Ivory Coast and the Mediterranean Sea. Close to ocean for shipping and

supplies, and low mountains for a more temperate climate.]

B) [The fewest number of cities are located in the High Plains. Most High Plains

areas are desert with little or no water available for farming or living.]

C) [Proximity to water determines city size. Coastal areas for movement of goods.

Inland areas are located on large rivers for transportation to the sea.]

2) Lagos, Nigeria - population 3,800,000

3) Johannesburg, South Africa - population 3,650,000

4) Alexandria, Egypt - population 3,350,000

The Sahara Desert and the Desert of Western South Africa.]

B) [Cairo and Alexandria, Egypt are at the mouth of the Nile River. Even though there

is little precipitation, the Nile is there with water for living, farming, and shipping.]

and dry to support most populations. The High Population areas are in Equatorial,

Subequatorial, or Subtropical areas, near the coasts where trade winds keep the

land cooler and wetter.]