1. Africa South of the Sahara

2. Why study Africa south of the Sahara? 1. What challenges do you think Africans face?

3. Comparing Population Page 514 2. About how many people live in the Democratic Republic of Congo? 3. How many more people live in the United States?

4. Introduction to the Region Use maps on pages 516-517 4. What major rivers are found in Africa south of the Sahara? 5. Where is Victoria Falls? 6. What countries in the region border the Sahara? 7. What other deserts are found in the region? 8. What large island is part of Africa south of the Sahara? (hint: I like to move it move it)

5. Page 516 9. Map Skills Question 1 10. Map Skills Question 2 11. In which part of Africa is the elevation below 1,000 feet? 12. About how high are the Tibesti Mountains?

6. Page 517 13.Map Skills Question 1 14.Map Skills Question 2 15.What is the capital of Ethiopia? 16.Which European country has territory in Africa south of the Sahara?

7. Page 518 17. Map Skills 1 18. Map Skills 2 19. Which cities have more than 5,000,000 people? 20. Compare this map to the physical and political map. Why do you think Namibia and Botswana are so lightly populated?

8. Page 519 21. Map Skills 1 22. Map Skills 2 23. Compare this map to the physical map. What physical feature makes farming difficult in northern Chad? 24. How is land used in and around Madagascar?

9. Pages 520-521 25. Compare the population and density of Cape Verde and Equatorial Guinea. What is the population of each country? Why do you think the density is so different? 26. How might the population density for these small countries affect living conditions? 27. What countries do you think are most prosperous? 28. What is the GDP per capita of South Africa? 29. Of Zimbabwe? 30. What other data indicates that South Africa has a higher standard of living than Zimbabwe?