1. Sub-Saharan Africa: Geography & Trade Vocabulary
Thanks to Mr. Banh for his awesome powerpoints!

2. Geography of Africa: At a Glance
Write down 2-3 observations about Africa’s geography.
Africa is mostly made up of __________ (what climate zone?)
Area of focus
Savannah

3. Geography: Match & Define
Desert
Savannah
Rainforest

4. Geography: Niger River Sahara Desert
What do you notice about where the Niger River is?
Sahara Desert
What modern countries are covered by the Sahara?

5. Trade: read & Define in Own words
Trans-Saharan Trade
“trans”  “across”
“Saharan”  related to Sahara Desert
So “Trans-Saharan Trade” means what?
Caravan
Group of people traveling together
Advantages of traveling in a caravan?

6. Trade Tribute – payment or taxes Trade goods in West Africa
What are these pictures of?
Clockwise: Gold, salt, slaves

7. Recap of Vocabulary & Worksheet
What was the relationship between geography & trade in West Africa?
Think about…
Where trade goods were located
Where the kingdom of Ghana & Mali were located
What kinds of obstacles did traders have to deal with or overcome?

8. West Africa Geography and Trade map Requirments (write on the back of map)
Label Cities: Timbuktu, Gao, Djenne, Kuombi Saleh
Label vegetation Zones – Desert, Savannah, Rainforest
Label the Niger River
Label Salt mines and Gold Fields
(Label in class, color at home) Kingdoms:
Ghana = Purple
Mali = Red
Songhai = Green
Homework:
Color/decorate map showing each vegetation zone!
Title, Key, Compass Rose