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Map ActivityCHAPTER 21

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Holt World Geography Today 41 Map Activities

Landforms of Northwest Africa

Northwest Africa contains a variety of landforms, including coastal plains, mountains, and

deserts. Examine the map of the region below. Then answer the questions on the following

page.

Wadi Draa

Sebkha de Tindouf

Wadi SousWadi Draa

Wadi-er-Rhira

El-Abid

Wadi Ziz

Wadi Guir

Sebhka deTiminoun

Chottal-Jarid

Chottal-Fijaj

ChottMelrhir

Chottel-Hodna

SebkhaSidi al-Hani'

Rhumel ZahrezCherqui

WadiTouil

Chott ech- Chergui

Oum er-Rbia

Beth Sebou

Moulouya

TADEMAÏT PLATEAU

GREATEASTERN

ERGGREAT WESTERN ERG

TAMLELTPLAIN

KSOUR MTS.

ERG IGUIDI

HAMMADADU DRAA

HIGH ATLAS

BANI MTS.

ANTI-ATLAS

REHAMNA

AL-JIFARAHPLAIN

AURESMTS.

TELL ATLAS

OULED-NAÏLMTS.

MEDJERDAMTS.

HIGH PLATEAU

SAHARAN ATLAS

AMOUR MTS.

MIDDLEATLAS

ER-RIF MTS.

S A H A R A

Melilla(Sp.)

Tunis

TUNISIA

LIBYA

ALGERIAMOROCCO

Wadi Draa

Sebkha de Tindouf

Wadi SousWadi Draa

Wadi-er-Rhira

El-Abid

Wadi Ziz

Wadi Guir

Sebhka deTiminoun

Chottal-Jarid

Chottal-Fijaj

ChottMelrhir

Chottel-Hodna

SebkhaSidi al-Hani'

Rhumel ZahrezCherqui

WadiTouil

Chott ech- Chergui

Oum er-Rbia

Beth Sebou

Moulouya

ATLANTICOCEAN

Strait of Gibraltar

Mediterranean Sea

TADEMAÏT PLATEAU

GREATEASTERN

ERGGREAT WESTERN ERG

TAMLELTPLAIN

KSOUR MTS.

ERG IGUIDI

HAMMADADU DRAA

HIGH ATLAS

BANI MTS.

ANTI-ATLAS

REHAMNA

AL-JIFARAHPLAIN

AURESMTS.

TELL ATLAS

OULED-NAÏLMTS.

MEDJERDAMTS.

HIGH PLATEAU

SAHARAN ATLAS

AMOUR MTS.

MIDDLEATLAS

ER-RIF MTS.

S A H A R A

Algiers

Melilla(Sp.)

Rabat

Tangier

Tunis

PORTUGALSPAIN

TUNISIA

LIBYA

ALGERIAMOROCCO

N

W E

S

Mineral sites

Intermittentsalt lakes

Sand areas

Dams

Intermittent rivers

6,650

3,280

1,640

0

2,000

1,000

640

0

Elevation

Physical Map of Northwest Africa

Chapter 21, Map Activity, continued

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Holt World Geography Today 42 Map Activities

1. What is the principal mountain range of northwest Africa? Where is the highest

portion of this range? What is the elevation of Mt. M’goun, in meters?

2. Where is the Tamlelt Plain? What is the altitude range on the plain?

3. What is the Wadi Ziz? The Sebkha de Tindouf? The Erg Iguidi?

4. Which of the countries on the map has the most mountainous land? Which has the

most desert land?

5. What is the elevation of the land around the Chott Melrhir? What landform lies just

to the north?

6. Critical Thinking: Interaction What two items on the legend indicate human-

environment interaction? How do you think each of these affects life for residents of

the region?

ACTIVITY Imagine that you are taking a journey across the region shown on the map.

Read more about the physical features of the area, then write an imaginary travelogue of

your journey. Explain how you travel and what you see and experience along the way.

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