Africa-An Introduction

A Satellite View

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How Large Is Africa?

List five major ideas from video clip…

Which European Nations Ruled Africa? How has this affected Africa’s present day culture?

Where do most Africans live?

What is the connection between climate and population

density?

Which climates have the greatest population density in Africa?

What effect do resources such as diamonds have on the continent’s population density?

• Let’s define these regions in our notes…

What are Africa’s major climates?• Steppe-The Sahel (semi-desert) is shrinking daily from

desertification becoming part of the Sahara Desert

• Desert-Our world’s greatest areas of desert are found in Africa.

• Tropical Savanna- Endangered animals such as elephants and lions graze in these grasslands which experience wet and dry seasons

• Tropical Rainforest-Hot, humid climate with daily rainfall. The forests are experiencing deforestation.

Identify the climates!

Desert

Tropical Rainforest

Steppe

Tropical Savanna

Where is the Sahel?

Let’s look at some of Africa’s physical features…

What effect do these features have on population density?

Describe Africa’s

topography…

Shade and label this area on your map!

What is Africa’s tallest mountain peak? Label this mountain on your map

What is the Great Rift Valley?

Sodium Lakes and Pink Flamingos?

Where am I? What do the colors on this map show?

Name this Western African river delta…

Where is Timbuktu? Why is it important to African history and trade?

WOW … you’ve changed!!

Where am I? Why is this an important water body for the world?

Can you spot the mouth of the Congo River? What do you see in the water near this area of the Atlantic Ocean?

These waterfalls are found along the Zambezi River…Where am I ?

How did these Rift Valley Lakes form?

This is the world’s longest lake. Can you name it ?

Which character’s reaction would likely match your attitude when visiting Africa?

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SvFcgyjMOjM

The Wild Thornberrys …Cheetahs Never Prosper

What can we say about Lake Tanganyika

What is this man doing? Where is he in Africa?

What is the Rift’s Future?

The Drakensberg Mountains have been named many things…how did it get its

name?

From this view the mountain resembles a piece of kitchen furniture….

Another group named it for its resemblence to a hunting tool and weapon….

Name these animals. In which African region do they live?

The Serengeti

Match each animal to its habitat location…

•Namib Desert

•Lake Victoria

•Ethiopian Highlands

•Congo Basin

Namaqua Chameleon

FlamingoesBaboon

Gorilla

The Namib Desert

Hunting and Fishing in Africa…

Fifty pound carp from Lake AlbertKudu Bull of Kalahari Desert

Cape of Good Hope or Cape of Storms?

Unique Scenes from Africa

In which African area is this video’s animation found?

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DhT0Pydv4JQ

Physical Map of Africa

Nile River

Congo River

Zambezi River

Niger River

Mediterranean Sea

Atlantic Ocean

Pacific Ocean

Indian Ocean

Red Sea

L. Victoria

L. Albert-->

L. Chad-->

L. Tanganyika->

<--Gulf Aden

Drakensburg

Mts.

Ruw

enzori Mts.

Ethiopian Highlands

Δ Kilimanjaro

Sahara Desert

Sahel

Kalahari

Desert

Nam

ib D

esert

Gre

at R

ift

Val

ley

Atlas Mts.

Tropic of Cancer 20° N

Tropic of Capricorn20° S

Equator 0°

LaLake Malawi

Cape of Good Hope

Serengeti Plain

Victoria Falls

Cape of Good Hope

Copy and Define these words in your notebook.

• Climate• Ecosystem• Tectonic • Arid• Savanna• Oasis• Semi-arid• Predator• Adaptation• Region

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