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Section 1:Natural Environments Section 2:History and Culture Section 3:The Region Today CHAPTER 23 East Africa

SECTION 1 Natural Environments Question: What landforms, rivers and lakes are found in East Africa?

SECTION 1 Natural Environments Lakes Lake Malawi (tectonic) Lake Tanganyika (tectonic) Lake Victoria (depression on plateau) Lake Albert (depression on plateau) Lake Turkana (tectonic) Rivers Blue Nile (flows from Ethiopian highlands) White Nile (flows from Lake Victoria) Nile (combined flows of Blue and White Nile) Landforms Great Rift Valley (tectonic) Kilimanjaro (volcanic) Ethiopian highlands (volcanic) Sudd (water from White Nile)

SECTION 2 History and Culture Question: Who are the important peoples in East Africa’s early history?

SECTION 2 History and Culture Early History of East Africa no written histories oral tradition Earliest Peoples controlled much of the Nile capital at Meroë, world’s largest cluster of pyramids Kush conquered the Kush controlled western Arabia adopted Christianity Aksum sailed along coast, established ports for trade Swahili developed from trade Arabs

SECTION 3 The Region Today Question: What are the region’s largest cities?

SECTION 3 The Region Today Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Nairobi, Kenya Dar es Salaam, Tanzania largest city and capital of Ethiopia, headquarters of regional organizations region’s most important commercial center vital seaport, transportation hub CityDescription Khartoum and Omdurman, Sudan largest cities in Sudan, face each other across Nile

1. How does elevation affect climate in East Africa? 2. What are two ways that Arab traders influenced East African languages and religion? 3. How have other cultures changed the traditional religions and diet of East Africa? 4. What activities form the basis of the region’s economy? 5. Why does tourism hold great economic potential for the region? 1. How does elevation affect climate in East Africa? 2. What are two ways that Arab traders influenced East African languages and religion? 3. How have other cultures changed the traditional religions and diet of East Africa? 4. What activities form the basis of the region’s economy? 5. Why does tourism hold great economic potential for the region? CHAPTER 23 Chapter Wrap-Up