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Horn of Africa OverviewGeographic ContextUnderstandingtheHorn.org

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GEOGRAPHYImpact of landscape and climate

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Comparative Perspective

Physical Geography

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Geology

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More Geology

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Great Rift Valley

3,000 miles long

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

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

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African Weather

Climate Map of Sub-Saharan Africa© UC Regents 2013

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Climate Zones in Africa

http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Africa_Koppen_Map.png

The Horn of Africa contains a range of climates: • equatorial climate (dark

blue)• monsoon climate

(tourquise)• tropical savanna climate

(light blue)• warm desert climate

(red)• warm semi-arid climate

(gold)• warm mediterranean

climate (bright yellow)• temperate mediterranean

climate (green/yellow)• humid subtropical climat

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• humid subtropical climate/subtropical oceanic highland climate (olive green)

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Satellite View

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Weather and geography…

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

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…impact humans..

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

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GEOGRAPHY AND HISTORYThe Human Experience in the Horn of Africa

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Geography and Climate: Farming systems

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… Livelihoods

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Population densities

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2015 est.

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LanguageGroups

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Bantu Migrations

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Language diversity

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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

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Recent themes• Nation building• Socialism, Harambee• Non-aligned movement• Development• Structural adjustment• Civil War• Post-conflict transitions• Authoritarianism• Democracy and rule of law• More globalization and

exchange• Asia (esp. China)

• Labor, migration• Class, gender, ethnicity, age• Environment• Climate change• Food security• Water• Global War on Terror• Regional conflict and

cooperation• FDI, GDP growth• Religion…• etc…

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Nairobi, Kenya

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Understanding the Horn of Africa

An online curriculum project of the Center for African Studies, University of California, Berkeley

This material was developed under a Title VI International Research and Studies grant from the U.S. Department of Education. However, the content does not necessarily represent the policy or views of the U.S. Department of Education, or imply endorsement by the Federal Government.

• Principal Investigator: Leonardo Arriola• Project Coordinator: Martha Saavedra• Project Assistant: Tami Driver,• Web Development: Kim Carl and Howie Lan• Web Designer and Graphics: Casondra Sobieralski

http://understandingthehorn.org/