Geography Worksheet

Questions Answers

1. Find an image of a compass rose and place it in

the blue box to the right.

2. What is the absolute location of Ghana? 7.9465 N, 1.0232 W

3. What are the different regions that make up Northern, Central,

Africa? (This was in the notes!) Southern, Western,
Eastern

4. Choose two regions and describe how they are The southern region
similar or different. (Response should be at least of Africa is smaller
3 complete sentences) compared to the
Northern region. The
North is mainly
linked to the Sahara
Desert. The family
bonding is stronger
in the South side

5. How is Africa and the United States connected? South Africa and the
(Response should be at least 3 complete US have built a solid
sentences) bilateral relationship.
They’re a strategic
partner of the US.
They’ve made strong
collaborations in
areas of health,
education,
environment and
digital economy

6. The rainforest in Africa occupies what Benin, Burkina Faso,

countries? Burundi, Central
African Republic,
Comoros, Congo,
 Côte d’Ivoire,
Democratic Republic
Of Congo, Equatorial
Guinea, Ethiopia,
Gabon, Gambia,
Guinea, etc. It
stretches across most
of the central African
continent

7. Research the Hammer Projection. When was it The hammer

introduced? What are some pros and cons of this projection was
projection?(Name at least two of each) introduced in 1892.
The map projections
show the correct
sizes of landmasses
and continents. A con
is that it causes the
shapes of landmasses
to be altered and
forced into curves

8. Research the Robinson Projection. When was it The Robinson

introduced? What are some pros and cons of this Projection was
projection?(Name at least two of each) introduced in 1963. A
pro is that the
projection shows
most distances, sizes,
and shapes
accurately. A con is
that the map has
some distortion
around the poles and
edges.

9. What is the best projection to use? Explain your The mercator

answer. (Mercator, Robinson, or Hammer) projection is the best
to use because any
straight line on a
Mercator projection
map is a line of
constant true bearing
that enables a
navigator to plot a
straight-line course
10. What is the relative location of Africa? 8.7832 S , 34.5085 E

11. Why do you believe Projections like Mercator It became the

exist? Is this coincidental? Or Do you believe this standard because it’s
was introduced with some sort of intent? unique in
representing north as
Explain your answer in 2-3 sentences.
up and south as
down everywhere. It
was designed to
become the standard
map projection and it
succeeded. It has a
unique way of
representing
directions