Earth Science 7-Addis Abba, Ethiopia
Addis Abba, Ethiopia
Elevation: 2,300 meters
Longitude and Latitude: 9"02'00.82"N 38"44'48.42" E <www.google earth.com/>
There is no large body of water near Addis Abba. The country of Ethiopia is on the Atlantic Coast but Addis Abba is located in the center.
Other Facts: Addis Abba is a grassland and mountainous region. It is the capital of Ethiopia and also the largest city.
Avg. Monthly Temperature
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
C 16.1 17.1 18.1 18.0 18.4 16.9 15.4 15.3 16.0 16.0 15.7 16.5 F 61.0 62.8 64.6 64.4 65.1 62.4 59.7 59.5 60.8 60.8 60.3 61.7 <www.srh.noaa.gov/jetstream/global/climate_max.htm/>
Climate Zone: Tropical Savanna-AW
Other cities that have a similar climate to Addis Abba include: Monterry, Mexico Earth Science 7-Monterrey, Mexico and Alice Springs, Australia Earth Science 7-Alice Springs, Australia
A city that is unsimilar to Addis Abba Ethiopia is Istanbul, Turkey Earth Science 7-Istanbul,Turkey It has a wide range of temperature and relativly high rainfall. It is not very elevated. The opposite of Addis Abba.
Addis Abba is predominately in a low pressure zone, as it is close to the equator.
The main rainy reason is April and May. NE and SE winds usually arrive with theses rains. The mountains effect the winds also.[1]
Addis Abba is at a high elevation. Its weather is pretty constant with highs in the 70's to lows in the 40's in F. It has low rainfall year round.[2][3]
Geology
Plate Boundary
Addis Ababa lies on the African plate. It is not that close to a plate boundary, the closest one being the mid-atlantic ridge.
Rocks that underlie Addis Ababa
Its oldest rocks are deformed Archean rocks. Its youngest rocks are Quaternary sediments and lava flows. There are many notable gold,platinum and rare metal deposits. The surface is mostly sedimentary rocks. The origin of these rocks appears to be volcanoes erupting in the ocean and turning into rocks which are now Ethiopia. [4]
- ↑ www.worldclimate.com
- ↑ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Ethiopia_location_map.svg
- ↑ www.wikipedia.com/
- ↑ www.mome.gov.et/Geology.html
