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East Africa Physical Geography 22-1 East Africa Physical Geography

The Rift Valleys Area where crust stretches and breaks Plate tectonics

Great Rift Valley - largest rift on Earth

Mountains Mount Kilimanjaro – highest in Africa Volcanic

Ethiopian Highlands Rugged, river valleys

Plains Most of areas are high elevations Serengeti Plain – one of the largest Tanzania Lots of animals National Park

Rivers and Lakes Nile is formed from: Lake Victoria Blue and White Nile Lake Victoria White Nile starting place Africa’s biggest Lake Ethiopian Highlands Blue Nile start

Hot Lakes Volcanic activity cause hot and salty water

Climate Elevation affects climate Equator – rain Farther from equator – drought South – tropical savanna

Highlands – cool Populated Mild Farms