1. Topic #57 – Atlas Activity RAP: Review yesterday’s anticipation guide. Find 2 statements that you KNOW are false and rewrite them as factual statements. Africa

2. Which region of Africa has the highest mountains? Where do I begin? Eastern

3. Which country appears to have the largest number of high mountains? Where do I begin? Ethiopia

4. Which countries have areas that lie below sea level? Where do I begin? Algeria, Egypt, Ethiopia, Tunisia, and Djibouti

5. Which North African mountains might create a rain-shadow effect? Where do I begin? Atlas Mountains

6. Which areas might have tropical rain forests?

7. Which two countries are completely surrounded by another country? Lesotho Swaziland

8. Which country lies mostly on the mainland but has its capital on an island? Equatorial Guinea

9. What is the largest African island country? Madagascar

10. What are the other island countries? Cape Verde, Sao Tome and Principe, Mauritius, Comoros, Seychelles

11. Why do you think capitals of Algeria, Tunisia, and Libya all lie on the Mediterranean Sea? Makes trade and communication easier; also, large settlements farther south limited by the Sahara.

12. Now it is your turn Your assignment is – whether you choose to accept it or not – is to: Create three questions Using three different types of maps – physical, political, climate, population, or land use and resource Cannot be any question provided by the textbook. Must not be a right there answer. Comparison questions earn a blue ticket!