Activity 7: 
Fires in Africa, Using Published Maps

In this exercise, you will examine the location of fires in Africa and their impact on land use and populations. 

Project Steps

Sources used in this assignment: 

Rand McNally Classroom Atlas.  1997.  IBSN 528-17729-X.  

Rand McNally Goode's World Atlas.  1995.  19th Edition.  LC Catalog Card Number 
94-68645.  

World Geography Today.  1997.  Holt, Rinehart, and Winston.   Austin:  Harcourt Brace and Brace and Company.       ISBN     0-03-016802-3. 

Fire map of Africa: 

  

  Step 1 Examine the following maps: 

From World Geography Today:  Population Density map, page 419. 

From World Geography Today:  Economy / Land Use - Land Cover map, page 420.  Step 2 Answer the following questions.

Questions
Question 1 Where are most of the fires located in Africa? 
 
 
 
 
 
Question 2 What type of land use are most of the fires in Africa associated with?  Why?
 
 
 
 
 
 
Question 3 Are most of the fires in Africa located in densely populated areas?   Why?
 
 
 
 
 

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