ACC WARM UP. Come up with a Hector and Fido Question for each of the Physical Features. Use 2 facts for each. 1.Sahara Desert 2.Nile River 3.Mt. Kilimanjaro.

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ACC WARM UP. Come up with a Hector and Fido Question for each of the Physical Features. Use 2 facts for each. 1.Sahara Desert 2.Nile River 3.Mt. Kilimanjaro 4. Zambezi River 5.Victoria Falls

Open books up to page and label the countries 1-31

1. Western Sahara 2. Morocco 3. Mauritania 4. Algeria 5. Tunisia 6. Libya 7. Egypt 8. Sudan 9. Eritrea 10. Ethiopia 11. Somalia 12. Kenya 13. Uganda 14. Dem. Rep. of Congo 15. Central Africa Republic 16. Chad 17. Niger 18. Mali 19. Corte D’Ivoire 20.Nigeria 21. Cameroon 22. Gabon 23. Angola 24. Namibia 25. Botswana 26. South Africa 27. Mozambique 28. Zimbabwe 29. Zambia 30. Tanzania 31. Madagascar 1. Egypt 2. Sudan 3. Ethiopia 4. Eritrea 5. Somalia 6. Kenya 7. Tanzania 8. Mozambique 9. Madagascar 10. South Africa 11. Zimbabwe 12. Botswana 13. Namibia 14. Angola 15. Zambia 16. Dem. Rep. Congo 17. Central Africa Republic 18. Gabon 19. Chad 20. Cameroon 21. Nigeria 22. C’ote D’ Ivoire 23. Mali 24. Mauritania 25. Western Sahara 26. Morocco 27. Algeria 28. Tunisia 29. Libya 30. Niger 31. Uganda

Open books up to page and label the countries 1-31

1.South Africa 2.Namibia 3.Botswana 4.Zimbabwe 5.Mozambique 6.Zambia 7.Angola 8.Dem. Republic of Congo 9.Tanzania 10.Kenya 11.Uganda 12.Sudan 13.Ethiopia 14.Somalia 15.Eritrea 16.Egypt 17.Libya 18.Tunisia 19.Algeria

20.Morocco 21.Western Sahara 22.Mauritania 23.Mali 24.Niger 25.Chad 26.Nigeria 27.Cameroon 28.Gabon 29.Central Africa Rep 30.Ivory Coast 31. Madagascar

Western Sahara 2. Morocco 3. Mauritania 4. Algeria 5. Tunisia 6. Libya 7. Egypt 8. Sudan 9. Eritrea 10. Ethiopia 11. Somalia 12. Kenya 13. Uganda 14. Dem. Rep. of Congo 15. Central Africa Republic 16. Chad 17. Niger 18. Mali 19. Corte D’Ivoire 20.Nigeria 21. Cameroon 22. Gabon 30

Angola 24. Namibia 25. Botswana 26. South Africa 27. Mozambique 28. Zimbabwe 29. Zambia 30. Tanzania Madagascar

Open books up to page and label the countries

Egypt 2. Sudan 3. Ethiopia 4. Eritrea 5. Somalia 6. Kenya 7. Tanzania 8. Mozambique 9. Madagascar 10. South Africa 11. Zimbabwe 12. Botswana 13. Namibia 14. Angola 15. Zambia 16. Dem. Rep. Congo 17. Central Africa Republic 18. Gabon 19. Chad 20. Cameroon 21. Nigeria

C’ote D’ Ivoire 23. Mali 24. Mauritania 25. Western Sahara 26. Morocco 27. Algeria 28. Tunisia 29. Libya 30. Niger 31. Uganda

1. Egypt 2. Sudan 3. Ethiopia 4. Eritrea 5. Somalia 6. Kenya 7. Tanzania 8. Mozambique 9. Madagascar 10. South Africa 11. Zimbabwe 12. Botswana 13. Namibia 14. Angola 15. Zambia 16. Dem. Rep. Congo 17. Central Africa Republic 18. Gabon 19. Chad 20. Cameroon 21. Nigeria 22. C’ote D’ Ivoire 23. Mali 24. Mauritania 25. Western Sahara 26. Morocco 27. Algeria 28. Tunisia 29. Libya 30. Niger 31. Uganda

Egypt Sudan Ethiopia Eritrea Somalia Kenya Tanzania Mozambique Madagascar South Africa Zimbabwe Botswana Namibia Angola Zambia Dem. Rep. Congo Central Africa Republic Gabon Chad Cameroon Nigeria C’ote D’ Ivoire (Ivory Coast) Mali Mauritania Western Sahara Morocco Algeria Tunisia Libya Niger Uganda

1. Western Sahara 2. Morocco 3. Mauritania 4. Algeria 5. Tunisia 6. Libya 7. Egypt 8. Sudan 9. Eritrea 10. Ethiopia 11. Somalia 12. Kenya 13. Uganda 14. Dem. Rep. of Congo 15. Central Africa Republic 16. Chad 17. Niger 18. Mali 19. Corte D’Ivoire 20.Nigeria 21. Cameroon 22. Gabon 23. Angola 24. Namibia 25. Botswana 26. South Africa 27. Mozambique 28. Zimbabwe 29. Zambia 30. Tanzania 31. Madagascar

Warm Up: Open books to page What is located at # 1? 2.What River is located at # 2? 3.What river is located at # 3? 4.What river is located at # 4? 5.What river is located at # 5? 6.What is located at # 6? 7.What mountain is located at # 7? 8.Victoria falls is located here. 9.What ocean is located at # 9 10.What ocean is located at # 10? 11.What Sea is located at # 11? 12.What mountain range is located at 12?

Warm Up: Open books to page What is located at # 1? –Sahara Desert 2.What River is located at # 2? –Nile River 3.What river is located at # 3? –Niger 4.What river is located at # 4? –Congo 5.What river is located at # 5? –Zambezi 6.What is located at # 6? –Lake Victoria 7.What mountain is located at # 7? –Mt. Kilimanjaro 8.Victoria falls is located here. 9.What ocean is located at # 9 –Atlantic Ocean 10.What ocean is located at # 10? –Indian 11.What Sea is located at # 11? –Mediterranean sea 12.What mountain range is located at 12? –Atlas Mountains

Warm Up: Open books to page

Africa Africa is the world’s 2nd most populous continent, with a population of 844,000,000 people. Africa also is the 2 nd largest continent in the world. (only Asia is larger)

Africa Only continent where the Equator, Prime Meridian, Tropic of Cancer, and Capricorn intersect.

Africa is the only continent in the world that is located in all four hemispheres!

Sahara Desert Sahara Desert- it is the largest desert in the world, and it covers almost all of North Africa. –It is almost the size of the United States. –It is still growing, due to desertification x

The Sahara Desert is almost the size of the United States.

Sahara Desert

Great Rift Valley Great Rift Valley a fault that is located in East Africa, and cuts through 4,000 miles of east Africa. –Most of Africa’s major lakes and are located at or near the Great Rift Valley Evidence has found that the earliest Africans first lived in this area.

Great Rift Valley

Nile River The Nile river is the longest river in the world. It flows 4,000 miles to the North, and empties into the Mediterranean Sea.The Nile river is the longest river in the world. It flows 4,000 miles to the North, and empties into the Mediterranean Sea. –It is more then the Width of the United States x

Nile River –It has 2 sources, the Blue Nile and the White Nile

Nile River

Congo River The Congo River is the 2 nd largest river in Africa flowing 2,720 miles through the Equator. –It flows through the Rainforest of the Country of Congo. –It is fed by hundreds of streams and tributaries. x

Niger River Africa’s 3 rd longest river starting in Guinea and flowing 2,600 miles into the Atlantic Ocean. x

Niger River

Zambezi River Is the fourth largest river In Africa. It is located in Southern Africa. And flows 2,200 miles, and forms the border of 6 African CountriesIs the fourth largest river In Africa. It is located in Southern Africa. And flows 2,200 miles, and forms the border of 6 African Countries x

Zambezi River

–About halfway through it’s journey the Zambezi plunges over a canyon creating Victoria Falls. –Victoria Falls is the widest waterfall on the planet. –People can see the mist from Victoria Falls for over 40 miles away. x Victoria Falls

Mt Kilimanjaro Volcano in Northeastern Tanzania. It is the tallest free standing mountain in the world. Volcano in Northeastern Tanzania. It is the tallest free standing mountain in the world. It rises to a height of 19,340 ft, and is the tallest peak in all of Africa. It rises to a height of 19,340 ft, and is the tallest peak in all of Africa. x

Mt. Kilimanjaro

Lake Victoria Lake Victoria is the second largest freshwater lake in the world. Largest Lake in Africa Named After England’s Queen Victoria.

Lake Tanganyika Second largest lake in Africa Longest lake in the world Deepest lake on the African continent Second deepest in the world Oldest lake in Africa and perhaps in the world

There are similar climate patterns found at the north and the south of the continent EXCEPT that they’re... reversed and mirrored ---WHY?? Tropical Rainforest Savannah Desert Mediterranean Savannah Desert

A few other aspects to look at … …enclave, exclave, and landlocked

ENCLAVE: A country that is entirely surrounded by another country. Lesotho and Swaziland are examples.

So, what is an exclave? Territory of a country that is separated from the main part of the country by foreign territory. Cabinda is an exclave of Angola.

Landlocked: Shut in completely by land … having no direct access to the sea … Rwanda and Uganda are examples

REVIEW QUESTIONS 1.Why was it difficult for explorers to get to the INTERIOR of Africa? 2.Why couldn’t explorers use rivers to get to Africa’s interior? 3.What are some characteristics of Africa’s climate? 4.Why would it matter if a country was landlocked? 5.List five natural resources found in Africa.

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Put assignments into order 1. Warm Up 2. Africa’s Countries and Capitals. 3. Africa’s Physical Features Worksheet. (Old English)

1.Culture 2.Cultural Diffusion 3.Cultural Diversity 4.Cultural Exchange 5.Cultural Landscape 6.Cultural Trait 7.Culture Region

Culture

Nile River People have farmed the Nile River for thousands of years. –Farmers use to plant their crops to match the flood cycle. The floods would provide silt to make the soil fertile to grow crops.