Wednesday WARM UP:

• Find a seat quietly

• Get a note sheet and a map of Africa from the front table and write your name on it

Homeroom

• Come in, set your stuff down and go to the RESTROOM, then LOCKERS

• Turn in SIGNED PROGRESS REPORTS TO THE BOX ON MY DESK– THESE ARE DUE BY FRIDAY!!**

• Have a seat and wait quietly

SS7G1 The student will locate selected features of Africa.

a. Locate on a world and physical map:

• The Sahara

• Kalahari Desert

• Sahel

• Savanna

• Tropical rain forest

• Atlas Mountains

Sahara

• The Sahara is the world’s largest desert

• It covers Northern Africa, from the

Red Sea to the Atlantic Ocean.

Kalahari Desert

• The Kalahari is located in Southwestern

Sub-Saharan Africa.

• The area is surrounded

by semi-arid areas that

are becoming drier

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.

Savanna

• Vast area of grassland and more tropical areas

• Good area for grazing animals – lions and elephants

• Lack of rainfall makes farming difficult

Tropical Rain Forest• Located in central Africa, near the

equator and has high temperatures year round

• These areas typically have 50-60 inches of rain per year.

• The ecosystems are being damaged by people cutting down trees for fuel and to accommodate growing populations

Atlas Mountains• Located in Northern

Africa separating the coastal regions from the Sahara Desert

SS7G1 The student will locate selected features of Africa.

a. Locate on a world and physical map:

• Congo River

• Niger River

• Nile River

• LakeTanganyika

• Lake Victoria

Congo River

• Flows from central/west Africa towards the Atlantic Ocean

• Flows through the rainforest (2nd largest rainforest in the world)

Niger River

• Located in Western Africa and is the 3rd largest river in Africa

• Flows for 2,600 miles into the Guinea Basin

Nile River

• The Nile River is the longest river in the world

• The Nile flows into the Mediterranean Sea

• Begins in Lake Victoria

Congo

NileNiger

Lake Victoria

• The largest lake in Africa

• The eco-system has been nearly

devastated by human influence.

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.

Congo

NileNiger

Lake Victoria

LakeTanganyika

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