Theory question 108
Geography of Africa(a) Draw an outline map of Africa. On the map, locate and name: (i) longitudes 0° and 20°E; latitudes 0° and 35°S; the Atlas Mountains; (ii) one man-made lake along the river Nile. (b) Explain five ways in which African rivers are important
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(a) Map: longitude 0° through Ghana and Algeria; 20°E through Libya, Chad, DR Congo and near Cape Agulhas; Equator (0°) through Gabon, Congo, DR Congo, Uganda, Kenya, Somalia; 35°S just south of the Cape; Atlas Mountains in north-west Africa; Lake Nasser (Aswan) on the Nile in Egypt/Sudan (or Sennar reservoir).
(b) Hydro-electric power (Kainji, Akosombo, Aswan, Kariba); irrigation (Gezira, Nile valley, Office du Niger); transport (Congo, Niger); fishing and food; domestic and industrial water; fertile floodplains; tourism (Victoria Falls); boundaries; ports along rivers.
Label every line with its value.