Map Project #5

SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA

due week of Mar 13th

blank maps:
Physical
Political

Use the map in your Mapping Workbook on page 36 or 40. 

1. Identify the following countries:

Angola
Cameroon
Cape Verde
Chad
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Republic of the Congo
Côte d'Ivoire
Eritrea
Ethiopia
Gambia
Guinea
Kenya
Lesotho
Liberia
Madagascar
Mali
Mauritius
Mozambique
Namibia
Niger
Nigeria
Rwanda
Sierra Leone
Somalia
Tanzania
Togo
Uganda
Zambia
Zimbabwe

2. Identify the following cities:
(Must be accurate to within 125 miles and, if applicable, on the coast or river)

Abidjan
Adis Ababa
Brazzaville
Cape Town
Dakar
Dar es Salaam
Freetown
Harare
Johannesburg
Kinshasa
Lagos
Lusaka
Mogadishu
Monrovia
Nairobi
Timbuktu
Walvis Bay

3.With crayon or colored pencil, reproduce the religion information found on the map in your text on page 19. You may combine the Christian religions of Catholicism and Protestantism if you like.  Create a legend on the side which indicates which color represents which religion.

4. Look at this National Geographic Map on oil in Africa. On your map, generally indicate the oil field areas in countries that produce more than 100,000 barrels of oil per day. (hint: a cross hatch or other pattern would be fine).

Use the map in your Mapping workbook on page 36, 37 or 40 (your choice).

1. Identify the following landforms:

Kalahari Desert
Namib Desert
Sahara Desert
The Veld
Ethiopian Highlands
Fouta Djallon Highlands
Cape Fold Mountains
Ruwenzori Mountains
Mt Kilimanjaro
Great Rift Valley
Horn of Africa

2. Identify the following waterways:

Congo River
Niger River
Okavango River
Orange River
Senegal River
Zambezi River
Lake Chad
Lake Nyasa
Lake Tanganyika
Lake Victoria
Mozambique Channel
Gulf of Guinea

These projects will be graded pass/fail on completeness, neatness and punctuality. It is worth 1% of your final grade. See the syllabus for information on do-overs and late projects.