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Lesson 41: (Cont.)
Climate of Africa
ACTIVITY 2:
To complete this activity, use a physical map and climatemap of Africa in your classroom atlas as
a resource. A) Locate each political or physical feature of Africa described in the blocks below. B). In
the blank space in each block, write the climate type that matches the political or physical feature.
ACTIVITY 3:
Ask your teacher for a blank political map of the African continent from the
Blackline Master File
(BLM)
.Next, refer to the climatemapof Africa in your classroomatlas to complete the following steps:
1.On your blankmap, trace and label theEquator, Tropic of Cancer, andTropic of Capricorn.
2. Trace theboundariesof the climate types that cover Africa.Use thebordersof each countryon your
political map and the borders shown in your classroom atlas to guide you.
3. Select a color for each climate typeand color your climatemap.Createa
MapLegend
showing the
names and colors for each climate type.
CongoBasin
Algiers
Casablanca
Serengeti Plain
Great Sahara
EthiopianPlateau
Sierra Leone and Liberia
Johannesburg
Sahel
Branches of Great Rift
Somalia
Zambia
Click
&
Learn
Today’sWeather
Ask your teacher for a political map of Africa and theweather symbols from
the
BlacklineMaster File (BLM)
.
1.Using the Internet or a national newspaper from your school library, check
today’sweather in theAfrican cities listed below.
2. Attach or draw your ownweather symbol at the location of each city on your
map to show today’s weather.
Casablanca
Algiers
Cairo
Khartoum
Dakar
Monrovia
Kisangan
Mogadishu
Dar es Salaam
CapeTown
Johannesburg
Africa
