Applying Map Skills, page 406; Write down questions and use map to answer; Planners on table. 1.Which three countries share Lake Victoria? 2.Which country is cut off from the sea by Eritrea, Djibouti, and Somalia? 3.What valley runs through Tanzania and Kenya? 4.Which mountain in Africa is 19,340 feet high? 5.What five countries in Central and East Africa are landlocked?

 Describe landforms found in countries of Central Africa  Explain factors preventing countries from reaching their full potential  Compare economies & people of countries in region

 Ch. 13 test today (open book)  3 rd AR book due today

BR – Analyze Maps Wheel Chart DRC 8 vocabulary terms you should know … Web Map – People of the Congo

 About ¼ size of USA; only -- miles of coastline  Borders -- different countries  4 major lakes; Lake Tanganyika (Q) is longest lake in world

 Large rain forest (Q) covers center of ----  --- different types of trees live in rain forest  Rain forest is  River weaves its way through country  Congo & its tributaries supply power

Electricity generated By flowing water A plant fiber Used to make rope And twine Structure at or Near the water’s Surface formed By the skeletons Of small sea animals Wide spread Cutting of forests Person who flees to another Country to escape persecution Or disaster Region drained By a river Plant with roots That can be ground Into flour to make Bread or porridge Plant or animal Under the threat Of completely Dying out Page

is capital 6 million people live there Country is named after The people Most live in areas & follow a Traditional way Of life (farming) is official Language; Local languages are also Spoken (Lingala & Kingwana) 56.6 million people from over --- ethnic groups 75 percent are Christian, Mostly

is capital 6 million people live there Country is named after The people Most live in areas & follow a Traditional way Of life (farming) is official Language; Local languages are also Spoken (Lingala & Kingwana) 56.6 million people from over --- ethnic groups 75 percent are Christian, Mostly

1.What is Africa’s third largest country? 2.What is the major unifying factor of Zaire? 3.Which European country first visited Zaire? 4.What is the biggest problem facing Zaire? 5.How much is a Zaire dollar worth in American money? Please copy down the question (10). Please skip three lines per question. You have 45 seconds per question.

6.What percentage of Zaire’s population are subsistence farmers? 7.What animal could become extinct in the next century? 8.The government has created what to protect the gorillas of Zaire? 9.What two problems has the government of Zaire failed to solve? 10.What holiday did Zaire try to ban? Please copy down the question (10). Please skip three lines per question. You have 45 seconds per question.

 Describe landforms found in countries of Central Africa  Explain factors preventing countries from reaching their full potential  Compare economies & people of countries in region

Bell ringer Video - DRC Outline – Island Countries of Africa HWK – GR 14-1

A.Equatorial Guinea 1. Won independence in (capital) (Q) is on country’s largest island B.Main Economic Activities , and was recently discovered / now is main export C.Sao Tome and Principe 1.Gained independence from (Q) in No one lived there originally, now live D.Volcanic Islands 1. Soil is rich and productive; and are grown there 2. Biggest export crop is

1)What are Africa’s two tallest peaks? 2)The economy of Burundi relies almost entirely on what? 3)What is the most densely populated country in Africa? 4)Upon which Lake is Kampala built? 5)Ethiopia is almost twice the size of what state? Please copy down the question (10); Please skip three lines per question.

6)What can turn the Rift Valley into a desert? 7)What were two cash crops for Kenya before 1963? 8)What is the main crop of the small island of Mauritius? 9)List all the countries that border Tanzania. 10)What is the primary catch from Lake Victoria? Please copy down the question (10); Please skip three lines per question.

 Describe landforms found in countries of Central Africa  Explain factors preventing countries from reaching their full potential  Compare economies & people of countries in region

 Ch. 14-1, 14-2 quiz on 9/29  5 AR books read and passed, 10/11  End of grading period, 10/11

BR Web Map – Congo/Gabon Video – East Africa Web Map – Central African Republic

Independence from France in River supports most of farmland and industries More than half of people small plots of land Economies rely on exports of Both countries beginning to rely on exports Capital of Gabon is ; Congo’s is

Most people of CAR Speak what language? What is an umbrella-Like forest covering? The world’s largest What covers the DRC? Lake Tanganyika Is the world’s Largest what? What is widespread Cutting of too Many trees? Who are the Ancestors of the Congolese People today? What is electricity generated by flowing water? What was the DRC once known as?

Most are Few raise cacao, cotton, tobacco rubber Can claim only mining as important industry Colony of from 1910 to 1960 French is official of Central African Republic (Q) is language of the people

Read Making Connections on page 410. Write question and answer 1.Where do tsetse flies live? 2.What causes sleeping sickness? 3.How many species of flies can transmit the sleeping sickness? 4.How many people in Africa are at risk of being infected with sleeping sickness? 5.How many countries lie within the African tsetse belt?

 Identify the landforms found in Kenya & Tanzania  Describe the activities most important to these countries economies  Compare the histories & people of Kenya & Tanzania

 Ch quiz will be today.

BR 4 square chart – Kenya Video – East Africa Quiz – 14-1

Long of beaches & palm trees; central part is upland plain West part contains highlands & Valley (stretches 3000 miles & early life dates to this area)

In 700’s AD, traders settled area; culture blended; Swahili emerges. 2 major languages: English & Swahili Britain was colonial power until Mau Mau rebellion; Won independence under Kenyatta in

1.What unusual feature dominates western Kenya? 2.On what is Kenya’s economy based? 3.How did the Swahili language come about? 4.Why have Kenyans demanded democratic changes recently? 5.What term do Kenyans use to describe their spirit of cooperation? Please place planners on corner of your table ; Copy down question; you have 45 seconds per question.

6.What makes up Tanzania’s landscape 7.Where do most Tanzanians work? 8.Why has the Tanzanian government set aside several national parks? 9.What policy has the government of Tanzania set up to prevent the land from becoming desert? 10.What language to most of people in Tanzania speak? Please place planners on corner of your table ; Copy down question; you have 45 seconds per question.

 Identify the landforms found in Kenya & Tanzania  Describe the activities most important to these countries economies  Compare the histories & people of Kenya & Tanzania

 Fourth AR book is due on Friday, 2/24  Ch. 14 test will be on Thursday, March 1  5 AR books read by March 13  End of the 9 weeks is on March 13

BR 4 square chart – Kenya Video – East Africa 4 Square Chart - Tanzania HWK – GR 14-2

Operates on a system; Nairobi is capital and center of business Poor farmers; fastest growing industry is (safaris to see natural surroundings)

31 million people in Kenya; are main ethnic group; belief in harambee or pulling together Two major cities, capital of Nairobi (2.3 million) & (chief port on Indian ocean)

1.What unusual feature dominates western Kenya? (411) 2.On what is Kenya’s economy based? (412) 3.How did the Swahili language come about? (413) 4.Why have Kenyans demanded democratic changes recently? (413) 5.What term do Kenyans use to describe their spirit of cooperation? (413) Homework … Due on Thursday Morning. Please write in complete sentences…

6.What makes up Tanzania’s landscape? ( ) 7.Where do most Tanzanians work? (414) 8.Why has the Tanzanian government set aside several national parks? (414) 9.What policy has the government of Tanzania set up to prevent the land from becoming desert? (415) 10.What language to most of people in Tanzania speak? (415) Homework … Due on Thursday Morning. Please write in complete sentences…

 Plain  wildlife  Mt  highest point  Great Valley  Lakes & Tanganyika are also in Tanzania

 Plain  wildlife  Mt  highest point  Great Valley  Lakes & Tanganyika are also in Tanzania  80 percent work in  is fast growing  National Parks protect areas; attract  Preserve farmland also to prevent from spreading

Planners on corner of your table; Please copy down the questions (5); read the passage on the next slide to answer 1.Why did Kawab Bulyar Lago sell his animals 2.What are Paul’s three career goals? 3.If Kawab Bulyar Lago had not sold his animals, what would Paul have done? 4.In what country does Paul go to university? 5.How many brothers and sisters does Paul have in his family?

“ With 7 children, Kawab Buylar Lago sold his animals & saddled himself with debt to send his son Paul to … school outside Marsabit, Kenya. Now awaiting the results of the national exams that will determine his fate, Paul hopes to attend university and become either a doctor, a civil engineer, a teacher, or even a tour guide. “I’d prefer to be a doctor, “ he tells me one morning, ‘but anything would be all right … In the old days Paul would have inherited his father’s herd. Today he inherits his hopes and dreams.” - National Geographic

 Identify the landforms found in Kenya & Tanzania  Describe the activities most important to these countries economies  Compare the histories & people of Kenya & Tanzania

 Fourth AR book is due on Friday, 2/24  Ch. 14 test will be on Thursday, March 1  5 AR books read by March 13  End of the 9 weeks is on March 13

BR Video – East Africa 4 Square Chart – Tanzania Hwk – Read pages

 Serengeti Plain  wildlife  Mt. Kilimanjaro  highest point  Great Rift Valley  Lakes Victoria & Tanganyika are also in Tanzania  80 percent work in farming  Tourism is fast growing  National Parks protect areas; attract ecotourists  Preserve farmland also to prevent desert from spreading  19--  Union of Zanzibar and Tanganyika  Tanzania  Generally politically  Moving toward ---- enterprise system  Also moving toward more democratic  35.4 million people with --- ethnic groups  Most speak  Two main religions are and  Capital is