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10/6
Do Now: 3.1 Open Notes Reading Quiz
Aim: What are the key features of Africa’s geography and how have they affected its development?
Objectives: Students will be able to…•Describe Africa’s relative location•Identify Africa’s main regions, landforms and natural resources
Agenda: Africa Geography Review“Regions of the World: Africa” Video
Homework: Read and take notes on Chapter 3 Section 2
The Shape of the Land
Ch. 3 Sec. 1
Overview of Africa’s Geography
• 2nd largest continent• Diverse• Center of early
civilization
A Vast Continent
• Central location– What bodies of
water surround Africa? How have they affected its development?
• Regions: – Which region do
you think has had the most contact with Europe? Why?
Landforms
• Mostly plateau with mountains at edges and Great Rift Valley in eastern-central region
Rivers• Nile: Northern/Eastern Africa
– Longest river in world– Center of ancient civilization– Aswan Dam provides
hydroelectric power and irrigation
• Congo (Zaire): Central Africa – Provides hydroelectric power– Difficult to travel
• Niger: West Africa – Used for irrigation and travel
• Zambezi: Southern Africa– Victoria Falls – Provides hydroelectric power
Night view of Nile delta
Zaire/Congo
Niger
Zambezi
Natural Resources
• Oil, fertile soil, mineral resources unevenly spread over continent
• Rivers = source for metals – What resources are in Africa’s
riverbeds?– What impact have these
resources had on Africa’s development?
– What natural resources does Africa export today?
Identify the following geographic features:•Atlas Mountains•Great Rift Valley•Sahara Desert•Mt. Kilimanjaro•Kalahari Desert•Ethiopian Highlands•Nile River•Lake Victoria
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10/16
Do Now: Africa Geography True/False
Aim: What are the key features of Africa’s geography and how have they affected its development?
Objectives: Students will be able to…•Describe Africa’s relative location•Locate Africa’s main countries, cities, landforms, bodies of water and climate zones
Agenda: Africa Map
Homework: Read and take notes on Chapter 4 Section 2
10/12
Do Now: Map Practice
Aim: How have various climates affected Africa’s development?
Objectives: Students will be able to…•Identify the three factors that affect climate•Describe Africa’s climate zones•Explain the impact of climate on population patterns
Agenda: PPT ReviewAfrican Geography T/F3.1-3.2 Questions
Homework: Finish 3.1-3.2 questions and study for Africa Geography Quiz on Wednesday
Identify the following countries:•Algeria•Democratic Republic of Congo•Egypt•Kenya•Libya•Madagascar•Mali•Morocco•Nigeria•Somalia•South Africa•Sudan•Tanzania•Uganda
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Climate and Diversity
Ch. 3 Sec. 2
Africa’s Climate• Affected by location on
Equator, oceans, and elevation
• Temperature: – Warm year-round – Coolest regions in
highlands and mountains
• Rainfall: – Varies based on distance
from Equator
Major Climate Zones: Tropical Wet Region
• Narrow strip along Equator• Hot, humid, lots of rain- creates
rainforest • Deals with leaching- constant
rain makes poor soil for farming
• Many indigenous diseases – Mosquitos: Malaria, Yellow
Fever, Dengue Fever – Tsetse flies: African Sleeping
Sickness, Elephanitis – Poor water: Typhoid Fever,
cholera
Major Climate Zones:Tropical Wet and Dry
• Largest climate zone in Africa
• Alternating wet and dry seasons
• Vegetation includes savanna (grassland)
• Frequent periods of drought• Suffers from desertification-
cutting trees and grazing animals have reduced fertility of the soil, making savanna turn into desert
Major Climate Zones: Deserts• Cover 40% of Africa • Sahara: North Africa – Largest desert in the world – Rainfall less than 10 inches/year– Trade occurs
• Kalahari: Southern Africa– Grasses & melons grow in some
places – More habitable than Sahara
• Namib: Southern Africa – Small desert with virtually no
rainfall Sa
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Major Climate Zones: Mediterranean
• Located on Southern tip & Northern coast
• Mild: warm, dry summers and cool, moist winters
• Climate and fertile soil supports farming and herding
Population Patterns
• Population: – Not densely populated, but growing– Population clusters around water– Most live on savanna (common in tropical
wet/dry climate zone)
• Adapting to the Land: – Most are farmers – Cities mostly along Med. Sea coast and in
West Africa
• Language: – 1,000+ language groups – A sign of cultural diversity– Provides info about early groups/tribes in
Africa & their movements