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Geography of Sub-Saharan Africa
Map Exploration
Use the EXPLORE maps or the Techbook Interactive Atlas to answer the questions.
Exploration Questions
Conclusions
Physical
Which countries have the most
mountainous territory?
Name three of the largest rivers in
Sub-Saharan Africa?
Describe how the landscape would
change during a trip from South
Africa to Mauritania.
Why do you think this region is
called “Sub-Saharan”?
Political
Name four countries in each
cardinal direction (north, south,
east, west).
Name one country that borders the
Indian Ocean, one country that
borders the Red Sea, and one
country that borders the Atlantic
Ocean.
Why might the West African coast
be made up of a number of smaller
countries, while most of the rest of
Sub-Saharan Africa’s coastal
countries are large?
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Climate
Which countries receive the most
rainfall? The least?
What climate types are common in
this region?
If you were packing a suitcase to
Zambia, what clothes would you
bring? How would these be different
than clothes you would take to
northern Chad?
How does the climate of Sub-
Saharan Africa change as one
begins in the northernmost part of
the region and travels to the
southernmost area?
Vegetation/
Biome
Which countries contain significant
areas of tropical rain forest?
What sort of biome or vegetation is
found in Niger River Valley?
Based on this information, in which
areas would you expect to find food
shortages? Where would food
supplies be more plentiful?
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Population
What country has the largest
What do the highly populated
Density
cluster of high-density population
spots?
What areas of the region have the
lowest population density?
areas of the region have in
common?
Economic
What is the most common use of
Using this map, what would you
Activity
land in the region?
What three natural resources are
most common in the region?
say is most likely the main export
of Sub-Saharan Africa?
Religious &
What countries have the most
Based on this information, would
Ethnic
religious diversity? Which have the
you expect the region to be
Groups
least?
What appears to be the largest
ethnic group in Sub-Saharan
Africa?
culturally diverse or homogenous?
Why?
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