The document discusses the impact of topography and climate on settlement patterns in Ethiopia. It notes that the highlands have a more temperate climate without diseases like malaria, so the population is more dense. The lowlands have hotter climates with these diseases, so the population is more sparse. Rugged terrain hinders infrastructure development and leads to less dense settlements. The highlands support more permanent, sedentary settlements while the lowlands rely on pastoral or temporary settlements. Topography also impacts climate conditions and economic activities - higher areas support agriculture while lowlands rely on pastoralism and animal husbandry. The climate varies based on altitude, from cooler highlands to hotter lowlands.
The document discusses the impact of topography and climate on settlement patterns in Ethiopia. It notes that the highlands have a more temperate climate without diseases like malaria, so the population is more dense. The lowlands have hotter climates with these diseases, so the population is more sparse. Rugged terrain hinders infrastructure development and leads to less dense settlements. The highlands support more permanent, sedentary settlements while the lowlands rely on pastoral or temporary settlements. Topography also impacts climate conditions and economic activities - higher areas support agriculture while lowlands rely on pastoralism and animal husbandry. The climate varies based on altitude, from cooler highlands to hotter lowlands.
The document discusses the impact of topography and climate on settlement patterns in Ethiopia. It notes that the highlands have a more temperate climate without diseases like malaria, so the population is more dense. The lowlands have hotter climates with these diseases, so the population is more sparse. Rugged terrain hinders infrastructure development and leads to less dense settlements. The highlands support more permanent, sedentary settlements while the lowlands rely on pastoral or temporary settlements. Topography also impacts climate conditions and economic activities - higher areas support agriculture while lowlands rely on pastoralism and animal husbandry. The climate varies based on altitude, from cooler highlands to hotter lowlands.
Highlands of Ethiopia that expersie atemperat type of climate
condtion that are mainly free from most of tropical diseas such as malaria yellew fever E.g most of woina dega and dega climate of ethio pa are fre e from this adiseas so most of this climate area are most densely populated area on the other hand the lowlanr of ethipia are live with presence of his diseas that related with very hotness of an area by means of thise lowland and pherpherial part of an area are very separately population Rugged and difficult terrain are affected or hinderd the dev.t and expantion settlement of an area It hinderd the dev.t of of d\f infrastructure then thise hinder cuase of settlemet become latss dense The highland of Ethiopian are charactersid by sedentary life inpermanent settlement while lowlands of Ethiopia that are inhapited by pasterilized or have tempral settlement Highland of topography are good for better living b\c it have enough amount of rain fall temperature all their make it is important for biotic and abioic factor of living. On the other hand lowland of e thipia are characterisid by low amount of rian fall in high amount of temperature so pasterlized and irrigation are only means of life E.g part of s/e of borona eleker and Somalia are parts. 4 Impact topography climate change Topography is the major general factor that affect the climate condtion that make the condtion very hot or very dry or wet The higher altitude or topography are make the aire condtion more suiatable for living or making ecbonic and social condtion rather than lowland area make the weather condtion become harsh and difficult to survive The topography of an area not only affect the condtion but also the economic acitivity on climate condtion E,g the higher area make one economic become agriculture and sendentary way of life of On the other hand the lowland maker the economic system become pasterol and animal husbandery Generally in Ethiopia based on altitude or varration on the topographical /relif\ cliamet become classified into four Wurch/high altitude\.dega\less altitudefrom wurch\,woina dega\lower than wurch and dega\ kola \it also lower less in altitude\ then bereha\it beome lowland/ As one move from wurch to bereha altitude or topography become decreas and the temperature become hotness or increase This is all about the impact of topography on climate change The climate of Ethiopia is aresult of the topical postion of the country and the great altitudinal varation f the geneal topography Highland with higher amount of rain fall and lower rate of evapo transpiration tend to be moistur surplus compared to the moistur defict lowland.