1. 1/19/06 • Glue both worksheets into your interactive notebook. Glue the instruction sheet BEFORE the map! • Turn in your notebook to your physiographic map from yesterday…I will be coming around to grade when the bell rings.

2. Circle of Life Africa

4. Regions of Africa Africa is divided into fiveregions. North Africa West Africa Central Africa East Africa Southern Africa

6. North Africa • All the countries of North Africa border • the Mediterranean Sea. • North Africa extends south through • theSahara Desert.

7. Focus on North Africa: Egypt Which seas touch Egypt? Red Sea Mediterranean Sea What river is this? Nile River

8. West Africa • West Africa begins in the • southern Sahara Desert. • It touches the Atlantic Ocean • on the west. • This region reaches the country • of Chad in the east.

9. Focus on West Africa: Ghana and Ivory Coast What body of water touches Ghana and the Ivory Coast? Atlantic Ocean

10. Central Africa • Central Africa includes the countries • of Chad in the north and Zaire in the south. • The central region begins at the • Atlantic Ocean. • It extends to the western borders of • Sudan, Uganda, Burundi, andTanzania in • the east.

11. Focus on Central Africa: Chad Chad is a landlocked country. It can only ship goods by truck or by air because it doesn’t have a water outlet. How will the people of Chad ship goods into and out of the country?

12. East Africa • East Africa begins with the country of • Sudan, located south of Egypt. • The country of Somalia juts into the • Indian Ocean, on a piece of land that • is shaped like the tusk of a rhinoceros. • Tanzania is the most southern • country of this region.

13. Focus on East Africa: Kenya and Ethiopia What body of water touches Sudan? Red Sea

14. Southern Africa • The region known as Southern Africa • includes the rest of the continent south. • The tip of Africa is called the • Cape of Good Hope. • Warning: do not confuse the region • of Southern Africa with the country of • South Africa.

15. Focus on Southern Africa: South Africa and Zimbabwe What problem does Zimbabwe have in common with Chad? Neither country has a seaport.

16. Name this region. North Africa Name this region. Name this region. East Africa West Africa Name this region. Central Africa Name this region. Southern Africa

17. What bodies of water touch Africa? Indian Ocean Mediterranean Sea Atlantic Ocean Red Sea What two countries were described as landlocked? Chad Zimbabwe

18. Circle of Life Africa