1. The Equator - Africa

2. Learning objectives
To locate the equator and name the countries which the equator goes through
To recognize the problems facing Gabon
Competences
Co2 – listen carefully to others

3. Which of the following combination of countries has the Equator running through them?
a) Kenya, Brazil, Ecuador and Uganda
b) Egypt, India, Saudi Arabia and Thailand
c) Australia, Madagascar, Paraguay and Peru
d) Turkey, Mongolia, Mexico and Venezuela

4. ANSWER A

5. On the Equator how is water supposed to go down a plug hole?
a) Straight down
b) Anti-clockwise
c) Clockwise
d) Anti clockwise then clockwise

6. ANSWER A

7. How long is the Equator?
a) 44, miles
b) 34, miles
c) 24, miles
d) 14,901,55 miles

8. ANSWER C

9. What value in degrees is given to the Equator?
a) 23 ½ degrees North
b) 0 degrees
c) 10 degrees South
d) 23 ½ degrees South

10. ANSWER B

11. What is the name given to the climate experienced by those countries on the Equator?
a) Temperate
b) Tropical
c) Desert
d) Mediterranean

12. ANSWER B

13. Why are places near the Equator ideal for launching space crafts?
a) There are few people living at the Equator due to the high humidity so the space centre receives little complaints about noise pollution
b) Due to the Earth’s rotation, any place on the Equator is moving faster than any other point on the Earth, so the added velocity reduces the amount of fuel needed to launch a space-craft.
c) The Equator experiences no gravity so the space craft travels more quickly into space, reducing the amount of fuel needed to launch the space-craft.

14. ANSWER B

15. Using an atlas shade and label on a world map the Equator, Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn and all countries and oceans that the Equator goes through.
For homework - around the outside of the map students you need to write three to five facts about each of the countries that the Equator crosses.

16. Watch the first programme on the Equator – Africa up to the point where he travels to the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Throughout the programme you need to complete the first few questions on your question sheet.
As a class discuss the answers to the questions and the issues facing Gabon e.g. oil reserves, wealth/poverty, oil decline, eco-tourism.