CLIMATE AND VEGETATION 7th GRADE SOCIAL STUDIES AFRICA CLIMATE AND VEGETATION CHAPTER 1, SECTION 2 MR. CRAKE 7th GRADE SOCIAL STUDIES MASON MIDDLE SCHOOL Irrigate-

CLIMATE AND VEGETATION 7th GRADE SOCIAL STUDIES AFRICA CLIMATE AND VEGETATION CHAPTER 1, SECTION 2 MR. CRAKE 7th GRADE SOCIAL STUDIES MASON MIDDLE SCHOOL Irrigate-to supply with water through a ditch, pipe, channel or sprinkler.

UZBEKISTAN 2. Drought-

2. Drought-a long period of little or no rain. UZBEKISTAN 2. Drought-a long period of little or no rain.

UZBEKISTAN 3. Oasis-

UZBEKISTAN 3. Oasis-a fertile place in the desert where there is water and vegetation.

4. Savanna-

4. Savanna-a region of tall grasses with scattered trees.

5. Nomad-

5. Nomad-a person who has no permanent, settled home and who moves from place to place.

6. Name three factors that influence climate?

6. Name three factors that influence climate 6. Name three factors that influence climate? Location relative to the equator, distance from large bodies of water, influence of major landforms, elevation, rainfall.

7. Give an example of how one of these factors can influence the climate of the area.

7. Give an example of how one of these factors can influence the climate of the area. The Equator provides a warm tropical climate for the region.

8. Identify the types of vegetation found in each of Africa’s regions.

8. Identify the types of vegetation found in each of Africa’s regions 8. Identify the types of vegetation found in each of Africa’s regions. North Africa-desert scrub or desert, West and Central Africa-tropical Savanna and tropical rainforest, East Africa-tropical savanna and grassland, and Southern Africa-tropical savanna, with desert scrub, grassland, and vegetation.

KAZAKHSTAN UZBEKISTAN TAJIKISTAN 9. How do climate and vegetation affect the ways African’s make a living?

KAZAKHSTAN UZBEKISTAN TAJIKISTAN 9. How do climate and vegetation affect the ways African’s make a living? Vegetation is dependent on climate and that amount of vegetation in a place affects how people make a living.

10. What health risks do people and animals in different climate regions of Africa face?

10. What health risks do people and animals in different climate regions of Africa face? Many disease-carrying insects live in the rainforests, malaria thrives in parts of Africa south of the Sahara.

11. In which of Africa’s climate regions do you think you would be least likely to contract Malaria?

11. In which of Africa’s climate regions do you think you would be least likely to contract Malaria? Dry places such as deserts.