The plan…. Objectives Review – Climate and physical features Show Map of Africa Bantu – Reading and Comprehension Questions

Objectives Students will learn about the physical geography of Africa Students will find out about the Bantu and their movements across the continent

Review

Latitude vs. Longitude Equator and the Prime Meridian?

What are these?

Tropical

What are these?

Climate vs. Weather

What are these?

Polar

What is this?

Why is this information important? How do the climate and physical geography influence the movement of people?

Africa and the Bantu Social Studies booklet pages 16-18

Bantu Left west Africa >2000 years ago Great migration across the whole of Africa – What is migration? >200,000,000 Bantu, today

Africa’s Physical Geography What are on both sides of the equator? What’s the weather like there?

Africa’s Physical Geography What surround the rain forests? What sort of animals live there?

Africa’s Physical Geography What can be found north and south of the savannas? The _______ _______ is the largest ________ in the world.

Africa’s Physical Geography Along the eastern edge of Africa runs a band of ______, deep _______, and rugged ________. How does geography affect the way of life in Africa? – Can you grow crops in the desert? Why or why not?

Africa’s Physical Geography The Mbooti survive in the _____ _____ by _____ _____ and _____ _____.

How do Africa’s physical features affect how people live? Reading Check pg 17 Write down the answer, it may be on your next exam^^

Bantu Migration How long did the Bantu migrate? What is sub-Sahara Africa? What happened to the old clay and wooden buildings? Iron tools?

Bantu Migration What are told by traditional African storytellers? What 3 jobs did most Bantu do? What is a clan? How are their family histories traced?

Bantu Migration Why did the Bantu move? What changed as they moved? What did they have to do to survive?

Bantu Migration What happened if they moved to a new place and people were already there? What skill did the Bantu have? How was it useful for them?

Which skills did the Bantu bring with them? Reading Check pg 18 Write down the answer, it may be on your next exam^^

Describe the important physical features of Africa. Review Questions pg 18 Write down the answer, it may be on your next exam^^ Over how many years did the Bantu migrations occur?