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Imperialism Map And Questions
Directions:Complete Parts I, II, III, and IV on your map (which is located on the back of this page)and then answer these questions.
1) Which country has the most land mass under its control?
2) How does this total land mass compare to the size of the mother country?
3) List the eight countries you mapped in order from the most controlled land to the least:
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4) Which country has colonized the least land mass? Why might this be?
5) Approximately what percentage of the world is not colonized by Europe?
6) What do you think prevented the colonization of these other countries?
7) After 1898 the U.S. controlled the territories of Puerto Rico, Guam, the Philippines, Hawaii, and the Midway Islands. Why do you suppose the U.S. acquired these territories?
Imperialism Map Instructions
Part I:Identify the following cities by placing a dot on your map and then labeling that dot.
1. Cairo, Egypt
2. Bombay, India
3. Cape Town, South Africa
4. Lagos, Nigeria
5. Hong Kong (China)
6. Singapore
7. Mombasa, Kenya
8. Halifax, Canada
9. Kingston, Jamaica
10. Sydney, Australia
11. Georgetown, Guyana
12. Dover, England
Part II:Neatly label the following bodies of water.
1. Atlantic Ocean
2. Pacific Ocean
3. Mediterranean Sea
4. Strait of Gibraltar
5. Bay of Bengal
6. Suez Canal
7. Arabian Sea
8. Indian Ocean
Part III:Create the most EFFICIENT British trade route by ship for each of the following. Label each route by drawing a numbered ship next to its route.
1. Dover - Halifax - Kingston - Georgetown - Dover
2. Dover - Lagos - Cape Town - Dover
3. Dover - Cairo - Mombassa - Bombay - Dover
4. Bombay - Sydney - Singapore - Hong Kong - Bombay
Part IV:Use the chart on the back of this sheet to complete your map
Part IV: Follow the three steps below to complete your map.
1. Choose eight different colors to represent each of the eight European colonial powers. Shade in the box in the key next to each country and then shade in the country on the map the same color.
2. Locate each contemporary country below and number it on your map.
3. Lightly shade in the country with the color that matches its colonial power.
Africa / Asia / Americas / AustraliaBritain / 1. Egypt
2. Sudan
3. Kenya
4. Zimbabwe
5. South Africa
6. Sierra Leone
7. Somalia (Northern) / 8. Zambia
9. Gambia
10. Botswana
11. Nigeria
12. Ghana
13. Lesotho / 14. India
15. Pakistan
16. Malaysia
17. Hong Kong
18. Bangladesh
19. Burma (Myanmar) / 20. Jamaica
21. Belize
22. Canada
23. Trinidad
24. Guyana / 25. Australia
26. New Zealand
Spain / 1. Western Sahara / 2. Philippines / 3. Mexico
4. Argentina
5. Bolivia
6. Chile
7. Colombia
8. Costa Rica
9. Ecuador
10. Guatemala
11. Dominican Republic / 12. Cuba
13. Honduras
14. Nicaragua
15. Panama
16. Peru
17. Puerto Rico
18. Uruguay
19. Venezuela
20. Paraguay / NONE
France / 1. Algeria
2. Mauritania
3. Mali
4. Niger
5. Cote D'Ivoire
6. Senegal
7. Guinea
8. Madagascar / 9. Gabon
10. Morocco
11. Dijibouti
12. Benin
13. Chad
14. Tunisia
15. Burkina Faso / 16. Laos
17. Vietnam
18. Cambodia / 19. Haiti
20. French Guiana / NONE
Germany / 1. Cameroon
2. Namibia
3. Tanzania / 4. Togo
5. Rwanda
6. Burundi / 7. Papua New Guinea / NONE / NONE
Portugal / 1. Guinea-Bissau
2. Angola
3. Mozambique / NONE / 4. Brazil / NONE
Italy / 1. Somalia (Southern)
2. Libya
3. Eritrea / NONE / NONE / NONE
Netherlands / NONE / 1. Indonesia / 2. Suriname / NONE
Belgium / 1. Congo
2. Central African Republic
3. Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaire) / NONE / NONE / NONE