Sample activity of integration – Location, Size and Relief regions of East Africa

A tour company in East Africa would like to advertise the attractive physical regions of East Africa to the rest of the world to attract more tourists to the region. You have been identified as one of those who have studied the physical regions of East Africa in detail. You are contacted to write an informative text about East Africa. Using the information you have been exposed to in this chapter and from any other geographical source, write an informative text about East Africa to help the company to advertise East Africa to the rest of the world.

Revision exercise

1. What does the term ‘relief’ mean?
2. Arrange the countries of East Africa from the largest to the smallest in terms of area.

3. Identify the four relief regions of East Africa.