Transcript Atlas Activity 2014

NAME: _______________________________ PERIOD: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
AFRICA ATLAS ACTIVITY
VOCABULARY
DIRECTIONS: Use your textbook to define the following
terms and give the following examples.
Desertification -
BODIES OF WATER
DIRECTIONS: Use a Nystrom atlas pages 62-63 to
complete the table below.
Name 3 causes of desertification:
Separates the continent of
Africa from the country of
Madagascar
Ocean west of Africa
Drought -
Ocean east of Africa
Separates Africa from
Europe
Nonrenewable resources-
Separates Africa from the
Saudi Arabia
Give 3 examples of nonrenewable resources:
Large lake found along the
Equator
Renewable resources-
Lake that forms the border
between Congo and
Tanzania
Give 3 examples of renewable resources:
Millions of dollars of natural resources can be found throughout Africa. Name 5 more
(that are not already listed above). Use the thematic map found on page 485.
Lake that touches
Tanzania, Malawi, and
Mozambique
The body of water the
Congo River flows into
The body of water that the
Niger River flows into
Victoria Falls are located
between which two
countries?
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COUNTRIES
FOCUS ON THE SAHARA
DIRECTIONS: Use a Nystrom atlas page 62 to complete
the table below.
DIRECTIONS: Use a Nystrom atlas page 65 to answer the questions below.
6 countries found along the
Equator
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•Describe the relative location of the Sahara Desert.
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•How does the size of the United States compare to the size of the
Sahara Desert?
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The big island country off the
south/eastern coast of Africa
3 countries that surround
Lake Victoria
•What does the word “Sahara” mean?
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GENERAL GEOGRAPHY
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DIRECTIONS: Use a your textbook (pages 497-501) to complete the answers below.
In Africa these flat grasslands cover more than 4.5
Country where the White
and Blue Nile Rivers meet
1. ____________________ million square miles.
This snowcapped mountain, the highest in Africa,
2. ____________________ rises out of the highlands of Kenya and Tanzania.
Country that lies completely
within the country of South
Africa
2 countries that share
borders with Mauritania
and Niger
•What language is that?
3. ____________________ This is a semiarid region south of the Sahara.
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Most of Africa (south of the Sahara) is this raised
4. ____________________ area of level land.
The separation of tectonic plates has formed these
5. ____________________ broad, steep-walled valleys in Africa.
Country immediately west
of Togo
Regions with this climate have two rainy seasons
6. ____________________ and two brief dry seasons each year.
Country that is the farthest
east in Africa
2 countries where you can
find the Great Rift Valley
The Kalahari Desert is
primarily in which country?
Lake Victoria is the major source of this river, the
7. ____________________ longest in the world.
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Regions with this climate have a rainy season of up to
8. ____________________ six months.
Regions with this climate have high temperatures
9. ____________________ but more rainfall than deserts.
Regions with this climate have little rain, high
10. ____________________ temperatures, and few plants or animals.
AFRICA’S ELEVATION
GROWING SEASON and RAINFALL
DIRECTIONS: Use Nystrom atlas page 64
to complete the following sentences.
DIRECTIONS: Look at the 2 separate maps found on pages 64 and 65 in your Nystrom atlas. Use the
“Growing Season” map and “Rainfall” map to answer the questions below.
•How high is Mt.
Kilimanjaro?
__________ feet
What conclusions can you draw from the “Growing Season” map on Nystrom page 64?
Where are the longer growing seasons? Why do you think that is?
Where are the shorter growing seasons? Why do you think that is?
•Name the 2 mountain
ranges that lie within
the Sahara Desert.
•South of the Equator, the majority of the
land elevation is between __________
and __________ feet above sea level.
•In the Congo Basin the elevation of the
land is between __________ and
__________ feet above sea level.
Now look at the “Rainfall” map on Nystrom page 65.
Where is the majority of Africa’s rainfall each year?
How does this compare to the “Growing Season” map you just looked at?
•On the west coast of Africa, in the
countries of Mauritania and Senegal, the
elevation of the land is between
__________ and __________ feet above
sea level.
FAST FACTS
DIRECTIONS: Use the “Fast Facts” found in your textbook (pages 485 and 487) to answer the following questions.
•Name the African country with the least rainfall: _______________ How much does it get per year? _______________
•Diamonds – How much does Africa produce? _________________________________________________________ WOW!
•Which country produces the most gold per year? _______________ How many tons are produced in a year? _______________ WOW!
•What is up with the phones in Africa?
•Africa has less than _____% of the world’s telephone lines.
•Most Africans have to travel _____ ________ to find a phone.
•______% of Africa’s population has NEVER placed a phone call!