2. SS7G1 The student will locate selected features of Africa.
Locate on a world and physical map:
• The Sahara
• Kalahari Desert
• Sahel
• Savanna
• Tropical rain forest
• Atlas Mountains

3. Geographical Features of
Africa SS7G1a Locate on a world map: the Sahara, Sahel, savanna, tropical rain forest, Congo River, Niger River, Nile River, Lake Tanganyika, Lake Victoria, Atlas Mtns, and Kalahari Desert

4. Essential Question
What is the importance of geography in the lives of people living in Sub-Saharan Africa?

5. Sahara • The Sahara is the world’s largest desert
• It covers Northern Africa, from the
Red Sea to the Atlantic Ocean.

6. Kalahari Desert • The Kalahari is located in Southwestern
Sub-Saharan Africa.
• The area is surrounded by semi-arid areas that are becoming drier

8. Sahel • The Sahel runs from the Red Sea to the Atlantic Ocean.
• It separates North Africa’s Sahara Desert
from a semi-arid savanna.
• The Sahel is mostly covered with
grasslands and savanna.

10. Savanna Vast area of grassland and more tropical areas
Good area for grazing animals – lions and elephants
Lack of rainfall makes farming difficult

12. Tropical Rain Forest
Located in central Africa, near the equator and has high temperatures year round
These areas typically have inches of rain per year.
The ecosystems are being damaged by people cutting down trees for fuel and to accommodate growing populations

14. Atlas Mountains
Located in Northern Africa separating the coastal regions from the Sahara Desert

15. SS7G1 The student will locate selected features of Africa.
Locate on a world and physical map:
• Congo River
• Niger River
• Nile River
• LakeTanganyika
• Lake Victoria

16. Congo River Flows from central/west Africa towards the Atlantic Ocean
Flows through the rainforest (2nd largest rainforest in the world)

17. Niger River
Located in Western Africa and is the 3rd largest river in Africa
Flows for 2,600 miles into the Guinea Basin

18. Nile River The Nile River is the longest river in the world
The Nile flows into the Mediterranean Sea
Begins in Lake Victoria

19. Nile
Niger
Congo

20. Lake Victoria • The largest lake in Africa
• The eco-system has been nearly
devastated by human influence.

21. Lake Tanganyika The world’s second largest fresh water lake
The water flows into the Atlantic Ocean.
This lake is very important to the daily lives of people living in Africa.

22. Congo
Nile
Niger
Lake
Victoria
Lake
Tanganyika

23. SS7G1 The student will locate selected features of Africa.
b. Locate on a world and political map:
• Democratic Republic of The Congo
• Egypt
• Kenya
• Nigeria
• South Africa
• Sudan
South Sudan