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Geography

Geography. 2/2 to 2/6. Sunday 2/2 – Do Now. What are some things you know about Africa?. Sunday 2/2. Assignment: Begin to fill in African Countries by region. This map will be due on Thursday 2/6. Monday 2/3 – Do Now.

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Geography

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  1. Geography 2/2 to 2/6

  2. Sunday 2/2 – Do Now • What are some things you know about Africa?

  3. Sunday 2/2 • Assignment: Begin to fill in African Countries by region. This map will be due on Thursday 2/6.

  4. Monday 2/3 – Do Now • Based on the location of the continent of Africa, what do you think the climate is like?

  5. Monday 2/3 • 9BA and 9GA – MAP • 9BB: Assignment: Use the atlas to complete the following worksheet about the climates found on the continent of Africa.

  6. Tuesday 2/4 – Do Now • Review For you Quiz – What are the main reasons Diamond argues caused Europe and the America’s to become developed?

  7. Tuesday 2/4 • 1) Quiz – Guns, Germs, and Steel • 2) When you are finished with you quiz, use the atlas or your textbook to continue filling in your map of Africa.

  8. Wednesday 2/5 – Do Now • How does the landscape, resources, and physical features impact the lifestyles of people?

  9. The Nile River • 6650 kilometrers long (26 Kuwait's) • Flows through 10 countries in Africa • 40 million people live near the NileDelta (where Nile drains into the Mediterranean) • Aswan High Dam • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pumXbPMsWXY

  10. The Nile River – Group Work • 1) Explain how the geography in Egypt has impacted the lifestyles of people. Use examples from the video clip. (It can be current or ancient). • 2) Why is the Nile essential (important) to Abdulla and his family? Explain. • 3) What would happen if the Nile’s water supply is cut off because of dams built in Ethiopia? • 4) How did the floods of the Nile lead to great success for the people of Egypt? How has this changed since ancient times? • 5) How has geography led to the success of countries along the Nile?

  11. Thursday 2/6 – Do Now • Does the role the Nile plays in the success of Egypt align with Diamond’s thesis about developing countries?

  12. Thursday 2/6 • 9GA- No Class 9BA and 9BB – Map Game

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