BY: EMNR™Class - FAS

Period – 7th Ethiopia : )

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Absolute and relative location. In Ethiopia, their absolute location means

that it’s the exact coordinates of the location. & that is 30 N, 150 N & 330 E, 480 E.

And then the relative location means what is near by Ethiopia. Kenya is that location!

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3 Geographical Facts About Ethiopia!

#1:The land boundaries: total 5,328 km borders the country.

#2: The climate in Ethiopia are mostly tropical monsoon with wide topographic- induced variation.

#3: Terrain in Ethiopia: High plateau with central mountain range divided by the Great Rift Valley.

City/ State: Addis Ababa, which is the capital & the largest city!

LAND.•The land in Ethiopia is located on a high plateau on the Horn of Africa. It contains small reserves of gold, platinum, copper, potash, and natural gas. It has a warm climate, usually remaining within 60-85 degrees Fahrenheit and 2 rainy seasons, a shorter one from February to April and a longer one, called kremt, from June to September.

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Physical Characteristics.

(animals)•Some of the animals found in Ethiopia are the Blue-winged Goose, Duikers and Dik-diks, Ethiopian Wolf, Giant Mole-rat, Giraffe, Gelada Baboon, Lammergeier, Melanism in Felines, Mountain Nyala, Serval Cat, Somali Wild Ass, Topi, Warthog. Some of these animals, like the Mountain Nyala and Ethiopian Wolf, are very rare and only found in Ethiopia. If you are lucky like we were you can spot the Mountain Nyala in the Simien Mountains, and easily spotted are the Gelada Baboons. • The land in Ethiopia is located on a high plateau on the Horn of Africa. It contains small reserves of gold, platinum, copper, potash, and natural gas. It has a warm climate, usually remaining within 60-85 degrees Fahrenheit and 2 rainy seasons, a shorter one from February to April and a longer one, called kremt, from June to September.

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Human Characteristics :D Religion - A large number of religions are traditionally practiced in

Ethiopia, the most numerous today being Orthodox Christianity, followed by Islam. Traditional beliefs, usually categorized as Animism , attract a decreasing number of followers. According to the national census conducted in 2007, over 37 million people or 43.5% were reported to be Ethiopian Orthodox Christians, over 29 million or 33.9% were reported to be Muslim, just under 15,7 million, or 18.6%, were Protestant, and just under two million or 2.6% adhered to traditional beliefs. Neither in the 2007 census, nor in the 1994 census, were responses reported in further detail: for example, those who identified themselves as Hindus, Jewish, Baha'i, agnostics or atheists were counted as “Other”. It was one of the first Christian countries in the world, having officially adopted Christianity as the state religion in the 4th century.

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ETHIOPIAN FOOD! Ethiopian cuisine and Eritrean cuisine characteristically consists

of spicy vegetable and meat dishes, usually in the form of wat (or wot), a thick stew, served atop injera, a large sourdough flatbread, which is about 50 centimeters (20 inches) in diameter and made out of fermented teff flour. Ethiopians eat with their right hands, using pieces of injera to pick up bites of entrées and side dishes. No utensils are used.

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Traditions!

•One of their traditions in Ethiopia is they have festivals and they get dressed up in their custom outfits! Then they also put face paint on their faces so they can just have fun! Then what they do all night is PARTY : ) & just have fun with their friends and family members.

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Culture! Ethiopian culture is multi-

faceted, reflecting the ethnic diversity of the country; Among many traditional customs, respect (especially of one's elders) is very important. In Ethiopian culture it is customary to rise up out of one's seat or give up one's bed for an older friend or family member, even if they may be just a year older. As soon as the child is capable of understanding he is made aware that all individuals older than he is should be respected and shown the most deference. Not to do so is a sign of being bal age ("rude").

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TRADE & RESOURCES. Ethiopia has 681 km of railway that mainly

consists of the Addis-Ababa Djibouti Railway, with a 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 3⁄8 in) narrow gauge. At present the railway is under joint control of Djibouti and Ethiopia, but negotiations are underway to privatize this transport utility. As the first part of a 10-year Road Sector Development Program, between 1997 and 2002 the Ethiopian government began a sustained effort to improve its infrastructure of roads. As a result, as of 2002 Ethiopia has a total (Federal and Regional) 33 297 km of roads, both paved and gravel.

Ethiopia is the original source of the coffee bean, and coffee beans are the country's largest export commodity. Ethiopia is also the 10th largest producer of livestock in the world. Other main export commodities are khat, gold, leather products, and oilseeds. Recent development of the floriculture sector means Ethiopia is poised to become one of the top flower and plant exporters in the world.

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MIGRATION Internal migration is from rural

to urban areas. By 1982, up to4.5 million people had been displaced as a result of occasional drought, past civil strife, and border fighting. In 1984–85, over 600,000 northern peasants were resettled, forcibly if necessary, in 77 sites in the more fertile west and south. Meanwhile, over 2.8 million rural inhabitants, mostly Oromo, were moved to collective villages. As the war for control of Ethiopia intensified between 1989 and 1991, more people were displaced.

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By: EMNR™

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