1. AFRICA GEOGRAPHIC UNDERSTANDINGS Factory Shoals Middle School
Mr. L. Smith
Day 1-3

2. Africa Geographic Understandings
Standard SS7G1: The student will locate selected features of Africa.
a. Locate on a world and regional political- physical map: the Sahara, Sahel, savanna, tropical rainforest, Congo River, Niger River, Lake Tanganyika, Lake Victoria, Atlas Mountains, and Kalahari Desert.

3. FIRST FIVE
Agenda Message: Unit 3 Exam is today. We are also starting our unit on Africa today with the introduction of regional maps.
Standard: Locate on a map: the Sahara, Sahel, savanna, tropical rainforest, Congo River, Niger River, Nile River, Lake Tanganyika, Lake Victoria, Atlas mountains, & Kalahari Desert.
Essential Question for Wednesday January 16, 2019: Why is Africa considered to be the birthplace of human life on earth?
Warm-up:
Describe the relative location of the continent of Africa.?
Today We Will:
Start geographic regions & features of the African continent

4. ANSWERS
E.Q. Answer for Wednesday January 16, 2019:
The oldest human fossils are all from Africa. It is generally considered where human life on earth began.
Warm-Up:
Located between the Atlantic and Indian Oceans to the West and East. Between the Mediterranean Sea to the North and the Cape of Good Hope to the South.

5. FIRST FIVE
Agenda Message: Make-ups for yesterdays Unit 3 Exam are today. Reviews of Unit-3 Exam will be tomorrow.
Standard: Locate on a map: the Sahara, Sahel, savanna, tropical rainforest, Congo River, Niger River, Nile River, Lake Tanganyika, Lake Victoria, Atlas mountains, & Kalahari Desert.
Essential Question for Thursday January 17, 2019: What is the longest river in the world and describe where it can be found using relative location?
Warm-up: What is the largest desert in the world?
Today We Will:
Continue Regions & Geographic Features of the African Continent

6. ANSWERS
E.Q. Answer for Thursday January 17, 2019: The longest river in the world is the Nile River. It starts in the mountains of Ethiopia and Uganda travels north through Sudan and Egypt before it empties into the Mediterranean Sea. It starts at Lake Victoria. Warm-Up Answer: The Sahara Desert extends from the Atlantic Ocean on the west to the Red Sea in the east some 3,000 miles. Southward from the Atlas Mountains and the Mediterranean Sea the Sahara extends for more than 1,000 miles to the Sahel region. In total it covers an area of over 3.6 million square miles.

7. FIRST FIVE
Agenda Message: E.Q.’s Warm-ups for this week will be completed in class today and turned in today. No homework over the MLK Holiday.
Standard: Locate on a map: the Sahara, Sahel, savanna, tropical rainforest, Congo River, Niger River, Nile River, Lake Tanganyika, Lake Victoria, Atlas mountains, & Kalahari Desert.
Essential Question for Friday January 18, 2019: What is the biggest threat to the Tropical Rain Forest’s ecosystem?
Warm-up: Where does the Nile River start?
Today We Will:
Complete Geographic Features of the African Continent

8. ANSWERS
E.Q. Answer for Friday January 18, 2019: The biggest threat to the African Tropical Rainforest ecosystem is the rapid population growth in most African nations located in the area. The need for fuel is driving people to cut down the trees faster than they can be replaced. Warm-Up Answer: The longest river in the world is the Nile River. It starts in the mountains of Ethiopia and Uganda travels north through Sudan and Egypt before it empties into the Mediterranean Sea. It starts at Lake Victoria.