was the most desired spot because of its promising farmlands. Portuguese authority in East Africa shrank when Great Britan wanted land in the Eat and they took the best farmlands, Kenya and Uganda. They wanted to build promising colonies in east Africa for a supplier of crops.
Britan wanted good crops from the east including coffee and tea. The lands were also good for goats and cattle, which meant meat products and cash crops which would help Britan a lot. They were still not alone though, France came and took Madagascar. They received Madagascar in a trade with Britan, France got Madagascar and Britan got an island called Zanzibar. Germany and Italy also had land in East Africa.
Germany controlled Rwanda, Burundi and the middle of Tanzania called Tanganyika. However they didn’t have control over Tanganyika for long, Britan got it from them under a League of Nations. This was not as bad for Germany because that isn’t the best area in the east and many people died from diseases. Italy owned most of Somalia and Britan owned the rest but they never stood out as a major presence. The Zanzibar revolution freed Tanganyika from Britan in 1965, and became one of the first free nations from Europe in East Africa.
Eastern Africa is a very diverse landscape that ranges from towering mountains, to arid deserts. It has the two highest peaks on the continent, Kilimanjaro and Mount Kenya. Its diverse landscapes cause it to have many plant and animal lives that establish a unique ecology. Their main animals are Elephant, Lion, Leopard, Water buffalo, and Rhino. These are not the best animals to domesticate and use for work and food. Currently all of their “big” animals attract tourists and is a main way of money
for some countries.
East Africa also has many bodies of water including the world’s second largest freshwater lake and the world’s second deepest lake, Lake Victoria and Lake Tanganyika. In addition to having lakes and bodies of water, East Africa is also known as “rift valley” because of all the fault lines that run through the area. Eastern Africa had very good, fertile land for farming and it was a big European colonization site. It also has the Horn of Africa that includes Djibouti, Ethiopia, Eritrea, and Somalia. It is a peninsula that is jutting out into the Arabian Sea.
East Africa is one of the most geographically diverse areas in the world and many scholars believe this is why it was a big area for European colonization. They had really fertile soil and many Europeans that had land in East Africa farmed there. However the geography did not help the animals and they had the big five, but they couldn’t be used for work but they could be used for food. The countries in Eastern Africa are Djibouti, Rwanda, Burundi, Uganda, Tanzania, Zambia, Kenya, Somalia, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Mozambique, Madagascar, and South Sudan. The horn of Africa is made up of Djibouti, Ethiopia, Somalia, and Eritrea.
Eastern Africa has a very diverse climate. From deserts to mountains East Africa has it all. However, it has annual rainfall in March to May and October through November this is a used by the phenomenon of the El Niño. There is more average rainfall in the years that El Niño is affecting East Africa; also, East Africa has tropical temperatures. There are many dry deserts and snow tipped mountains, but there is also tropical rain-forests in east Africa. That is how Eastern Africa has a very diverse climate and geography.
Legacy of Imperialism in East Africa
After the Berlin conference European nations were looking for areas in Africa to take land from. East Africa region was good because of its diverse and good farmland. It was a major spot for European colonization and was one of the most populated areas at the time by Europeans. The country that resisted European colonization was Ethiopia; it is the longest standing independent African country. Portugal was the first country to establish ownership in Eastern Africa.
The Portuguese had started in Southern Mozambique and worked its way up into the middle of the Eastern Africa region and are now in modern day Kenya. The east was the most desired spot because of its promising farmlands. Portuguese authority in East Africa shrank when Great Britan wanted land in the Eat and they took the best farmlands, Kenya and Uganda. They wanted to build promising colonies in east Africa for a supplier of crops.
Britan wanted good crops from the east including coffee and tea. The lands were also good for goats and cattle, which meant meat products and cash crops which would help Britan a lot. They were still not alone though, France came and took Madagascar. They received Madagascar in a trade with Britan, France got Madagascar and Britan got an island called Zanzibar. Germany and Italy also had land in East Africa.
Germany controlled Rwanda, Burundi and the middle of Tanzania called Tanganyika. However they didn’t have control over Tanganyika for long, Britan got it from them under a League of Nations. This was not as bad for Germany because that isn’t the best area in the east and many people died from diseases. Italy owned most of Somalia and Britan owned the rest but they never stood out as a major presence. The Zanzibar revolution freed Tanganyika from Britan in 1965, and became one of the first free nations from Europe in East Africa.
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