1. On the outline map of the continent of Africa, label the individual
countries. Neatly outline (with colored pencils) the regions of Africa according to
the following chart:
Region Shaded Color Reference Map
North Africa Yellow Textbook page 201
West Africa Orange Textbook page 221
East Africa Green Textbook page 239
Central Africa Purple Textbook page 255
Southern Africa Red Textbook page 271
□ Outline the boundaries of the following countries black: South Africa,
Democratic Republic of the Congo, Sudan, Egypt, Kenya, and Nigeria.
2. Draw in and label the following rivers: the Nile, Niger, and Congo.
Outline them in blue.
3. Draw in and label the following lakes: Lake Chad, Lake Victoria, and Lake
Tanganyika. Shade them blue.
4. Outline and label the following deserts: the Sahara, the Namib Desert, the
Kalahari Desert, and the Deserts of the Horn. Shade them yellow.
5. Shade the savannas brown.
6. Shade the tropical rain forests green.
7. Mark and label the following mountainous regions with the ^^^^^^^^
symbols: Atlas Mountains.
8. Label the Great Rift Valley and the Cape of Good Hope.
9. Label the following bodies of water: Mozambique Channel, Red Sea, Gulf of
Aden, Gulf of Guinea, and Mediterranean Sea.
10. Create a key as necessary.
Rubric
1. The map includes All countries are labeled. Regions are the correct 1 2 3 4 5
color.
2. Map has all assigned rivers accurately drawn in and colored 1 2 3 4 5
blue.
3. Map has all assigned lakes accurately drawn in and colored 1 2 3 4 5
blue.
4. Map has all assigned deserts accurately labeled, outlined, 1 2 3 4 5
and shaded yellow.
1 2 3 4 5
5. Map has savannas accurately shaded brown.
1 2 3 4 5
6. Map has tropical rain forest accurately shaded green.
7. Map has all assigned mountain accurately labeled and drawn 1 2 3 4 5
with the ^^^^^ symbol.
8. Map has the Great Rift Valley and the Cape of Good Hope 1 2 3 4 5
accurately labeled.
1 2 3 4 5
9. Map has all assigned bodies of water accurately labeled.
1 2 3 4 5
10. Map includes a key as necessary.
11. Map is neat and it is obvious that time, effort and thought 1 2 3 4 5
have taken place.
Total: _____ / 55 = _____ %