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WELCOME TO THE AFRICA LAND
SCRAMBLE, 2011
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COUNTRY TABLES
EACH TABLE WILL REPRESENT A DIFFERENT
EUROPEAN COUNTRY
Table 1: France
Table 4: Italy
Table 2: Germany
Table 5: Portugal
Table 3: Spain
Table 6: Great Britain
Table 7: Portugal
Resources for Land Scramble Research
The following resources are available for your use
during your “Africa Land Scramble” research.
Copies of the student atlas (use the political,
physical, and thematic maps of Africa)
 Chapters 19-22 in the geography textbook on the
regions of Africa and their resources
 Thematic maps on Google Earth (see next slide).

OPEN GOOGLE EARTH
Go
to my homework page on the Bigelow Middle School website.
Go
to “List Server” (under “Daily Homework”). Click on the link to
Thematic Maps of Africa (this is a kmz, or Google Earth, file).
Click
the arrow to the left of Thematic Maps of Africa to display
the list of thematic maps.
Check
the boxes (one at a time!) to view the various thematic maps.
The thematic maps are…
Water Crisis map
Vegetation map
Precipitation map
Natural Resources map
Physical map
Climate map
SURVEY THE LAND
Where will you and your country mates establish your
empire? Consider the following:
Climate
Access to water (fresh water and coastline)
Proximity (closeness) to Europe and other nations for
trade
Fertility of land – which areas are best for growing
crops of different kinds
Proximity to other areas you choose as you create your
empire
USE ALL AVAILABLE RESOURCES FOR YOUR
RESEARCH!
Take notes on your choices. Be prepared to
defend why you choose each area.
SHADE IN THE COUNTRIES YOU AND
YOUR TEAMMATES SELECT ON YOUR
BLANK POLITICAL MAP OF AFRICA
Use a showing relationships frame OR a categorizing frame for
taking notes on your areas of choice in Africa.
Central
Africa
Advantages
are…
Fertile
soil
Moderate
rainfall
South
Africa
North Africa