SENEGAL MOR MAURITANIA GUINEA COTE D'IVOIRE Western Sahara GAMBIA SIERRA LEONE LIBERIA GUINEA-BISSAU CAPE VERDE ATLANTIC OCEAN ATLANTIC Madeira (Portugal) Canary Islands (Spain) Ascension (UK) Saint Helena (UK) Boundary claimed by Western Sahara Equator Tropic of Capricorn Tropic of Cancer Abidjan Yamoussoukro Freetown Dakar Rabat Nouakchott Bamako Monrovia Bissau Conakry Banjul Marrakesh Casablanca Bouake Bobo Dioulasso Las Palmas Kaolack Safi Laayoune Segou Djenne Funchal Kankan Praia 10°W 10°W 20°W 20°W 30°W 30°W 30°N 20°N 10°N 0° 10°S 20°S 30°S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 A B C A B C 1:35 000 000 Lambert Azimuthal Equidistant Projection 1 centimetre on the map represents 350 kilometres on the ground. 0 500 1000 1500 kilometres 126 Largest country: Algeria 2 381 741 sq km (D7) Smallest country: Seychelles 455 sq km (J4) Largest population: Nigeria 162 470 737 (E5) Smallest population: Seychelles 86 000 (J4) Highest population density: Mauritius 631 people per sq km (J2) Lowest population density: Namibia 3.0 people per sq km (F2) Richest country (GDP per capita): Equatorial Guinea US$27 478 (F5) Poorest country (GDP per capita): Democratic Republic of Congo US$231 (G4) GEOFACTS 1 Olduvai Gorge (H4) This steep-sided ravine in northern Tanzania has yielded fossil evidence of the earliest humans and their tools, dating back 1.7 million years. 2 Great Pyramid of Giza (H7) Built around 2580 BC, the Great Pyramid of Giza is the only one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World that remains today. It is made up of more than two million granite blocks, each weighing 2.5 tonnes. ▼ La r g e s t c o u n t r G AMAZING PLACES 1 O A Africa: human features D 4 2000 0 4000 km 100 to 200 Over 200 20 to 100 1 to 20 Under 1 People per square kilometre Over 5 000 000 1 000 000 to 5 000 000 500 000 to 1 000 000 100 000 to 500 000 Under 100 000 Urban population Intensive cultivation Horticulture and vineyards Specialised farming Commercial crops and livestock farming Sedentary cultivation Shifting cultivation Subsistence crops and livestock farming Livestock farming Nomadic herding Little or limited use 3 Temple of Karnak (H7) The world’s largest temple, near Luxor on the Nile River, was built around 1250 BC. 4 Djenne, Mali (D6) On an island in the Bam River in Mali is Djenne, an ancient centre of trade and Islamic learning. Djenne’s Great Mosque is the world’s largest mud- brick building. ▼ 100 to 500 Under 100 Gross domestic product, 2011 estimate (US$ billions) POPULATION A A A A A A A A A A A A AGRICULTURE B B B B B B B B B B B B GDP C C C C C C C C C C C C Jacaranda Page Proofs
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SENEGAL
M O R
M A U R I T A N I A
G U I N E A
COTE
D'IVOIRE
Western
Sahara
GAMBIA
SIERRA LEONE
LIBERIA
GUINEA-BISSAU
CAPE
VERDE
ATLANTIC
OCEAN
A T L A N T I C
Madeira(Portugal)
Canary Islands(Spain)
Ascension (UK)
Saint Helena (UK)
Boundary claimedby Western Sahara
Equator
Tropic of Capricorn
Tropic of Cancer
Abidjan
Yamoussoukro
Freetown
Dakar
Rabat
Nouakchott
Bamako
Monrovia
Bissau
Conakry
Banjul
Marrakesh
Casablanca
Bouake
Bobo Dioulasso
Las Palmas
Kaolack
Safi
Laayoune
SegouDjenne
Funchal
Kankan
Praia
10°W
10°W
20°W
20°W30°W
30°W
30°N
20°N
10°N
0°
10°S
20°S
30°S
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
A B C
A B C
1:35 000 000
Lambert Azimuthal Equidistant Projection
1 centimetre on the map represents350 kilometres on the ground.
0 500 1000 1500
kilometres
126
Largest country: Algeria 2 381 741 sq km (D7)
Smallest country: Seychelles 455 sq km (J4)
Largest population: Nigeria 162 470 737 (E5)
Smallest population: Seychelles 86 000 (J4)
Highest population density: Mauritius 631 people per sq km (J2)
Lowest population density: Namibia 3.0 people per sq km (F2)
Richest country (GDP per capita): Equatorial Guinea US$27 478 (F5)
Poorest country (GDP per capita): Democratic Republic of Congo US$231 (G4)
GEOFACTS
1 Olduvai Gorge (H4)
This steep-sided ravine in northern Tanzania has yielded fossil evidence of the earliest humans and their tools, dating back 1.7 million years.
2 Great Pyramid of Giza (H7)
Built around 2580 BC, the Great Pyramid of Giza is the only one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World that remains today. It is made up of more than two million granite blocks, each weighing 2.5 tonnes. ▼
Largest countr
G
AMAZING PLACES
1 Olduvai Gorge
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Africa: human
features
Djenne
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20000 4000 km
100 to 200
Over 200
20 to 100
1 to 20
Under 1
People per
square kilometre
Over 5 000 000
1 000 000 to 5 000 000
500 000 to 1 000 000
100 000 to 500 000
Under 100 000
Urban population
Intensive cultivation
Horticulture andvineyards
Specialised farming
Commercial crops andlivestock farming
Sedentary cultivation
Shifting cultivation
Subsistence crops andlivestock farming
Livestock farming
Nomadic herding
Little or limited use
3 Temple of Karnak (H7)
The world’s largest temple, near Luxor on the Nile River, was built around 1250 BC.
4 Djenne, Mali (D6)
On an island in the Bam River in Mali is Djenne, an ancient centre of trade and Islamic learning. Djenne’s Great Mosque is the world’s largest mud-brick building. ▼