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Essential Question:Where are the major physical features and nations of Africa located?
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In the activator, you attempted to locate a few physical and political features of Africa. By the end of this lesson, you will be able to locate these and many more.
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STANDARDS:SS7G1A. LOCATE ON A WORLD AND REGIONAL POLITICAL-PHYSICAL MAP: THE SAHARA, SAHEL, SAVANNA, TROPICAL RAIN FOREST, CONGO RIVER, NIGER RIVER, NILE RIVER, LAKE TANGANYIKA, LAKE VICTORIA, ATLAS MOUNTAINS, AND KALAHARI DESERT.
SS7G1B. LOCATE ON A WORLD AND REGIONAL POLITICAL-PHYSICAL MAP THE COUNTRIES OF DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO (ZAIRE), EGYPT, KENYA, NIGERIA, SOUTH AFRICA, SUDAN, AND SOUTH SUDAN.
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Africa’s Size
# Second largest continent 11,700,000 sq. mi.
# 10% of the world’s population.
# 4 times the size of the U. S.
5000
MILES
4 6 0 0 M I L E S
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Africa
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A Satellite View
Desert
Rainforest
Sahel
Mountains
Desert
Savanna
Mt.s
Mt.s
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Sahara Desert
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Sahara Desert:World’s largest, hot desert, covering most of Northern
Africa
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Sahel
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Sahel:Transition zone south of the Sahara; separates Sahara from tropical rain
forests
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Tropical Rain Forest
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Tropical Rain Forest:Central African tropical rainforest is the second
largest in the world
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Savanna
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Savanna:Rolling grassland and
scattered trees and shrubs
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Nile River
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Egypt: The “Gift of the Nile”
Annual Nile FloodingAnnual Nile Flooding
Nile DeltaNile Delta
95% of the Egyptian people live on 5% of the land!
95% of the Egyptian people live on 5% of the land!
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Nile River:World’s longest river; flows
northward into the Mediterranean Sea
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Nile River
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Lake Victoria
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Lake Victoria:Reservoir for the Nile River;
largest lake in Africa; 2nd largest freshwater lake in the
world
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Lake Tanganyika
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Lake Tanganyika:Longest lake and second
deepest in the world; lies in central Africa
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Kalahari Desert
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Kalahari Desert:Large, dry (arid) sandy area
in southern Africa
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covers much of Botswana and parts of Namibia & South Africa
semi-desert, with huge tracts of excellent
grazing after good rains
Kalahari Desert
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Congo River
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Congo River:Second longest river in Africa; crosses the equator twice and
is surrounded by rain forest
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The Congo River Basin
# Covers 12% of thecontinent.
# Extends over 9countries.
# 2,720 miles long.
# 99% of the countryof The Democratic Republic of the Congo (Zaire) is in the Congo River basin.
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Niger River
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Niger River:Main river in western Africa; five African nations depend
on it for water; flows into the Atlantic
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The Niger River Basin
# Covers 7.5% of the continent.
# Extends over 10 countries.
# 2,600 miles long.
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Atlas Mountains
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Atlas Mountains:Range in northern Africa
between the Mediterranean Sea and Sahara Desert
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With a partner, come up with a mnemonic device or other way to remember the location of the physical features of Africa.
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Formative Assessment
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Use the African Countries Map
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Egypt
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Egypt
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Sudan
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Sudan
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SouthSudan
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South Sudan
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Nigeria
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Nigeria
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Kenya
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Kenya
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Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaire)
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Democratic Republic of
Congo (Zaire)
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SouthAfrica
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South Africa
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Create a Mnemonic Device to help remember the countries of Africa
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Formative Assessment
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Physical and Political Features Review Activities [if needed]Africa Physical and Political Features Flashcards
Physical and Political Features Slipcover
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Summarizer