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... highlands , rising to over 1,500 metres , gives it a decidedly cooler climate than its geographical location seems to suggest . The highlands are criss - crossed by numerous river valleys , and , on an even grander 1 2 scale , divided ...
... highlands , rising to over 1,500 metres , gives it a decidedly cooler climate than its geographical location seems to suggest . The highlands are criss - crossed by numerous river valleys , and , on an even grander 1 2 scale , divided ...
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... highlands are surrounded by an almost uninterrupted ring of lowlands . A steep escarpment abruptly descends from the northern highlands to the Red Sea plains ; elsewhere , the descent from highland to lowland is relatively more gentle ...
... highlands are surrounded by an almost uninterrupted ring of lowlands . A steep escarpment abruptly descends from the northern highlands to the Red Sea plains ; elsewhere , the descent from highland to lowland is relatively more gentle ...
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... highlands by trade . The southern and south - eastern peripheries were inhabited by the Borana and Somali clans respectively , all pastoralists recognizing no boundaries . The pastoralist outer ring was continued by the Afar in the ...
... highlands by trade . The southern and south - eastern peripheries were inhabited by the Borana and Somali clans respectively , all pastoralists recognizing no boundaries . The pastoralist outer ring was continued by the Afar in the ...
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The background | 11 |
The external challenge | 24 |
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