Mapping Lab: Africa

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Drag and drop each terrain feature to the correct location using the grid coordinates provided.

Which 6 African countries north of the equator have petroleum (oil) as a resource?

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The country that contains the largest total area with a tropical wet climate is _______ .

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__________ is the large island country that lies east of Mozambique. Its population density is__________.

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In which three countries can a humid subtropical climate be found?

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Identify the four most highly populated cities in Africa. Drag each of these four cities into the country in which it is located. (Only four of the cities will be used)

Johannesburg
Nairobi
Abidjan
Lagos
Cairo
Kinshasa
Dakar
Algiers

Egypt
Nigeria
Dem. Rep. of the Congo
South Africa

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Besides South Africa, in which five countries can trade and manufacturing be found?

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What river forms the border between Senegal and Mauritania? (Use correct spelling and capitalization)

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Most people in Egypt live along the __________ River. The vegetation found near the river is __________, while the vegetation found farther away from the river is mostly__________.

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Most of Northern Africa has a population density of __________. The physical feature most responsible for this population level is the __________.

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Use the maps to drag each description to the correct location. Each category should have 5 characteristics.

Vegetation: highlands
Economics: forestry, commercial farming, trade, and manufacturing nearby, coal nearby
Physical: near the Nile River, level land (elevation 0-1,000ft)
Economics: commercial farming, nomadic herding nearby, petroleum, natural gas, and iron nearby
Vegetation: broadleaf evergreen forest
Population: 25-125 people per square mile-closest city Durban
Physical: in the Sahel, near the Niger River (elevation 0-2,000ft)
Physical: mountainous, near the Orange River (elevation 5,001-10,000ft)
Economics: subsistence farming, commercial farming nearby, no natural resources
Vegetation: tropical grassland
Population: over 250 people per square mile-closest city Cairo
Population: 25-125 people per square mile-closest city Bamako
Climate: semiarid and tropical wet and dry
Climate: marine west coast
Climate: arid

13°N, 6°W
30°S, 29°E
28°N, 31°E

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Support your answer with evidence. From the _______ map we learned that is location has _______ and in the photograph we see _______ 

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Using evidence from a different map, support your answer with evidence. From the _______ map we learned that is location has _______ and in the photograph we see _______ 

Mapping Lab: Africa

Use the maps to answer each of the questions

Which 6 African countries north of the equator have petroleum (oil) as a resource?

In which three countries can a humid subtropical climate be found?

Identify the four most highly populated cities in Africa. Drag each of these four cities into the country in which it is located. (Only four of the cities will be used)

Besides South Africa, in which five countries can trade and manufacturing be found?

What river forms the border between Senegal and Mauritania? (Use correct spelling and capitalization)

Use the maps to drag each description to the correct location. Each category should have 5 characteristics.

Use the maps to answer each of the questions

Which 6 African countries north of the equator have petroleum (oil) as a resource?

In which three countries can a humid subtropical climate be found?

Identify the four most highly populated cities in Africa. Drag each of these four cities into the country in which it is located. (Only four of the cities will be used)

Besides South Africa, in which five countries can trade and manufacturing be found?

What river forms the border between Senegal and Mauritania? (Use correct spelling and capitalization)

Use the maps to drag each description to the correct location. Each category should have 5 characteristics.

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