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Physical Geography of Africa Name Period

Physical Geography of Africa Map


Directions: Use an atlas to label the map and create a key. Color your map according to the elevation in your key.

Label the following:

1. Sahara Desert 7. Ethiopian Highlands


2. Sahel 8. Nile River
3. Kalahari Desert 9. Atlantic Ocean
4. Niger River 10. Indian Ocean
5. Congo Basin 11. Label 5 other physical feature of your choice.
6. Atlas Mountains

12. Think about it: West Africa will be our focus for this unit. Predict three ways the people of West Africa will depend on the
Niger river to sustain life and promote trade.

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Physical Geography of Africa Map Examples

Sahel
An Africa Physical Geography Scavenger Hunt...
For answer number one, read the four clues numbered one. For answer number two, read the four clues
numbered two. Repeat process for answers three through ten.

1. I am a section of land. 1. I am south of the Sahara.

2. I am at a low elevation. 2. The equator runs through me.

3. I am a body of water. 3. I am east from Africa.

4. I am over 6,500 feet. 4. I am south of the Red Sea.

5. I take up about one-third of Africa. 5. I am in north Africa.

6. I am hot and dry. 6. I am in south Africa.

7. I am a narrow strip of water.


1. 7. I am located in West Africa.

8. I reach a high elevation. 8. I am in north west.

9. I am a narrow strip of water. 2. 9. I am west of the Red Sea.

10. I am a large body of water. 10. I am west of Africa.

3.

4.

1. I am a semi arid grass land. 5.


If you need more clues, ask your teacher
2. I have thick vegetation.

3. I am an ocean. 6.
4. I am mountainous terrain in Ethiopia.

5. I am a desert. 7.
6. I am a desert.

7. I am a river that provides food, water and 8.


transportation for west Africa.

8. I am a mountain range. 9.
9. I am located in modern Egypt.

10. I am an ocean. 10.

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