Map of Africa.Africa is the second-largest continent, with an area of about 11.7 million square miles. The world's largest desert stretches across northern Africa for more than 3,500 miles. The region south of this huge desert is called sub-Saharan Africa. It contains savannas (grasslands), tropical rain forests, deserts, and several major rivers. The world's longest river is in northeastern Africa and flows north about 4,160 miles to the sea. Africa has abundant mineral resources including copper, diamonds, gold, and petroleum. Snowcapped Mount Kilimanjaro Kilimanjaro (kĭl'ĭmənjä`rō), highest mountain of Africa, NE Tanzania. An extinct volcano, it rises in two peaks, Uhuru (Kibo; 19,340 ft/5,895 m, Africa's highest point) and Mawenzi (17,564 ft/5,354 m), which are joined by a broad saddle (alt. c.15,000 ft/4,600 m). in Tanzania is Africa's highest mountain (19,340 ft). The continent's lowest point is Lake Assal (509 ft below sea level), in the small country of Djibouti Djibouti, country, AfricaDjibouti (jēb tē`), officially Republic of Djibouti, republic (2005 est. pop. 477,000), c.8,900 sq mi (23,057 sq km), E Africa, on the Gulf of Aden. It is bounded by Eritrea (N), Ethiopia (W, S), Somalia (S), and the Gulf of Aden (E).. Africa's population is the second-largest of the continents, with more than 900 million people. More than 1,000 languages are spoken in Africa. Name: -- For #1-7, locate and identify the countries of Africa that match these descriptions: 1. The countries that border Nigeria: -- * 2. The mainland countries along the equator that have a coastline on the Atlantic Ocean: -- 3. Africa's landlocked country at 7[degrees]N, 20[degrees]E: -- 4. The country with a coastline along the Mediterranean Sea, Strait of Gibraltar, and the Atlantic Ocean: -- * 5. To escape civil war and famine, more than 2 million people have fled from the West Barfur province of the country at 15[degrees]N, 30[degrees]E: -- * 6. The country at 25[degrees]N, 30[degrees]E, famous for its ancient pyramids, pharaohs, and temples: -- * 7. The mainland country that is farthest east: -- * For #8-13, locate and identify the geographical features of Africa that match these descriptions: 8. The mountains that cover parts of Morocco and Algeria: -- 9. The desert that occupies parts of Botswana, Namibia, and South Africa: -- * 10. The enormous desert shared by Algeria, Libya, Tunisia, Egypt, and other countries: -- * 11. The world's longest river and the sea it flows into: -- * 12. The river of central Africa that crosses the equator twice on its way to the Atlantic Ocean: -- 13. Africa's largest lake, located at 1[degrees]S, 33[degrees]E, and surrounded by Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda: -- 14. If you traveled by ship from Mogadishu, Somalia, north to Alexandria, Egypt, through which bodies of water would you travel? -- * For #15-16, name the countries at these coordinates and their capitals: 15. 10[degrees]S, 15[degrees]E: -- 16. 10[degrees]N, 40[degrees]E: -- 17. Calculate the distance (to the nearest 100 miles) between Abuja Abuja (äb `jə), city and federal capital territory (1991 est. pop. 378,700), central Nigeria. Plans to move the capital from Lagos were approved in 1976, and a 3,000-sq mi (7,770-sq km) capital territory was created near the old town of Abuja (renamed Suleja)., Nigeria, and Khartoum, Sudan: -- 18. Which of these cities has nearly the same latitude as Belem, Brazil: Libreville Libreville (lēbrəvēl`), city (1993 est. pop. 362,400), capital of Gabon, a port on the Gabon River estuary, near the Gulf of Guinea. Primarily an administrative center, it is also a trade center for a lumbering region. The city was founded in 1843 as a French trading station., Gabon; Nairobi, Kenya; or Kampala Kampala (kämpä`lä), city (2002 pop. 1,189,142), capital of Uganda, on Lake Victoria. It is Uganda's largest city and its administrative, communications, economic, and transportation center. Manufactures include processed foods, beverages, furniture, and machine parts., Uganda? -- For #19-20, use the "Who's Who Among World Leaders" and "Economic Map of the World" to identify the countries: 19. What color on the economic map indicates Africa's most prosperous countries? -- 20. The country headed by Robert Mugabe, where HIV/AIDS and high unemployment are major problems: -- * Where you see an asterisk (*), write the name of the country and/or geographical feature on the outline map. Answers 1. Benin, Niger, Chad, Cameroon 2. Gabon, Congo Republic Congo Republic: see Congo, Republic of the., Democratic Republic of Congo 3. Central African Republic 4. Morocco 5. Sudan 6. Egypt 7. Somalia 8. Atlas Mountains Atlas Mountains, system of ranges and plateaus in NW Africa, extending c.1,500 mi (2,410 km) from SW Morocco, through N Algeria, to N Tunisia; Jebel Toubkal (13,671 ft/4,167 m), in SW Morocco, is the highest peak. The Atlas Mts., predominantly folded mountains of sedimentary rock, were uplifted during the late Jurassic period. 9. Kalahari Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park (khäl'əkhäd`ē), c.14,000 sq mi (36,250 sq km), in SW Botswana and Northern Cape, South Africa. One of Africa's largest game reserves, it is a sanctuary for the animals and birds of the Kalahari. Desert 10. Sahara Desert 11. Nile River, flows into the Mediterranean Sea 12. Congo River 13. Lake Victoria 14. Indian Ocean, Gulf of Aden, Red Sea, Suez Canal, Mediterranean Sea 15. Angola, Luanda Luanda (l ăn`də,–än`də), city (1995 est. pop. 3,000,000), capital of Angola, a port on the Atlantic Ocean. It is Angola's largest city, its chief port, and its administrative center. 18. Ethiopia, Addis Ababa 17. 1,600 miles 18. Nairobi, Kenya 19. orange 20. Zimbabwe |
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