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WELCOME TO THE AFRICA LAND SCRAMBLE, 2011
COUNTRY TABLESEACH TABLE WILL REPRESENT A DIFFERENT EUROPEAN COUNTRY
Table 1: France Table 4: Italy
Table 2: Germany Table 5: Portugal
Table 3: Spain Table 6: Great Britain
Table 7: Portugal
Resources for Land Scramble Research
The following resources are available for your use during your “Africa Land Scramble” research.
Copies of the student atlas (use the political, physical, and thematic maps of Africa)
Chapters 19-22 in the geography textbook on the regions of Africa and their resources
Thematic maps on Google Earth (see next slide).
OPEN GOOGLE EARTHGo to my homework page on the Bigelow Middle School website. Go to “List Server” (under “Daily Homework”). Click on the link to Thematic Maps of Africa (this is a kmz, or Google Earth, file).Click the arrow to the left of Thematic Maps of Africa to display the list of thematic maps.Check the boxes (one at a time!) to view the various thematic maps.
The thematic maps are…
Water Crisis map
Vegetation map
Precipitation map
Natural Resources map
Physical map
Climate map
SURVEY THE LAND
Where will you and your country mates establish your empire? Consider the following:
ClimateAccess to water (fresh water and coastline)Proximity (closeness) to Europe and other nations for tradeFertility of land – which areas are best for growing crops of different kinds Proximity to other areas you choose as you create your empire
USE ALL AVAILABLE RESOURCES FOR YOUR RESEARCH!
Take notes on your choices. Be prepared to defend why you choose each area.
SHADE IN THE COUNTRIES YOU AND YOUR TEAMMATES SELECT ON YOUR BLANK POLITICAL MAP OF AFRICA
Central AfricaCentral Africa
South AfricaSouth Africa North AfricaNorth Africa
Advantages are…
Advantages are…
Moderate rainfall
Moderate rainfall
Fertile soil
Use a showing relationships frame OR a categorizing frame for taking notes on your areas of choice in Africa.