Geographic Understandings of Africa

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Geographic Understandings of Africa

• SS7G1 The student will locate selected features
  of Africa.

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• Regional Political-Physical Map of Africa

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Population Map of Africa
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What geographic features are located in the
democratic Republic of the Congo? How do you
think this affects where and how people live?

• Democratic Republic of the Congo (Zaire)

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Egypt
Where is the country of Egypt located in Africa?
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Kenya
What is a rift? What geographic features are
associated with this term? Why is that?
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Nigeria
What do you notice about the water features of
this country? What is formed where the river
enters the Gulf of Guinea?
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South Africa
What do the names of the cities indicate to you?
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Sudan South Sudan
What Rivers make up the Nile River?
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Countries

• What did you see in each of the demonstrated
  countries of Africa?
• How do you think some of the features affect how
  people live, what they do for a living and
  transportation?

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Sahara Desert

• Vegetation outlining areas of Sahel

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Desert dwelling peoples in Africa are not
homogenous. They engage in a variety of economic
activities that relate to their environment. Many
groups in the Sahara desert region are engaged in
long distance trading, herding of camels, sheep,
and goats, and some fruit cultivation at oases.
In the southern African deserts, Namib and
Kalahari, most desert dwellers are hunters and
gatherers. However, most desert dwellers are
nomadic and live in small groups.
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The Nile River Valley

• What are the areas in green? Tributaries of the
  Nile River in blue as well as the Red Sea to the
  East

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The Atlas Mountains
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Rain Forest 15 of Africas Surface
People who live in tropical rain forests engage
in wide variety of economic activities, including
hunting and gathering, lumbering, rubber tapping,
production of palm products, and cultivation of
primarily root crops such as yams and cassava.