40 °N
E
Tropic of Cancer
Tropic of Capricorn
Equator 0°
INDIAN OCEAN
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L. Victoria
Arabian
Sea
Sofala
Kilwa
Zimbabwe
Aksum Aden
Zeila
Dhofar
Mogadishu
Calicut
Muscat
Mombasa
Malindi
Lalibela
Jiddah
AFRICA
INDIA
ARABIA
EGYPT
SAHARA
Madagascar
Zanzibar I.
Land route
Sea route
Winter monsoon
Rain forest
Savanna
Desert
Summer monsoon
0 1,000 Miles
0 2,000 Kilometers
East African Trade, 1000
Trade Goods
Savanna region
Coastal region
Southern African
Savanna region
leopard skins
tortoiseshells
gold from mines
ivory from elephants
saddles
combs
coins, jewelry
chess pieces, sword hilts
Origin Raw Materials Products Made
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GEOGRAPHY SKILLBUILDER: Interpreting Maps
1.MovementHow far did a trader have to travel to make a round trip
from Calicut in India to Kilwa in Africa and back again?
2.Human-Environment InteractionWhich monsoon would a trader
rely on to sail from India to Africa?
3.RegionWhich raw materials came from the savanna region?