GEOGRAPHIC UNDERSTANDINGS OF AFRICA SS7G1 The student will locate selected features of Africa.
Regional Political-Physical Map of Africa
Population Map of Africa
Democratic Republic of the Congo (Zaire) What geographic features are located in the democratic Republic of the Congo? How do you think this affects where and how people live?
Egypt Where is the country of Egypt located in Africa?
Kenya What is a rift? What geographic features are associated with this term? Why is that?
Nigeria What do you notice about the water features of this country? What is formed where the river enters the Gulf of Guinea?
South Africa What do the names of the cities indicate to you?
Sudan & South Sudan What Rivers make up the Nile River?
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?
Sahara Desert Vegetation outlining areas of Sahel
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.
What are the areas in green? Tributaries of the Nile River in blue as well as the Red Sea to the East The Nile River Valley
The Atlas Mountains
Rain Forest =15% of Africa’s 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.