The Niger river summative assessment 7th grade Schilling homeroom Chancellor Holloman

How the Niger river was formed The Niger River is located in western Africa, it is about 2,597 miles long. Its source is in the Guinea Highlands in southeastern Guinea. It runs in a crescent through Mali, Niger, on the border with Benin and then through Nigeria, running through a massive delta, known as the Niger Delta or the Oil Rivers, into the Gulf of Guinea in the Atlantic Ocean. The Niger is the third-longest river in Africa, passed only by the Nile and the Congo River. Its main tributary is the Benue River.

Ratios and proportions Solve for x. The Niger River is 2,597 miles long. It flows through 5 countries. If 1/3 of the river is in ____, how many miles of river is in that country? If a boat was going 60 miles per hour in one minute how fast would the boat go in 6 min. For every 20 commercial boats there re 10 fishing boats.

5 resources Niger river produces 1. fresh water 2. lumber (around the river) 3. oil 4. diamonds (minimum) 5. sand

Non/living things Sand- You do not need sand to live but people heat up the sand and make that into glass. The Niger River is a fresh water lake so many people need the resources of the Niger River.