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North Africa, Southwest Asia, and Central Asia

Regional Atlas Activity A

Outline Map Activity Directions: On the map below, draw the correct borders of the countries in North Africa, Southwest Asia, and Central Asia. Label each country. Then use colored pencils to shade each country.

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North Africa, Southwest Asia, and Central Asia

Regional Atlas Activity B

Physical Location GeoQuiz Directions: Match each letter on the map with its name listed below. Write the correct letter in the space provided.

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Ahaggar Mountains

Amu Darya River

Aral Sea

Atlas Mountains

Caspian Sea

Euphrates River

Lake Balkash

Nile River

Persian Gulf

Sahara

Name _________________ Date ____ Class ___ _

North Africa, Southwest Asia, and Central Asia

Regional Atlas Activity C

Political Location GeoQuiz Directions: Match each letter on the map with its name listed below. Write the correct letter in the space provided.

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Algeria

Egypt

Iran

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Kazakhstan

Saudi Arabia

Syria

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North Africa, Southwest Asia, and Central Asia

Regional Atlas Activity D

City Location Activity Directions: On the lines below, write the name of e~ch capital city identified by a number on the map.

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Regional Atlas Activity E

Physical Geography Activity Directions: Study the North Africa, Southwest Asia, and Central Asia Regional Atlas maps in your textbook. Then use them and the eleva­tion profile below to answer the questions that follow.

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1. Identifying What mountain ranges are shown on this profile?

2. Calculating What isthe approximate distance from the Atlas Mountains to the Nile River?

3. Specifying Along what line of latitude was the profile drawn?

4. Locating Near what waterway is Cairo located?

6. Naming What landform is located between the Atlas Mountains and the Sinai Peninsula? What is its average elevation?

7. Synthesizing What landform lies between the Sinai Peninsula and the Persian Gulf?

8. Listing Name three countries that the line of this elevation profile crosses.

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Name __________________ Date ____ Class ____ _

North Africa, Southwest Asia, and Central Asia

Regional Atlas Activity F

Cultural Geography Activity Directions: Study the information in the North Africa, Southw~st Asia, and Central Asia Regional Atlas of your textbook. Then answer the questions below.

1. Identifying and Analyzing Which coun­try in this region has the highest popu­lation density? Why do you think this is so?

2. Comparing and Contrasting Which country has the highest per capita GDP in this region? How does it compare to that of the United States?

3. Contrasting Which country has a greater life expectancy than the United States?

4. Analyzing Visuals Which country on the Comparing Population chart has fewer than 20 million people?

5. Identifying Which country has the fewest television sets per 1,000 people? How many does it have?

6. Making Generalizations What natural resource makes up the largest part of this region's economies? How do you know?

7. Analyzing Where is the population of Egypt concentrated? Why do you think this is so?

8. Identifying What is the most widely spoken language in the region?

9. Making Inferences How do most people in Kazakhstan use their land?

Name ___________________ Date ____ Class ____ _

North Africa, Southwest Asia, and Central Asia

Regional Atlas Activity G

Graphic Data Activity Directions: Study the information in the Country Profiles of the North Africa, Southwest Asia, and Central Asia Regional Atlas in your textbook. Write the names of the correct countries in the blanks beneath the graphs shown below. Then answer the questions that follow.

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