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LOCATION OF EAST AFRICA /p6 notes

Location of east Africa / p6 notes is found in the continent of Africa.

• It’s located in the Eastern geographical region of Africa.
• Countries that make up E.A – Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda and Burundi
• E. Africa lies between Latitudes 4⁰N and 12⁰S and longitudes 27⁰E to 42⁰E.

UGANDA

• Uganda has a total area of 244,000sqkm, the smallest.
• It is a land locked country.
• H.E Yoweri Kaguta Museveni is its president.
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KENYA

• Total area of 585,000 sqkm
• Second largest country in E.A.
• President is H.E Uhuru Kenyatta
• Capital city is Nairobi
• It is not a land locked country.
• Main sea port is Mombasa
• Kenya is the most industrialised country in E.A

TANZANIA

• Total area of 943,000 sqkm.
• Tanzania is the biggest among the E.A countries.
• Capital city is Dodoma.
• Main sea port is Dar-es-salaam
• President is Jakaya Morisho Kikwete
• Islands which are part of East Africa Pemba, Zanzibar and Mafia.

BURUNDI

• Total area of 27,830 sqkm
• It is a  land locked country
• Capital city is Bujumbura
• Current president is H.E Pierre Nkurunziza

RWANDA

• Total area of 26,338sqkm
• It is the smallest country in the E.A region
• \it is a land locked country
• It’s capital city is Kigali
• Current president is H.E. Paul Kagame

NB: 

East Africa is boarded by 7 countries

Tanzania, Rwanda, and Burundi are countries in East Africa that lie in the southern hemisphere.

NEIGHBOURS OF EAST AFRICA

DIRECTION	COUNTRY	CAPITAL CITY
North	South Sudan Ethiopia	Juba Addis Ababa
South	Mozambique	Maputo
West	DRC	Kinshasha
North east	Somalia	Mogadishu
South West	Malawi Zambia	Lilongwe Lusaka

• Indian Ocean borders the Eastern part of East Africa.
• Major latitude that crosses East Africa is the equator passing through Uganda and Kenya.
• The equator in Uganda crosses Lake Victoria and George.
• The districts crossed by the equator include:  Wakiso, Kasese, Kalungu, Kiruhura, Ibanda etc.
• The equator divides Kenya into almost two equal halves

THE MAP OF EAST AFRICA SHOWING THE NEIGHBORS SIZE AND POSITION

LATITUDES AND LONGITUDES

• Reviewing the definition of latitude as a distance of a place from the equator.
• Latitudes are imaginary lines drawn on a map running from East to West.
• Latitude is the distance North or South of the Equator.
• Longitudes are imaginary lines drawn on a map running from north to South.
• Longitude is the distance East or West of the prim meridian 

The major latitudes include

• Equator – 0⁰
• Tropic of cancer 23½ ̊ N
• Tropic of capricorn 23½ ̊ N
• Others are Arctic Circle 66½ ̊N and Antactic circle 66½ ̊ S

IMPORTANCE OF THE EQUATOR

It determines the climate of an area.

The equator divides the world into two equal parts.

The equator determines how far North or South a place is i.e. (It is where latitudes readings begin from)

The equator is marked 0⁰ because the numbering of all latitudes starts from it.

THE DIAGRAM SHOWING MAJOR LATITUDES

LONGITUDES.

1. Longitudes are imaginary lines on a map running from north to south.
2. Major lines of longtudes include; Green wich meridian (prime meridian) 0°  and International date line-180 East or West

A DIAGRAM SHOWING LONGITUDES.

• The prime meridian divides the world into the Eastern and western hemispheres
• It is also used to determine international time
• The International Date Line is used to determine day and dates.
• The prime meridian is also called Green witch Meridian because it passes through a town called Greenwich in London (England)
• In Africa it pass through Acera City in Ghana.
• Other countries crossed by the prime – meridian

Include: –

1. Algeria
2. Mali
3. Burkino Faso

Importance of longitudes

• They determine how far a place is East or West of the Greenwich.
• Prime meridian is used to determine international time
• The IDL is used to determine days and dates.

Importance of Latitudes

• They determine how far a place is North or South of the equator.
• The equator is used t determine climate of an area
• NAB:  Both longitudes and latitudes are used to locate places on a map.

Calculating time

• Time is calculated from the Greenwich meridian
• Every 15⁰ make an hour, therefore 1⁰ = 4 minutes.
• The world is divided into 24 divisions called Time Zone and each time zone is 15⁰ apart.

NB:  A time zone is a region on the globe that experience the same standard time

• East of the Greenwich meridian, we add time while west of the Greenwich, we subtract time.
• East Africa’s time zone is called East African standard time (CEAST)

Example 1

The time in Ghana is 10:00am.  Wht time will it be in Uganda which is 45⁰ East?

15        =          1hour

45⁰      =          45⁰

                        15⁰

            =          3 hours

Since East we add 3 hours  + 10:00am

Hrs.                 Min.                                        13:00

10                    00                                –           12:00

3                      00                                              1:00pm

13                    00hrs

Example 2

The time in Accra is 1:00p.m.

What is the time in Gabon which is 30⁰ East?

15        =          1hour

30⁰      =          30⁰

                        15⁰

            =          2 hours

Since East we add 2 hours  + 1:00am

Hrs.                 Min.                                       

  1                    00                               

+ 2                   00                                           

3                      00p.m

Example 3

It is 6:00am in Accra.  What time will it be in Liberia 30⁰ West?

15⁰      =          1hour

30⁰      =          30⁰

                        15⁰

            =          2 hours

Since West we subtract 6:00 – 2 hours add 2 hours  + 1:00am

Hrs.                 Min.                                       

  6                    00                               

+ 2                   00                                           

  4                    00a.m

EXAMPLES.

Its 10:00 am at the GMT.What time will it be if one moves 30° E.ie

=2hrs.

Since movement is to the East.we add 2 hours to the original time

    10:00am

⁺02:00

   12:00 noon.

The time in Nairobi Kenya is 12:00pm.What time will be if one moves 45° W of the prime meridian.

Working

Time in Nairobi=12:30pm

Time change in 45°

 = =3hrs

 12:00pm

−03:00∙

09:30am

MOVEMENTS OF THE EARTH

Rotation of he Earth

• The Earth rotates on its axis from west to East.
• An axis is an imaginary line that cuts through the Earth from the north pole to the south pole.
• It takes 24hours (1 day( for the Earth to make a complete rotation.
• The rotation of the Earth causes day and night.
• It also cause deflection of winds and ocean currents.

Revolution of the Earth

• Is the movement of the earth around the sun.
• It takes 365 ¼ days for the earth to revolve around the sun
• This is called a ordinary year.
• The forth year of every four yeast has 366 days
• This is called a leap year
• The revolution of the earth cause seasons i.e.summer, winter, autumn and spring.
• On 21^st March and 23^rd September, the sun is directly overhead the Equator.
• On these two dates the earth gets equal days and nights i.e. Equinox.
• On 21^st June, the sun is overhead the tropic of cancer
• The northern hemisphere will have the summer season while the southern hemisphere will have winter.
• On 22^nd December the sun is directly overhead the tropic of Capricorn. The southern hemisphere will experience summer while the Northern hemisphere will experience winter.

QUESTIONS.

   1. Write the following in full

A) GMT b) I.D.L

2. Why doesn’t Rwanda experience the same time with Uganda yet they are neighbours.

3. What is meant by the term time Zone?

4. The time in Accra Ghana is 9.00am.    What will it be in Somalia which is 30°E?

5. The time Dodoma is 11:45am.What time will it be in a place which is 60° W.https://revisionug.com/