Sub-Saharan Africa: Geography & Trade Vocabulary

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Sub-Saharan Africa: Geography & Trade Vocabulary Thanks to Mr. Banh for his awesome powerpoints!

Geography of Africa: At a Glance Write down 2-3 observations about Africa’s geography. Africa is mostly made up of __________ (what climate zone?) Area of focus Savannah

Geography: Match & Define Desert Savannah Rainforest

Geography: Niger River Sahara Desert What do you notice about where the Niger River is? Sahara Desert What modern countries are covered by the Sahara?

Trade: read & Define in Own words Trans-Saharan Trade “trans”  “across” “Saharan”  related to Sahara Desert So “Trans-Saharan Trade” means what? Caravan Group of people traveling together Advantages of traveling in a caravan?

Trade Tribute – payment or taxes Trade goods in West Africa What are these pictures of? Clockwise: Gold, salt, slaves

Recap of Vocabulary & Worksheet What was the relationship between geography & trade in West Africa? Think about… Where trade goods were located Where the kingdom of Ghana & Mali were located What kinds of obstacles did traders have to deal with or overcome?

West Africa Geography and Trade map Requirments (write on the back of map) Label Cities: Timbuktu, Gao, Djenne, Kuombi Saleh Label vegetation Zones – Desert, Savannah, Rainforest Label the Niger River Label Salt mines and Gold Fields (Label in class, color at home) Kingdoms: Ghana = Purple Mali = Red Songhai = Green Homework: Color/decorate map showing each vegetation zone! Title, Key, Compass Rose