please have planners on your table ; applying map skills, page 386; use map to answer the following...
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Please have planners on your table ; Applying Map Skills, page 386; Use map to answer the
following questions. Please write questions first!
1. Through which countries does the Niger River flow? (5)
2. Does West Africa’s elevation rise or fall as you move northward?
3. What is the highest point in West Africa?4. Name two major lakes in West Africa.5. What are the 4 landlocked countries of
West Africa (T)?
oDescribe the land and climates found in Nigeria
oExplain Nigeria’s economy
oCompare Nigeria’s ethnic groups
Ch 11. test today
Bell ringer
4 Geographic Regions of Nigeria
Ch. 11 test
Nigeria has a long ------; covered with
mangrove swamps (T)
Nigeria’s coastline gives way to
tropical ------ --------
Rainforest gives way to --------- (grasslands)
with few trees. (T)
Rainforest gives way to --------- (grasslands)
with few trees. (T)
Finally, Nigeria highlands & ----------
appear.
1. What was the first colonial African country to gain its independence?
2. How many countries border Burkina Faso?
3. Cameroon is slightly larger than which state?
4. The Cote D’Ivoire is one of the world’s leading producers of what?
5. Which West African country is located entirely inside the country of Senegal?
Please write questions (10); Planners on your table.
6) What is the capital of Sierra Leone?7) The republic of Mali is a former colony of
what European power?8) What four countries border Nigeria?9) Nigeria is twice the size of what U.S.
state?10)What are four products that farmers in
Nigeria produce?
Please write questions (10); Planners on your table.
oDescribe the land and climates found in Nigeria
oExplain Nigeria’s economy
oCompare Nigeria’s ethnic groups
Chapter 13-1 Quiz – Thursday, 9/15
Bell ringer
Video – West Africa
Tic Tac Toe Chart – Economy of Nigeria
1. A man builds a house rectangular in shape. Allsides of the house face in the same direction. A big bear walks by, what color is the bear? Why?
2. I know a word of letters three, add two and fewerthere will be.
3. What do these three things have in common …3. What do these three things have in common …diamonds, dogs and double plays? (and it is not thediamonds, dogs and double plays? (and it is not theletter “D”)letter “D”)
Planners out and on your table; Please write down the riddle and try to answer.
The largest country (in terms of population, 134 million) in _______ _______. (Q) (T)
Nigeria is one of the world’s
major -----producing
countries (T)
Oil profits pay for ----------, -------- and
-----------
Still, ----- % of people live in
poverty
--- % of income comes from oil
exports (T)
Despite oil resources, most work as _______…
Most are ________ farmers, growing
only enough food to feed their families
Some work on larger farms that produce _____ crops like…
Please place planner on your table; Write down 5 questions; Use passage on next slide to answer.
1. What is Mary Kingsley describing in this quote? (T)
2. What does Mary Kingsley means when she mentions “bush-ropes …. Coiled around”? (T)
3. According to Mary Kingsley, what was a result of the thick canopy? (T)
4. When was this piece written?
5. What do you think Mary Kingsley is describing when she writes “gray-white columns”?
“Sometimes for hours we passed among thousands upon thousands of gray-white columns of uniform height (about 100- 150 feet); at the top of these the boughs branched out and interlaced among each other, forming a canopy or ceiling, which dimmed the light even of the equatorial sun to such an extent that no undergrowth could thrive in the gloom … From their far-away summits hung great bush- ropes … coiled round and intertwined among each other, until one could fancy one was looking on some mighty battle between armies of gigantic serpents.” – Mary Kingsley’s Travels in West Africa, 1893
oDescribe the land and climates found in Nigeria
oExplain Nigeria’s economy
oCompare Nigeria’s ethnic groups
Chapter 13-1 Quiz – Thursday, 9/15
End of grading period – Tuesday, October 11th
Bell ringer
Video – West Africa
Web Map – History of Nigeria
Homework GR 13-1
Earliest known people were -----(Q); lived in area from 500 B.C. to 200 A.D.
Known as skilled ------ and metal workers
City states emerge; --------influences in
north; traditional
African in south
Europeans arrive in
1400’s; by 1880’s Africa is
divided into ------
Became a colony of
England; in ---- Nigeria
gained independence.
Ethnic conflict led to civil war and instability. Free elections
occurred in ------(Q)
One-third
Christians
Savannas
President
Silver
French
Mangrove
Nok
Food
Oil (exports)
Compound
Harmattan
250
Africa
Apartments
350
British
Tropical rain forest
Farmers
Coastline
1400’s
Enslaved labor
Poverty
Lagos
Rainfall
Asia
City-States
Muslims
Gold
Prime Minister
One-fourth
Applying map skills, page 394. (Please write question)
Use the map on page 394 to answer the following questions.
1. What are the five largest cities in Nigeria?
2. Where are the region’s most densely populated areas?
3. Which four countries have large uninhabited regions?
4. What is the population range of Dakar, Senegal?
5. Which city is bigger, Ogbomosho or N’djamena?
oDescribe the Sahel’s location and its history
oExplain how people in the Sahel countries live
oCompare the coastal countries, their history, and peoples.
Chapter 13-1 Quiz – Thursday, 9/15
End of grading period – Tuesday, October 11th
Bell ringer
Video – West Africa
Web Map – History of Nigeria
Homework GR 13-1
Five Countries make up the region known as the Sahel
Sahel countries1. 2.
People in the Sahel
1.
2. Industries of Sahel
1.
2.
Traditions
1.
2.
About half ofNigeria’s peoplePractice what
Religion?
What is the Approximate Population of Nigeria?
What is Nigeria’s
Largest city
What is a tropical Tree with rootsBoth above andBelow water?
What is a tropical tree whose Seeds are used to make
Chocolate and cocoa?
In what yearWere NigeriansFirst allowed to In free elections?
What is a dustyWind that flows
From the Sahara?
What is a group Of houses
Surrounded by Walls?
Sahel countries1. Countries are large; ----------- is small however2. Most live in in southern areas of Sahel; near ---------
People in the Sahel
1. most people are ---------------- growing grains
2. Others were ---------- such as Fulani and Tuareg
Industries of Sahel
1. Mauritania exports include --------- and iron ores
2. Mali --------; Niger Uranium; Chad petroleum
Traditions
1. Most are --------- and speak Arabic along with tribal
2. In larger cities ----------- is also spoken
Please place planner on your table; Write down 5 questions. Use map on next slide to answer
1. Which ethnic group lives farthest north in Nigeria? (t)
2. Which ethnic groups live west of the Niger River? (t)
3. Which ethnic group lives between Lagos & Abuja?
4. Which ethnic groups in Nigeria use the Benue River for trade and transportation? (t)
5. Which ethnic group lives closest to city of Kano?
oDescribe the Sahel’s location and its historyoExplain how people in the Sahel countries liveoCompare the coastal countries, their history, and peoples.
Chapter 13-1 Quiz – Thursday, 9/15
Chapter 13 test – Thursday, 9/22
5 AR Books read and passed by Tuesday, 10/11
End of grading period – Tuesday, 10/11
Bell ringer
Video – West Africa
3 Great African Kingdoms
Flourished between ----------- AD
Makers of -------- weapons; conqueror
nearby peoples
Deposits of --------; trade routes
connected “G” to other regions
Located at upper parts of -------- &
----------- rivers
Flourished between ------------ AD
Makers of ------weapons; conqueror
nearby peoples
Deposits of -------; trade routes
connected “G” to other regions
Defeated “G” in -------
Built wealth on ------ & -------- trade
------ ------- was M’s most famous ruler (T)
Musa made ------------- a leading center of
Muslim activity (Q)
Located at upper parts of ----- & ------
rivers
Flourished between ------------ AD
Makers of ------weapons; conqueror
nearby peoples
Deposits of -------; trade routes
connected “G” to other regions
Defeated “G” in -------
Built wealth on ------ & -------- trade
------ ------- was M’s most famous ruler (T)
Musa made ------------- a leading center of
Muslim activity (Q)
Replaces -------- as most powerful
empire
Largest of three due to control of -----------
Rulers welcomed -------, ---------,&
---------- leaders
Located at upper parts of ----- & ------
rivers
--------------- invaders defeated in late
1500’s
1.When was the first Great Mosque built?2.What elements of the Great Mosque help
keep the inside cool?3.What led to the decline of Djenne?4. In which direction does the Great Mosque
face?5.What happens each spring to the Great
Mosque?
Please read pg. 396, Making the Connections. When you finish, please write the following 5 questions / answer.
oDescribe the Sahel’s location and its historyoExplain how people in the Sahel countries liveoCompare the coastal countries, their history, and peoples.
Chapter 13-1 Quiz – Thursday, 9/15
Chapter 13 test – Thursday, 9/22
5 AR Books read and passed by Tuesday, 10/11
End of grading period – Tuesday, 10/11
Bell ringer
Web Map – Coastal Countries of West Africa
8 questions you should know …
Quiz – Chapter 13-1
4 rivers: ----, ------- & -------, ------- Rivers
--------- creates tropical rain forest
climate
------------- is major problem; cleared to
make land for plantations
------- discoveries in Nigeria attract more
people to West AfricaPg. 392-3
What are you Most likely to
Find on a savanna?
What is Nigeria’s Major mineral
Resource & largestExport?
Who is the mostFamous ruler
Of the kingdom Of Mali?
What mineral is Used to make
Aluminum?
Most of West Africa’s people
Practice what religion?
What desert Covers most
Of North Africa?
Which West African
Country has the Largest
population?
Mangrove swampsAre found in what
Area of West Africa’s coastal
Countries?
Pages 384-95
1.Can you name 3 consecutive days without using the words Mon., Tues., Wed., Thur., Fri., Sat., or Sun.?
2.What has no content yet you are still able to see it?
3.While walking I met a man. He tipped his hat and drew his cane and in this riddle I told his name. What is the mans name?
Please take out planner and place it on corner of your table; Copy down the riddle (3) and try to answer,
oDescribe the Sahel’s location and its historyoExplain how people in the Sahel countries liveoCompare the coastal countries, their history, and peoples.
Chapter 13-1 Quiz – Thursday, 9/15
Chapter 13 test – Tuesday, 9/20
5 AR Books read and passed by Tuesday, 10/11
End of grading period – Tuesday, 10/11
Bell ringer
Video – West Africa
3 Great African Kingdoms
________ traded with for gold, ivory &
enslaved people…
With development of ________, slave trade b/c major source of
revenue
Europeans enslaved millions forcing them to work on ___________
& in mines
Short grasses &Trees of the
Sahel are used For what?
What is the newCapital city of Cote D’Ivoire?
Name the fourRivers that flow Through several
West African Countries.
What is the Capital city of
Ghana?
In 1957 the 1st country in West
Africa to b/cIndependent was what?
What is one ofThe largest
human-madeLakes in world?
What are the 4Landlocked
countriesOf West Africa?
The climate of Coastal countries of
West Africa is Affected by Gulf Guinea’s what?
Pages 384-95
Read pages 390-92; copy and fill in the blank; Please have planner on your table. Thanks.
1. The countries of Mauritania, Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger and Chad make up the ___.
2. The word Sahel comes from an Arabic word that means ____.
3. The empire of ___ flourished between 700’s and 1100’s AD.
4. Mali’s most famous ruler was ____.5. During the 1800’s, the Sahel came under
___ rule.
oDescribe the Sahel’s location and its historyoExplain how people in the Sahel countries liveoCompare the coastal countries, their history, and peoples.
Chapter 13 test – Tuesday, 9/20
5 AR Books read and passed by Tuesday, 10/11
End of grading period – Tuesday, 10/11
Bell ringer
Outline – People of Coastal West Africa
Test Review
A. People of West Africa
1.
2.
B. People working
1.
2.
C. Liberia
1.
2.
A. People of West Africa
1. ---------- can vary; some Christian, some Muslim, some traditional African religions
2.
B. People working
1.
2.
C. Liberia
1.
2.
A. People of West Africa
1. --------- can vary; some Christian, some Muslim, some traditional African religions
2. ---------- reflect region’s colonial history…
B. People working
1.
2.
C. Liberia
1.
2.
A. People of West Africa
1. Religion can vary; some Christian, some Muslim, some traditional African religions
2. Languages reflect region’s colonial history…
B. People working
1. Most people work in ---------
2.
C. Liberia
1.
2.
A. People of West Africa
1. Religion can vary; some Christian, some Muslim, some traditional African religions
2. Languages reflect region’s colonial history…
B. People working
1. Most people work in ---------
2. Natural resources include d---------, b------ & p-----------
C. Liberia
1.
2.
A. People of West Africa
1. Religion can vary; some Christian, some Muslim, some traditional African religions
2. Languages reflect region’s colonial history…
B. People working
1. Most people work in agriculture
2. Natural resources include diamonds, bauxite and phosphate
C. Liberia
1. Was never a -------- of any European country
2.
A. People of West Africa
1. _________ can vary; some Christian, some Muslim, some traditional African religions
2. __________ reflect region’s colonial history…
B. People working
1. Most people work in __________
2. Natural resources include d_________, b_______ and p__________
C. Liberia
1. Was never a _______ of any European country
2. Founded by freed slaves from America in -----; Capital is named for James Monroe
D. Sierra Leone
1.
2.
E. Cote D’Iviore
1.
2.
F. Ghana
1.
2.
D. Sierra Leone
1. Founded as a home for former ------
2.
E. Cote D’Iviore
1.
2.
F. Ghana
1.
2.
D. Sierra Leone
1. Founded as a home for former ------
2. ------- colony from 1787 to 1961
E. Cote D’Iviore
1.
2.
F. Ghana
1.
2.
D. Sierra Leone
1. Founded as a home for former slaves
2. British colony from 1787 to 1961
E. Cote D’Iviore
1. In the past, ----- trading was huge; today it is illegal
2.
F. Ghana
1.
2.
D. Sierra Leone
1. Founded as a home for former slaves
2. British colony from 1787 to 1961
E. Cote D’Iviore
1. In the past, --------- trading was huge; today it is illegal
2. Abidjan is largest city ; -------------is official capital of Cote d’Ivoire (T)
F. Ghana
1.
2.
D. Sierra Leone
1. Founded as a home for former slaves
2. British colony from 1787 to 1961
E. Cote D’Iviore
1. In the past, ivory trading was huge; today it is illegal
2. Abidjan is largest city buy Yamoussoukro is official capital of Cote d’Ivoire (T)
F. Ghana
1. Over ------ ethnic groups in Ghana; Ashanti and Fante are the largest
2.
D. Sierra Leone
1. Founded as a home for former ______
2. ________ colony from 1787 to 1961
E. Cote D’Iviore
1. In the past, ivory trading was huge; today it is ______
2. Abidjan is largest city buy ___________ is official capital of Cote d’Ivoire (T)
F. Ghana
1. Over 100 ethnic groups in Ghana; _______ and _______ are the largest
2. Accra is the capital (T); ----------- is largest man-made lake in the world (T)