2. Essential Question: Where are the major physical features and nations of Africa located?

3. In the activator, you attempted to locate a few physical and political features of Africa. By the end of this lesson, you will be able to locate these and many more.

4. Standards:
SS7G1a. Locate on a world and regional political-physical map: the Sahara, Sahel, savanna, tropical rain forest, Congo River, Niger River, Nile River, Lake Tanganyika, Lake Victoria, Atlas Mountains, and Kalahari Desert.
SS7G1b. Locate on a world and regional political-physical map the countries of Democratic Republic of the Congo (Zaire), Egypt, Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa, Sudan, and South Sudan.

5. Africa

6. Use the African Countries Map

7. Egypt

8. Egypt

9. Sudan

10. Sudan

11. South Sudan

12. South Sudan

13. Nigeria

14. Nigeria

15. Kenya

16. Kenya

17. Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaire)

18. Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaire)

19. South Africa

20. South Africa

21. Create a Mnemonic Device to help remember the countries of Africa
Have students work individually or with a partner to create a mnemonic device to remember the countries of Latin America. Students can write their mnemonic device on the bottom of their map sheet. Share several devices with the class.