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Map ActivityCHAPTER 21
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Holt World Geography Today 41 Map Activities
Landforms of Northwest Africa
Northwest Africa contains a variety of landforms, including coastal plains, mountains, and
deserts. Examine the map of the region below. Then answer the questions on the following
page.
Wadi Draa
Sebkha de Tindouf
Wadi SousWadi Draa
Wadi-er-Rhira
El-Abid
Wadi Ziz
Wadi Guir
Sebhka deTiminoun
Chottal-Jarid
Chottal-Fijaj
ChottMelrhir
Chottel-Hodna
SebkhaSidi al-Hani'
Rhumel ZahrezCherqui
WadiTouil
Chott ech- Chergui
Oum er-Rbia
Beth Sebou
Moulouya
TADEMAÏT PLATEAU
GREATEASTERN
ERGGREAT WESTERN ERG
TAMLELTPLAIN
KSOUR MTS.
ERG IGUIDI
HAMMADADU DRAA
HIGH ATLAS
BANI MTS.
ANTI-ATLAS
REHAMNA
AL-JIFARAHPLAIN
AURESMTS.
TELL ATLAS
OULED-NAÏLMTS.
MEDJERDAMTS.
HIGH PLATEAU
SAHARAN ATLAS
AMOUR MTS.
MIDDLEATLAS
ER-RIF MTS.
S A H A R A
Melilla(Sp.)
Tunis
TUNISIA
LIBYA
ALGERIAMOROCCO
Wadi Draa
Sebkha de Tindouf
Wadi SousWadi Draa
Wadi-er-Rhira
El-Abid
Wadi Ziz
Wadi Guir
Sebhka deTiminoun
Chottal-Jarid
Chottal-Fijaj
ChottMelrhir
Chottel-Hodna
SebkhaSidi al-Hani'
Rhumel ZahrezCherqui
WadiTouil
Chott ech- Chergui
Oum er-Rbia
Beth Sebou
Moulouya
ATLANTICOCEAN
Strait of Gibraltar
Mediterranean Sea
TADEMAÏT PLATEAU
GREATEASTERN
ERGGREAT WESTERN ERG
TAMLELTPLAIN
KSOUR MTS.
ERG IGUIDI
HAMMADADU DRAA
HIGH ATLAS
BANI MTS.
ANTI-ATLAS
REHAMNA
AL-JIFARAHPLAIN
AURESMTS.
TELL ATLAS
OULED-NAÏLMTS.
MEDJERDAMTS.
HIGH PLATEAU
SAHARAN ATLAS
AMOUR MTS.
MIDDLEATLAS
ER-RIF MTS.
S A H A R A
Algiers
Melilla(Sp.)
Rabat
Tangier
Tunis
PORTUGALSPAIN
TUNISIA
LIBYA
ALGERIAMOROCCO
N
W E
S
Mineral sites
Intermittentsalt lakes
Sand areas
Dams
Intermittent rivers
6,650
3,280
1,640
0
2,000
1,000
640
0
Elevation
Physical Map of Northwest Africa
Chapter 21, Map Activity, continued
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Holt World Geography Today 42 Map Activities
1. What is the principal mountain range of northwest Africa? Where is the highest
portion of this range? What is the elevation of Mt. M’goun, in meters?
2. Where is the Tamlelt Plain? What is the altitude range on the plain?
3. What is the Wadi Ziz? The Sebkha de Tindouf? The Erg Iguidi?
4. Which of the countries on the map has the most mountainous land? Which has the
most desert land?
5. What is the elevation of the land around the Chott Melrhir? What landform lies just
to the north?
6. Critical Thinking: Interaction What two items on the legend indicate human-
environment interaction? How do you think each of these affects life for residents of
the region?
ACTIVITY Imagine that you are taking a journey across the region shown on the map.
Read more about the physical features of the area, then write an imaginary travelogue of
your journey. Explain how you travel and what you see and experience along the way.
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