Geography Challenge

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Geography Challenge 3 (10 Minutes)
1. Take out your study guide for a stamp. 2. Open
your TCI (RED Books) to page 134-135. 3. Use the
information to complete the questions (in full
sentences) on the Geography Challenge 4 handout
and label the map on the back. 5. I dont care
what colors you use for Question 4. 6. You may
work with a partner (someone already sitting
right next to you, or by yourself) HINT The
fastest way to finish is to answer a question and
then label it on the map.
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Question 1
West Africa Question 1 Which ocean borders Africa
on the west? Which ocean borders Africa on the
east? Which sea borders Africa on the
north? Label these bodies of water. A The
Atlantic Ocean borders Africa on the west, the
Indian Ocean borders Africa on the east, and the
Mediterranean Sea borders Africa on the north.
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Question 2
West Africa Question 2 Into what four regions is
Africa divided? Draw in the boundaries of these
regions, and label each region. A Africa is
divided into West Africa, North Africa, South and
Central Africa, and East Africa.
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Question 3
West Africa Question 3 Lightly shade each of
Africas vegetation zones in a different color.
Then fill in the key to show the meaning of each
color. Which of these zones do you think people
were least likely to settle? Why? A People were
least likely to settle in desert zones because it
would be hard to grow food and to find water
there.
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Question 4
West Africa Question 4 Outline Ghanas boundary
in red, Malis boundary in blue, and Songhais
boundary in brown. Add these colors to the
key. In what region of Africa were these
kingdoms located? What vegetation zones are in
this part of Africa? A These kingdoms were
located in West Africa. The vegetation zones in
this region include desert, semidesert.
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Question 5
West Africa Question 5 Label the Niger and
Senegal Rivers. Why do you think these rivers
were important to the societies that developed in
West Africa? A The rivers helped make the land
fertile and provided fish. Also, traders traveled
along the rivers.
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Question 6
West Africa Question 6 Label the Sahara
Desert. Why do you think the territory below the
Sahara Desert might have had limited contact with
lands to the north of the desert before the late
700s C.E.? A Travel across the Sahara Desert
was very difficult. (Note Travel across the
Sahara was made easier after this time because of
the introduction of the camel.)
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Question 7
West Africa Question 7 What religion spread from
North Africa to West Africa? Draw and label an
arrow to show the spread of this religion. A
Islam spread from North Africa to West Africa.
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Question 8
West Africa Question 8 What city was an important
center of trade and learning for the kingdoms
of Mali and Songhai? Label that city. A
Timbuktu was an important center of trade and
learning for the kingdoms of Mali and Songhai.
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Correct Study Guide
Key Terms and People 1. Rifts (p. 112) Rifts
are long deep valleys formed by the movement of
the earths crust. 2. sub-Saharan Africa (p.
112) Africa south of the Sahara Desert is
known as sub-Saharan Africa.
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Key Terms and People 3. Niger River (p. 112)
A river in West Africa that served as a source
of water, food, and transportation. It allowed
many people to live in the area. 4. Sahara
Desert (p. 114) The Sahara desert is the
worlds largest desert.
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Key Terms and People 5. Sahel (p. 114) The
Sahel is a strip of land that divides the desert
from wetter areas. It is fairly dry, but has
enough vegetables to support hardy grazing
animals. 6. savannah (savanna)(p. 114) The
savannah is open grassland with scattered trees,
tall grasses, and shrubs. Grazing animals are
common in the savannah
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Key Terms and People 7. rain forests (p. 114)
Rain forests are moist, densely wooded areas.
Many plants and animals live in the rain forests.
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Questions 1. (Short Answer) In which African
climate region would you most like to live? Why?
(p. 114) Intro 2-3 Juicy Details Conclusion
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Questions 2. List four of early West Africas
important mineral resources and where they came
from. (pgs. 114-115) Dates - Desert Oasis Kola
Nuts - Forests Salt - Sahara Desert Gold -
Southern Forests
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Essential Question 1 1. Describe the physical
features, vegetation, and climate of the
different areas of West Africa.
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New Standard
1. Take out your Standards page 2. Add the
following standard 7.4.2 Analyze the importance
of family, labor specialization, and regional
commerce to the development of states and cities
in West Africa.
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Study Guide Work Time
Study Guide Section 2 Work Time (15 Minutes) 1.
Complete Study Guide Section 2 Key Terms and
People and Questions. 2. We will review them in
15 minutes.
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Study Guide Section 2 Key Terms and People 1.
Extended Family (p. 116) An extended family
included the father, mother, children, and close
relatives in one household. 2. animism (p.
117) Animism i the belief that boies of water,
animals, trees, and other natural objects have
spirits.
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Study Guide Section Questions 1. (Short Answer)
Describe how the use of iron changed the lives of
the Nok people. (p. 118)
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The use of Iron changed the lives of the Nok
people dramatically. One way that their lives
were changed was by using iron to create farming
tools, such as the hoe, which was able to clear
the land more quickly and easily than earlier
tools. This resulted in the Nok being able to
grow more food. Iron was also used to create
tips for arrows and spears which provided for
better defensive and hunting weapons. Finally,
the Nok were able to use the iron to make tools
to cut down trees to clear land for farms. This
lead to an increase in the amount of land
available for housing and farming. Overall, the
use of iron lead to a growth in the strength and
populatin of the Nok.
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Study Guide Section Questions 2. What animal
made trade across the Sahara easier? Why? (p.
119) A The camel made trade aross the Sahara
easier because they could travel long distances
without as much food or water as horses. They
could also carry heavier loads than horses.
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Study Guide Section Questions 3. List the main
items being traded and in what directions they
moved. (p. 119) Salt - From Sahara to south Gold
- From south to north (Europe/Islamic
World) Slaves - North and South
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HW Time You may work on 1. Answering Essential
Question 2 2. Two new symbols/images and two
keywords-info to the cover page 3. Study for the
Test