Geography
of the Non-Western World: GEO
105 Recitation
Lab
#5 Midterm Review Assignment Week
of 5/01/00
Name:___________________________________ Recitation #:_______ Group #:______
This
worksheet is due at the end of the recitation period.
Objective: To summarize the cultural
and physical geography of two realms: North Africa/Southwest Asia, and
Sub-Saharan Africa.
Procedure: For this lab, imagine that
the National Geographic Society has decided to focus its entire June 2000 issue
on the North Africa/Southwest Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa realms. Because the
journalists and photographers covering these realms never took a GEO 105
course, the society seeks your help in preparing a summary highlighting
important information to be included in the June issue. You will focus on one
of the following routes and address its associated questions.
Route
#1:
Stops
1 and 2:
One legacy of colonialism in Africa was the conflicts that arose from
boundaries established by colonial powers. How did such conflicts increase the
conflict in Rwanda and Burundi?
Stops
3 and 4:
How do these two countries differ in terms of the economic policies that each
of them adopted after independence?
Stop
5: What
cultural trait sets this country apart from other African countries?
Stop
6:
Lecture 8 highlights four particular physical features of Africa. Which of
these four is evident at this stop?
Stop
7:
According to Lab 4, desertification is occurring in this country. How does the
country’s climate make it susceptible to desertification?
Stop
8:
Soweto is located on the outskirts of which city located at stop 8?
Explain why Soweto has been both a result of
apartheid and a force against it.
**Don’t
forget to label countries, rivers, oceans, cities, and any other important
physical features along your route on the map!**
Route
#2:
Stop
1:
National Geographic would like to highlight the climate here. What physical
feature causes orographic precipitation near this stop?
Stop
2,3, & 4: What common theme would you suggest for an article on these three
stops?
Stop
5: What
historical significance should the magazine mention for this country?
Stop
6: The
magazine is interested in the Palestinians who have lived in refugee camps
since Israel became a state in 1948. Which country in this region should you
visit to find the most Palestinian refugees outside of Israel?
Stop
7: What
group of people can you expect to find in this area? Is this group a nation,
state, or a nation-state? Why?
Stop
8:
Although a majority of the people in this country are Muslim, what centrifugal
force could you expect to find here?
Stop
9: Your
team will end its journey in the city located here. What is the significance of
this city?
**Don’t
forget to label countries, rivers, oceans, cities, and any other important
physical features along your route on the map!**