Geography 1 & 2: East Africa Physical and Human Geography

Geography 1: Physical Geography of East Africa

• Relief: Focuses on the physical landforms of East Africa.
• Rainfall and Weather: Examines patterns, types, and impacts of weather in East Africa.
• Drainage: Covers river systems, water bodies, and drainage patterns of East Africa.
• Weathering: Analyzes the processes that break down rock in East Africa.
• Soils: Explores the types, characteristics, and distribution of soils across East Africa.
• Vegetation: Details the plant life and its distribution.
• Afforestation: Covers the process of tree planting and its role.
• Mass wasting: Investigates events like landslides, mudslides, etc.
• Coastal geomorphology: Studies, coastlines and the formation of coastal features.
• River systems: Explores rivers, their tributaries, and their impact on the landscape.

Geography 2: Human and Economic Activities of East Africa

• Fish Farming: Details about fish farming in East Africa.
• Industrialization: Examines industrial growth and development in the region.
• Mining: Covers extraction of minerals and their significance to the region.
• Forest Destruction: Explores the causes and consequences of deforestation.
• Afforestation: Focuses on tree planting efforts and the reasons behind it.

Geography B: Agricultural and Economic Activities of East Africa

• Fishing: Discusses the fishing industry and its economic role.
• Tourism: Investigates the tourism sector.
• Agriculture: General and specific topics of agriculture in East Africa.
  • Settler cultivation: Looks at large-scale European style farming.
  • White settler farms: Details of farms owned by European settlers.
• Nomadic pastoralism: Describes the lifestyle of herders who move with their livestock.
• Dairy farming: Explores the dairy industry and its practices.
• Ranching: Focuses on animal husbandry practices for commercial purposes.
• Intensive/commercial farming: Covers agriculture focused on profit.
• Horticulture: Focuses on the cultivation of fruits, vegetables, flowers.
• Market gardening: Looks at small-scale farming for local markets.
• Plantation farming: Discusses large-scale farming of cash crops.
• Irrigation farming: Examines the use of irrigation in agriculture.
• Cooperative farming: Reviews farming undertaken by groups (co-ops) for shared purpose.

This quiz covers essential aspects of East Africa's geography, focusing on both physical features like landforms, weather, and soils, as well as human and economic activities including fish farming. Explore the diverse landscapes and the interaction of human practices with the environment. Test your knowledge of vital geographical concepts in the context of East Africa.