Bell ringer, 2-4 What are the five largest cities in Nigeria? Applying map skills, page 394. (Please write question) Use the map on page 394 to answer the following questions. What are the five largest cities in Nigeria? Which four countries on the map are landlocked? Which four countries have large uninhabited regions? What is the population range of Dakar, Senegal? Which city is bigger, Ogbomosho or N’djamena?

Today's Objectives: Describe the land and climates found in Nigeria Explain Nigeria’s economy Compare Nigeria’s ethnic groups

Dates to remember Next quiz will be on Thursday, Febraury 7th coverering Ch. 13, Section 1 Next Pride Break – February 8th Next Progress Report – February 13th

Daily Planner Bell ringer Tic Tac Toe Chart – Economy of Nigeria Ch. 13 Vocabulary you should know… Tic Tac Toe Chart HWK – please read pages 384-86

Nigeria is ... The largest country (in terms of population, 134 million) in _______ _______. (Q) (T)

Economics of Nigeria (385) --- % of income comes from oil exports (T) Nigeria is one of the world’s major -----producing countries (T) Still, ----- % of people live in poverty Oil profits pay for ----------, -------- and -----------

8 Vocabulary Flashcards Mineral salt Used in Fertilizers (T) Dusty wind from Sahara during Winter months (Q) Process by which Grasslands Change to desert Small plot of land Where a farmer Grows only enough Food to feed his family (Q) Tropical trees Whose seeds are Used to make Chocolate & cocoa Broad grassland In the tropics With very few Trees (Q) The mineral Used to make aluminum Group of Houses surrounded by walls (Q) Pages 384-95 13

Page 386 Despite oil resources, most work as _______… Most are ________ farmers, growing only enough food to feed their families Some work on larger farms that produce _____ crops like…

Please write questions (10); Planners on your table. Bell ringer 2.5 Please write questions (10); Planners on your table. What was the first colonial African country to gain its independence? How many countries border Burkina Faso? Cameroon is slightly larger than which state? The Cote D’Ivoire is one of the world’s leading producers of what? Which West African country is located entirely inside the country of Senegal? Video – West Africa

Please write questions (10); Planners on your table. Bell ringer 2.5 Please write questions (10); Planners on your table. What is the capital of Sierra Leone? The republic of Mali is a former colony of what European power? What four countries border Nigeria? Nigeria is twice the size of what U.S. state? What are four products that farmers in Nigeria produce? Video – West Africa

Today's Objectives: Describe the land and climates found in Nigeria Explain Nigeria’s economy Compare Nigeria’s ethnic groups

Dates to remember Next quiz will be on Thursday, Febraury 7th coverering Ch. 13, Section 1 Next Pride Break – February 8th Next Progress Report – February 13th

Daily Planner Bell ringer Web Map – Geography of Nigeria Video – Countries of West Africa HWK – GR 13-1

Nigeria has a long ------; covered with mangrove swamps (T) Geography, page 384 Coastline Rain Forest Nigeria has a long ------; covered with mangrove swamps (T)

Geography, page 384 Coastline Rain Forest Nigeria has a long ------; covered with mangrove swamps (T) Nigeria’s coastline gives way to tropical ------ --------

Rainforest gives way to --------- (grasslands) with few trees. (T) Geography, page 384 Savannahs Rainforest gives way to --------- (grasslands) with few trees. (T)

Geography, page 384 Savannahs Plateau's Rainforest gives way to --------- (grasslands) with few trees. (T) Finally, Nigeria highlands & ----------appear.

Guided Reading 13-1 Word Bank page 384-88 One-third Christians Savannas President Silver French Mangrove Nok Food Oil (exports) 1400’s Enslaved labor Poverty Lagos Rainfall Asia City-States Muslims Gold Prime Minister One-fourth Compound Harmattan 250 Africa Apartments 350 British Tropical rain forest Farmers Coastline

Bell ringer 2.6 What is Mary Kingsley describing in this quote? (T) Please place planner on your table; Write down 5 questions; Use passage on next slide to answer. What is Mary Kingsley describing in this quote? (T) What does Mary Kingsley means when she mentions “bush-ropes …. Coiled around”? (T) According to Mary Kingsley, what was a result of the thick canopy? (T) When was this piece written? What do you think Mary Kingsley is describing when she writes “gray-white columns”?

Document-Based Questions “Sometimes for hours we passed among thousands upon thousands of gray-white columns of uniform height (about 100- 150 feet); at the top of these the boughs branched out and interlaced among each other, forming a canopy or ceiling, which dimmed the light even of the equatorial sun to such an extent that no undergrowth could thrive in the gloom … From their far-away summits hung great bush- ropes … coiled round and intertwined among each other, until one could fancy one was looking on some mighty battle between armies of gigantic serpents.” – Mary Kingsley’s Travels in West Africa, 1893

Today's Objectives: Describe the land and climates found in Nigeria Explain Nigeria’s economy Compare Nigeria’s ethnic groups

Dates to remember Next quiz will be on Thursday, February 7th on Ch. 13, Section 1 Valentine’s Day Dance on Thursday, February 7th Next Pride Break – February 8th Next Progress Report – February 13th

Daily Planner Bell ringer Time Line – History of Nigeria Ipads – Review for Ch. 13 quiz Weekly Discussion question Video – West African Countries HWK – Review for quiz

History and Government, pg 387-88 City states emerge; --------influences in north; traditional African in south Earliest known people were -----(Q); lived in area from 500 B.C. to 200 A.D. Known as skilled ------ and metal workers

History and Government, pg 387-88 Ethnic conflict led to civil war and instability. Free elections occurred in ------(Q) Europeans arrive in 1400’s; by 1880’s Africa is divided into ------ Became a colony of England; in ---- Nigeria gained independence. History and Government, pg 387-88

Religions of Nigeria 10 % practice traditional African religions 40 % of Nigerians are Christian … 50 % of Nigerians are Muslim… (Q)

Over 250 ethnic groups in Nigeria (Hausa, Fulani, Yoruba and Ibo are big 4) About 134 million people; most living along coast or near Kano Strong sense of belonging to group or extended family Nigeria's People pg 386-87

Bell ringer 2-7 When was the first Great Mosque built? Please read pg. 396, Making the Connections. When you finish, please write the following 5 questions / answer. When was the first Great Mosque built? What elements of the Great Mosque help keep the inside cool? What led to the decline of Djenne? In which direction does the Great Mosque face? What happens each spring to the Great Mosque?

Today's Objectives: Describe the Sahel’s location and its history Explain how people in the Sahel countries live Compare the coastal countries, their history, and peoples.

Dates to remember Next quiz will be on Thursday, February 7th on Ch. 13, Section 1 Valentine’s Day Dance on Thursday, February 7th Next Pride Break – February 8th Next Progress Report – February 13th

Daily Planner Bell ringer

The People of the Sahel, page 392 Sahel countries 1. Countries are large; ----------- is small however 2. Most live in in southern areas of Sahel; near --------- People in the Sahel 1. most people are ---------------- growing grains 2. Others were ---------- such as Fulani and Tuareg Industries of Sahel 1. Mauritania exports include --------- and iron ores 2. Mali  --------; Niger  Uranium; Chad  petroleum Traditions 1. Most are --------- and speak Arabic along with tribal 2. In larger cities ----------- is also spoken