M2 Africa Some Basic Facts (Part I) Africa (Year 7) Take a look in your atlas and find the names of the oceans and seas (numbers 1-8 on the map below) that surround Africa. Write their names in the grid below. 1 5 2 6 3 7 4 8 Task 2: Find out the maximum distances from the North to the South and from the East to the West. Write the distances in the boxes on the map below. 6 4 5 1 trapezium 3 8 7 triangle 2 km 1 km Task 3: Read the short text below and fill in the missing words. You can use your atlas. Compare your results with your neighbour s results. Africa is a continent. It is surrounded by oceans and seas. The is on the East Coast of Africa and the on the West coast. The is in the North. The divides Africa and Asia. The divides Europe and Africa. This passage is kilometres wide. Africa is times bigger than Europe. 1 www.bayern-bilingual.de
M2 Africa Some Basic Facts (Part I - Key) Africa (Year 7) Take a look in your atlas and find the names of the oceans and seas (numbers 1-8 on the map below) that surround Africa. Write their names in the grid below. 1 Atlantic Ocean 5 Suez Canal 2 Indian Ocean 6 Strait of Gibraltar 3 Red Sea 7 Gulf of Guinea 4 Mediterranean Sea 8 Gulf of Aden Task 2: Find out the maximum distances from the North to the South and from the East to the West. Write the distances in the boxes on the map below. 6 4 5 1 trapezium 3 8 1 7 triangle 2 7500 km 6900 km Task 3: Read the short text below and fill in the missing words. You can use your atlas. Compare your results with your neighbour s results. Africa is a continent. It is surrounded by oceans and seas. The Indian Ocean is on the East Coast of Africa and the Atlantic Ocean on the West coast. The Mediterranean Sea is in the North. The Suez Canal divides Africa and Asia. The Strait of Gibraltar divides Europe and Africa. This passage is 14 kilometres wide. Africa is three times bigger than Europe. www.bayern-bilingual.de 2
M2 Africa Some Basic Facts (Part II) Africa (Year 7) Task: Take a look in your atlas and fill in the missing information in the grid below. AFRICA SOME BASIC FACTS Size: 30 million km 2 : bigger than Europe Distances: from Tunis to Capetown (north south) from Dakar to Berreda (west east) Location in the grid: Seas and Oceans around Africa: Gulfs: Border between Europe and Africa: Border between Asia and Africa: Length of African coastline: Length of European coastline: Rivers that flow into the Atlantic Ocean: Rivers that flow into the Indian Ocean: A river that flows into the Mediterranean Sea: 1 www.bayern-bilingual.de
M2 Africa Some Basic Facts (Part II - Key) Africa (Year 7) Task: Take a look in your atlas and fill in the missing information in the grid below. AFRICA SOME BASIC FACTS Size: 30 million km 2 : three times bigger than Europe Distances: from Tunis to Capetown (north south) 7,500 kilometres from Dakar to Berreda (west east) 6,900 kilometres Location in the grid: 37 N 35 S 17 W- 51 E Seas and Oceans around Africa: Atlantic Ocean Indian Ocean Mediterranean Sea Red Sea Gulfs: Gulf of Guinea Gulf of Aden Border between Europe and Africa: Border between Asia and Africa: Length of African coastline: Length of European coastline: Rivers that flow into the Atlantic Ocean: Rivers that flow into the Indian Ocean: A river that flows into the Mediterranean Sea: Strait of Gibraltar Suez Canal 30,000 kilometres 37,000 kilometres Niger, Senegal, Oranje, Congo Sambesi, Limpopo Nile www.bayern-bilingual.de 2
M3 Africa an Overview Africa (Year 7) What do you know about Africa? Fill in the missing information. Africa has got the shape of a and a Africa is one of the seven. Its is 30 million km². It is three times than. The river flows into the It is the longest river in the.the coastline of Africa is shorter than the coastline of because in Africa there aren t so many peninsulas and bays. If you want to sail around Africa, you ll have to travel kilometres. The of the European coastline is kilometres. The line that divides Africa and Asia is called and the line that divides is called Strait of Gibraltar. This passage is only kilometres wide. The distance from North to is about 7500 kilometres and the distance from West to East is about kilometres. The Gulf of is a very dangerous place for ships and boats, because pirates often hijack them and kidnap the crew. Task 2: Match the English and German words and write them in your vocabulary book. distance size location grid length peninsula bay world coastline Mediterranean Sea triangle trapezium Bucht Mittelmeer Länge Trapez Welt Dreieck Abstand (Distanz) Küstenlinie Lage Gradnetz Halbinsel Größe 1 www.bayern-bilingual.de
M3 Africa an Overview (Key) Africa (Year 7) What do you know about Africa? Fill in the missing information. Africa has got the shape of a triangle and a trapezium Africa is one of the seven continents. Its size is 30 million km². It is three times bigger than Europe. The river Nile flows into the Mediterranean Sea. It is the longest river in the world. The coastline of Africa is shorter than the coastline of Europe because in Africa there aren t so many peninsulas and bays. If you want to sail around Africa, you ll have to travel 30,000 kilometres. The length of the European coastline is 37,000 kilometres. The line that divides Africa and Asia is called Suez Canal and the line that divides Europe and Africa is called Strait of Gibraltar. This passage is only 14 kilometres wide. The distance from North to South is about 7500 kilometres and the distance from West to East is about 6,900 kilometres. The Gulf of Aden is a very dangerous place for ships and boats, because pirates often hijack them and kidnap the crew. Task 2: Match the English and German words and write them in your vocabulary book. distance size location grid length peninsula bay world coastline Mediterranean Sea triangle trapezium Bucht Mittelmeer Länge Trapez Welt Dreieck Abstand (Distanz) Küstenlinie Lage Gradnetz Halbinsel Größe www.bayern-bilingual.de 2
M4 Landscapes of Africa (Part I: Puzzle) Africa (Year 7) Look at a physical map of Africa and find the correct location for the puzzle pieces below. They all show different African landscapes. Cut the pieces and stick them on the map (Part II). Mark the pieces on the map with the numbers 1-11. 1 Congo Basin 8 Namib Desert 2 Chad Basin 9 Kalahari Desert 3 Drakens Mountains 10 Upper Guinea Highlands 4 Atlas Mountains 11 Lower Guinea Highlands 5 Ahaggar and Tibesti Mountains 12 Asande Hills 6 East African Lakes 13 Luanda Hills 7 Uplands of Ethiopia (Quelle: Erdkundestunden Topographie, Kapitel 3, Afrika physisch-geografisch; Farbfolien zu den Arbeitsblättern, Horst Purschke, H&P-Verlag, Pfarrkirchen, 3. Auflage 2007) 1 www.bayern-bilingual.de
M4 Landscapes of Africa (Part II: Map) Africa (Year 7) www.bayern-bilingual.de 2
M4 Landscapes of Africa (Key) Africa (Year 7) Look at a physical map of Africa and find the correct location for the puzzle pieces below. They all show different African landscapes. Cut the pieces and stick them on the map (Part II). Mark the pieces on the map with the numbers 1-11. 3 www.bayern-bilingual.de
M5 African States Africa (Year 7) 1 Tunesia Tunesien 22 Liberia Liberia 2 Libya Libyen 23 Sierra Leone Sierra Leone 3 Egypt Ägypten 24 Guinea Guinea 4 Sudan Sudan 25 Senegal Senegal 5 Eritrea Eritrea 26 Mauritania Mauretanien 6 Ethiopia Äthiopien 27 Western Sahara Sahara 7 Somalia Somalia 28 Morocco Marokko 8 Kenya Kenia 29 Algeria Algerien 9 Tansania Tansania 30 Mali Mali 10 Mozambigue Mosambik 31 Niger Niger 11 South Africa Südafrika 32 Chad Tschad 12 Namibia Namibia 33 Burkina Faso Burkina Faso 13 Angola Angola 34 14 Democratic Republic Congo Demokratische Republik Kongo Central African Republic 35 Uganda Uganda 15 Congo Kongo 36 Zambia Sambia Zentralafrikanische Republik 16 Gabon Gabun 37 Zimbabwe Simbabwe 17 Cameroon Kamerun 38 Malawi Malawi 18 Nigeria Nigeria 39 Botswana Botswana 19 Benin Benin 40 Ruanda Ruanda 20 Togo Togo 41 Burundi Burundi 21 Ghana Ghana 42 Ivory Coast Elfenbeinküste
M6 A Trip through Africa Africa (Year 7) Journey 1: An Arabian salesman is on business in 13 African states, which he visits in alphabetical order. Which countries does he go to? Look at the map below. His journey begins in the state marked A. Look up the states in your atlas. Write the first letters of the states in the map below, and then write the names of the states in your exercise book. Journey 2: A young man has planned a trip across Africa. He wants to visit 15 African capitals (numbers 1-15 on the map) in alphabetical order. The trip starts in Adis Abeba, the capital of Task 2: Look up the states in your atlas and write their names in your exercise books. Quelle: Erdkundestunden Topographie, Kapitel 2, Arbeitsblätter Topographie Kreuz und quer durch Afrika, Horst Purschke, H & P-Verlag, Pfarrkirchen, 3. Auflage 2007 1 www.bayern-bilingual.de
M6 A Trip through Africa (Key) Africa (Year 7) Journey 1: A B C D E G L M N R T U Z Angola Burundi Ivory Coast Democratic Republic Congo Eritrea Gabon Libya Mauretania Nigeria Ruanda Togo Uganda Zambia Journey 2: 1 Ethiopia 2 Congo 3 Guinea 4 Senegal 5 Sierra Leone 6 Botswana 7 Zimbabwe 8 Sudan 9 Malawi 10 Somalia 11 Kenya 12 South Africa 13 Morocco 14 Tunesia 15 Namibia www.bayern-bilingual.de 2