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PENNSVALLEY
Lesson 43: (Cont.)
Natural Resources and Economy
of Northern Africa
1.Name two countries that aremajor producersof cork:
and
2. Phosphatesareused tomake fertilizersandchemicals.Name threecountries that producephosphates
for export:
,
and
3. TheSuezCanal is amajor transportation network and source
of income for what country?
4.Name themajor service-oriented industry, or tertiary industry,
that is common toMorocco, Tunisia, andEgypt.
5. A fertile land area that is created in desert whenwater is
found near the earth’s surface is called an
6.What country’smajor mineral export is uranium, a
valuable source of fuel for nuclear power plants?
7. The fertileNileRiverValley provides an ideal environment for growing cotton in twoNorthernAfrican
countries.They are:
and
8.More than90percent of all Libyanexportsaresupplied
by thesenon-metallicmineral resources.Theyare:
and
9.NorthernAfrica isbest known for twomineral resources.
Theyare:
and
10. TheNiger River supplieswater to grow crops in the countries of Mali andNiger. Some of the
agricultural products include:
,
and
ACTIVITY 2:
It is important to remember that
primary industries
deal with raw materials we get from natural
resources, such as farming and mining.
Secondary industries
are concerned with using raw
materials tomanufacture (make) products, build things, or process rawmaterials insuch thingsas food
or petroleum products.
Tertiary industries
provide a service.Transportation services and tourism are
good examples of tertiary industries.
Ask your teacher for a blankmap of Africa and the economic picture symbols from the
Blackline
Master File (BLM)
.
1) Using the IndustryChart for NorthAfrica as a resource, paste themajor product symbols to the
countries inNorthAfrica that we have studied.
Remember
, countries of NorthAfrica have products in
common, so picture symbolsmay be usedmore than once.
2) In parentheses, behind each symbol on your map, write
1
to represent a primary industry,
2
to
represent a secondary industry, and
3
to represent a tertiary industry.
Northern Africa
