EUROPE ASIA Atlantic Ocean t AFRICA ETHIOPIA Indian Ocean SOUTH AMERICA Atlantic Ocean This map shows where Ethiopia is located on the continent of Africa Ethiopia is a large country in northeastern Africa The country's total area is 435 184 square miles 1 127 121 square kilometers That's the size of California and Texas put together Addis Ababa is Ethiopia's largest city With about 3 million people it is about 10 times larger than any other city in the coun try Smaller Ethiopian cities include Dire Dawa Adama Bahir Dar Gonder Mekele and
ETHIOPIA ses Many rivers cut through Ethiopia The largest include the Abay often called the Blue Nile the Omo the Awash and the Wabe Shebele Ethiopia is nicknamed the water tower because its many rivers run down from the country's highlands into neighboring countries Ethiopia is landlocked meaning that the country has no ocean ports It must rely on shipping goods through its eastern neighbors Somalia and Djibouti he The Blue Nile Falls are a popular tourist
ACTIVITY SAUDI ARABIA i ERITREA YEMEN DJIBOUTI SUDAN Addis Ababa as a A ETHIOPIA SOMALIA UGANDA KENYA wAND TANZANIA to Place a piece of tracing paper over the map of Ethiopia and trace the counts borders Mark the countries that border Ethiopia Somalia Djibouti Eritrea Sudan and Kenya Trace the path of the Blue Nile River and label it Also label the Creat RiH Valley which rms through Ethiopia Place a star for Addis Ababa marking it as the capital city then use an atlas to look p and add additional details to your
ETHIOPIA ses Nearly half of Ethiopia is on the Ethiopian Plateau It is mountainous land covered with farms The Great Rift Valley cuts through the plateau To the east of the val ley are the high peaks of the Eastern Highlands From there the land gently slopes down to lowland plains The eastern land is dry and suffers from long term droughts West of the Great Rift Valley the highlands rise up toward the Simien Mountains the highest peaks in Ethiopia Many mountains in the Simien range rise more than 13 000 feet 4 000 meters The country's highest mountain is Ras Dejen at 15 158 feet 4 620 m So Part of the Simien Mountain range is set aside as a national
