Unit 6 Atlas worksheet

  1. Where is Africa situated in relation to the United States?
  1. Refer to satellite image pg 399. Does the image provide an indication of the continents size?
  1. What does the image indicate about Africa’s nearness to other continents?
  1. Why were European colonizers interested in Africa?

pg 402

  1. About what proportion of the landmass of Africa is taken up by the Sahara?
  1. How do Africa and the United States compare in population?
  1. How does the NileRiver of Africa compare in length to the Mississippi?
  1. How does the Sahara compare in size to the Mojave?

pg 403

  1. Where are the Atlas Mountains
  1. Where are the lowest elevations in Africa?
  1. What countries border Lake Victoria?
  1. Which country contains the greatest area of high plateau elevations?
  1. What continents are close to Africa?
  1. What oceans surround Africa?
  1. Where is Africa in relation to the Mediterranean Sea?

pg 404

  1. Which European nation colonized a part of Africa less than 50 miles away from its southernmost point?
  1. Which European nation colonized only one large area?
  1. Are more political boundaries evident on the map of Africa in 1913 or on the map of Africa today?
  1. What independent nations appear on the map of Africa in 1913 and also appear on the map of Africa today?
  1. Which two European powers controlled the most land in Africa in 1913?

Which country controlled the least amount?

  1. Which countries in Africa today formed the French West Africa in 1913?
  1. Which three African countries emerged from the colonialism with the most territory?

pg 405

  1. What country borders both the Red Sea and Mediterranean Sea?

30. What country consists of a large island?

31. What country is completely surrounded by the country of South Africa?

32. What capital cities lie close to the Mediterranean Sea?

pg 406

33. Which Christian denomination has the most followers in Africa?

34. How do the percentages for Muslims and Christians compare?

35. What are Africa’s most populated cities?

36. What is the population category for Algiers?

37. Where are most of the people in Africa living? The fewest?

38. What geographic factors may account for these population patterns?

39. What do you notice about the number of languages in Africa? Do they belong to one

language group or several?

pg 407

40. What languages are spoken at the southern tip of Africa?

41. What language group does the Masai belong to?

Tuareg?

pg 408

42. Which African countries have the largest land areas?

43. Which countries have the highest value of exports?

44. Which country has the lowest life expectancy?

How does the United States compare?

45. Which country has the lowest literacy rate?

which has the highest literacy rate ?

46.Which country has the highest infant mortality rate?

How many doctors does it have per 100,000 persons?

47. Which three African countries have the most people?

Locate them on a map: where do they rank in terms of total area?

pg 409

Read note A at bottom of page

48. Which African nations have life expectancies of 40 years or less?

49. In what part of Africa are most of these counties located?

50. What might you INFER about this region?

pg 410

51. List the top three African countries in GDP. Where are these countries located?

Do You notice any pattern?

  1. Use the map on page 405 to identify two countries in Southern Africa. For each of

those countries calculate the following:

per capita GDP

Which country has the higher per capita GDP ?

CREATE A DATA FILE

Find the U.S. data file on pg 108 – 113 to learn the total are of Texas.

Choose an African country of similar size. Create a chart below comparing

the two, using the categories of

Total Area PopulationInfant mortality # of Doctors