GEO 200 Worksheet Template 0923

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GEO 200 Worksheet Template Guidelines and Rubric Overview: Each worksheet activity in this course allows you to engage deeply with a specific geographic region by analyzing its fundamental themes of geography. Engaging in these activities allows you to practice some key skills needed to explore the region you chose for your final project. Complete each question fully—not only to receive full points but also to gain valuable feedback from your instructor to hone your skills moving forward. Prompt: Complete the following steps: I. Select a region from the list provided in the assigned module in Brightspace, and address the questions related to the geographic themes below by replacing the bracketed text with the relevant information. II. Address each question in the worksheet in detail. a) Refer to your module resources and the Themes of Geography resource for more information about your region and each theme to complete this worksheet. b) In each response, describe in detail your selected region using a minimum of four complete sentences in your own words. (Paraphrase the information; do not quote or copy and paste from the text.) c) Be sure to cite your sources in APA format, including the Themes of Geography resource, in the references section. III. Once you have completed this worksheet, save your worksheet file and upload it to Brightspace to submit this assignment. Question Response Chosen Region The African Transition Zone

Question Response 1. Location and Connectivity: What are the absolute and relative locations of your selected region? How does this region connect to others? The African Transition Zone is the division of North Africa from the rest of Africa. This zone cuts across ten countries from west to east. These countries are Senegal, The Gambia, Mauritania, Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger, Nigeria, Chad, Sudan, and Eritrea. The absolute location of Senegal is (14.4974° N, 14.4524° W), The Gambia (13.4432° N, 15.3101° W), Mauritania (21.0079° N, 10.9408° W), Mali (17.5707° N, 3.9962° W), Burkina Faso (12.2383° N, 1.5616° W), Niger (17.6078° N, 8.0817° E), Nigeria (9.0820° N, 8.6753° E), Chad (15.4542° N, 18.7322° E), Sudan (12.8628° N, 30.2176° E), and Eritrea (15.1794° N, 39.7823° E). Senegal is a country in West Africa, it is bordered by Mauritania to the north, Mali to the east, Guinea to the southeast, and Guinea-Bissau to the southwest. The Gambia is located on the west coast of Africa. Senegal is to the north, east, and south. Mauritania is located in Northwest Africa. The Western Sahara is to the northwest, Algeria to the northeast, Mali to the east and southeast, and Senegal to the southwest. Mali is in West Africa; it borders Algeria to the southwest which extends south-west from the southern Sahara Desert. Burkina Faso is in Western Africa. Mali is to the northwest, Niger to the northeast, and Benin, Togo, Ghana, and the Ivory Coast to the south. Niger is in West Africa. Algeria is to the northwest, Libya to the northeast, Chad to the east, Nigeria and Benin to the south, and Burkina Faso and Mali to the west. Nigeria is also in West Africa and it is bordered by Benin, Cameroon, Chad, and Niger. Chad is bordered to the north by Libya, Sudan to the east, Central African Republic to the south, and Cameroon, Nigeria, and Niger to the West. Sudan lies between Sub- Saharan Africa and the Middle East. It also borders the Red Sea. Libya, Egypt, Chad, the Central African Republic, South Sudan, Ethiopia, and Eritrea also share borders with Sudan. Lastly, Eritrea is located in North East Africa. It is bordered by Sudan to the north and west, Ethiopia to the south, Djibouti to the southeast, and the Red Sea to the north and north-east.

Question Response 2. Physical Characteristics: How would you describe the climate, physiography, landscape, and natural hazards of your selected region? Address at least three of the physical characteristics listed above for this worksheet. Note: This is part of the Place theme of geography. The African Transition Zone has two notable seasons. These seasons are dry and rainy season. The humidity in the dry season is between 10% and 25% and during the rainy season it will be between 25% and 75%. The climate is usually hot. Since The African Transition Zone runs through the ten countries I described above, it transitions through many different types of physical geographical zones. These include biomes such as savannas, shrublands, and tropical and subtropical grasslands. “One of the major issues is the climate crisis. The African Transition Zone is experiencing desertification where the Sahara Desert is getting larger and expanding into it due to increasing droughts and erosion” (The African Transition Zone). 3. Human Characteristics: What are the language families/groups, religions, races, and cultures of your selected region? What are the region’s population density and economic development? Address at least three of the human characteristics listed above for this worksheet. Note: This also is part of the Place theme of geography. The African Transition Zone is the cultural transition between Muslim North Africa and the Christian south. The dominant religion within the zone is Islam. Arabic and French are the most common and widely spoken languages within the zone. The dominant culture within the African Transition Zone is Muslim. The African Transition Zone covers 3,300 miles across Africa. The population density of the region “have close to 135 million inhabitants. 1 Some of the larger countries that contain extensive expanses of desert (Mali and Niger) have low population densities of fewer than 20 people per square kilometer. Other geographically smaller countries that have access to the sea (such as Senegal) have population densities of 50 people or more per square kilometer. Landlocked Burkina Faso has a population density of 65 people per square kilometer (see table). Only The Gambia has more than 150 people per square kilometer” (Demographic Challenges of the Sahel).

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