Outline Map Activity. Regional Atlas Activity A. Name Date Class. Africa South of the Sahara

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1 Name Date Class Outline Map Activity Directions: On the map below, draw the correct borders of the countries of Africa south of the Sahara. Label each country in the region. Then use colored pencils to shade each country. Regional Atlas Activity A 5- (J fl., ~~ \ ~ Q o 400 kilometers ' ----=" "0 '400 miles Azimuthai Equidistant projection

2 Name Date Class Physical Location GeoQuiz Regional Atlas Activity B Directions: Match each letter on the map with its name listed below. Write the correct letter in the space provided. Niger River Congo River Drakensberg Range Gulf of Aden Kalahari Desert Kilimanjaro Lake Victoria Lake Volta Mozambique Channel Nile River 2

3 Name Date Class Political Location GeoQuiz Regional Atlas Activity C Directions: Match each letter on the map with its name listed below. Write the correct letter in the space provided. Angola Democratic Republic of the Congo Lesotho Liberia Madagascar Mali Nigeria Somalia Sudan Tanzania o ---=' o 400 kilometers 400 miles Azimuthal Equidistant projection 3

4 Name Date Class City Location Activity Directions: Identify each capital city marked by a number on the map. Then write the correct name on the numbered blanks below Regional Atlas Activity D o 400 kilometers,.~""~ i _,,,-0, AOO"miles ' ~_ - Azimuthal Equidistant projecti~n - 4

5 Name Date Class Physical Geography Activity Regional Atlas Activity E Directions: Study the ' Regional Atlas maps in your textbook. Then use them and the elevation profile below to answer the questions that follow. AFRICA o kilometers I I o miles --'- 8,0_00_m Great- Rift~ =26:,=:,24:!.!..7=ft m Atlantic Ocean Valley Mt. Kenya ~----;z ~ke-~ ~ ~19=,685~ft. :::: ub-r-~v-il-ie--co-n-g-o-~-i-v-e-r~~~\~,~ _ ----J----,.-----V-iC-'Or IX' Indl.n "'\ 1---",::=~:=: =:: ""Se"-.!a I"""eve"-!..I ---'--- -j~~ '\ -~ Sea level --0 latitude_ 1. Identifying What is the highest point shown on this profile? 5. Naming What two bodies of water border Africa on the west and east? 2. Calculating What is the approximate distance from Libreville to the Congo River? 6. Synthesizing What is another name for the 0 line of latitude? 3. Identifying What is the low, flat landform that lies between the Congo River and Lake Victoria? 7. Locating Near what inland body of water is the Great Rift Valley located? 4. Synthesizing Besides Libreville, what other capital city lies very near the latitude line of this profile? 8. listing Name three countries this profile's line of latitude crosses. 5

6 Name Date Class Cultural Geography Activity Directions: Study the information in the Regional Atlas of your textbook. Then answer the questions below. Regional Atlas Adivity F 1. Synthesizing Population density is low along the northern edge of this region. Why do you think this is so? 5. Identifying Which countries have the fewest television sets per 1,000 people? How many do they have? 2. Analyzing Visuals How do most people in Somalia use their land? 3. Comparing and Contrasting How does the life expectancy of people in this region compare to the life expectancy of people in the United States? 6. Making Generalizations What natural resources make up the largest part of Liberia's economy? 7. Comparing and Contrasting What is the wealthiest country in this region? How does its per capita GDP compare to that of the United States? 4. Making Inferences What are the most widely spoken languages in the region? Why do you think this is so? 8. Analyzing Visuals Which country on the Comparing Population chart has fewer than 30 million people? b

7 Name Date Class Graphic Data Activity Regional Atlas Activity G Directions: Study the information in the Country Profiles section of the Regional Atlas of your textbook. Fill in the data for each country in the table below, and then answer the question that follows. African Countries' Literacy Rates and GDPs Country Literacy Rate GOP per Capita (U.S. dollars) Angola Botswana Burkina Faso Equatorial Guinea Ethiopia Gabon Mauritius Senegal ~ ~... C) Somalia Zimbabwe ~ ~ Making Generalizations What generalization can you make about. ' how literacy rates and GDP are related to each other in this region? ~ Support your answer with examples from the table above.. ~ g. u 7