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Please enter the room quietly and make note of the class work and homework in your agendas. Will the person responsible for retrieving the journals for your table please do so. . TIPS ON NOTE TAKING:.
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Please enter the room quietly and make note of the class work and homework in your agendas. Will the person responsible for retrieving the journals for your table please do so.
TIPS ON NOTE TAKING: GREEN - Don't write it down if you don't want. It is there for to read and make a mental note. BLUE - You should write this information down, but put it in your own words. Don't worry about coping it exactly. Put it in a way that you'll remember. BLACK - You need to write this down. It is important. If you can find a way to write it using less words that okay, but make sure you are getting this information in your notes. RED - This is very important and needs to be written in your notes EXACTLY as it is on the board.
Vocab Word Search (128 - 132): Sub-Saharan - Plateau - savannah - Natural resource - constant - dense -
Vocab Word Search (128 - 132): Sub-Saharan - The part of Africa that lies south of the Sahara. Plateau - savannah - Natural resource - constant - dense -
Vocab Word Search (128 - 132): Sub-Saharan - The part of Africa that lies south of the Sahara. Plateau - A highland area of fairly flat land. savannah - Natural resource - constant - dense -
Vocab Word Search (128 - 132): Sub-Saharan - The part of Africa that lies south of the Sahara. Plateau - A highland area of fairly flat land. A broad grassland with scattered trees. savannah - Natural resource - constant - dense -
Vocab Word Search (128 - 132): Sub-Saharan - The part of Africa that lies south of the Sahara. Plateau - A highland area of fairly flat land. A broad grassland with scattered trees. savannah - Natural resource - Products of nature that have economic value. constant - dense -
Vocab Word Search (128 - 132): Sub-Saharan - The part of Africa that lies south of the Sahara. Plateau - A highland area of fairly flat land. A broad grassland with scattered trees. savannah - Natural resource - Products of nature that have economic value. constant - happening regularly or all the time. dense -
Vocab Word Search (128 - 132): Sub-Saharan - The part of Africa that lies south of the Sahara. Plateau - A highland area of fairly flat land. A broad grassland with scattered trees. savannah - Natural resource - Products of nature that have economic value. constant - happening regularly or all the time. dense - tightly packed.
Sub-Saharan Africa How is Africa a continent of great geographic contrasts? What do you already know about Africa?
An Unusual Continent * Africa is the second-largest continent in the world. It occupies more than triple the area of the United States. * Unlike most continents most of Africa is a large plateau. * For most of Africa's history, its discouraged seagoing trade because of its lack of harbors.
A Vast Desert How many of you have been to the desert?
A Vast Desert * The Sahara is the worlds largest desert - about 3.5 million square miles. * The Sahara covers most of northern Africa except for the Nile Valley and along the Mediterranean coastline.
The Sahel What kind of environment is the opposite of a desert?
The Sahel * The word Sahel is Arabic for "shore." * The Sahel is a fertile region with limited and unpredictable rainfall along the southern edge of the Sahara. * It supports crops and herds of animals. * Droughts are a constant thread to the people who live there.
Vegetation Zones Can you identify on this map where Africa's most fertile zones are?
Vegetation Zones * The Sahel is similar to the American prairies. * Further south is the savannah. It has wet and dry season. * South of the savannah is the rainforest. It is hot and wet all year long. * The rainforest has been cut down as towns and cities grow.
The Niger River Why are rivers so important for civilizations to develop?
The Niger River * The Niger River is the main river in Sub-Saharan Africa. It flows all the way to the Atlantic Ocean. * It gave a reliable source of water to West African civilization in a dry region. It allowed farmers to grow crops. * Yearly flooding of the Niger River allowed for the growth and development of West African civilizations.
Africa's Natural Resources Can you identify these natural resources?
Africa's Natural Resources * Trade good came across the desert by camel caravan. * Contact with other parts of the world came along with this trade. * Africa is rich with minerals - most prized resource was gold. * Other valuable minerals: copper, iron, diamonds and salt.
Africa's Natural Resources * Africans were skilled and successful farmers. * Ancient civilizations (Greece and Rome) enslaved people and traded them.
Important things to remember: * The yearly flooding of the Niger River allowed for the growth and development of West African Civilizations.
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In your journals create a Classifying (Tree) Map using Africa's natural resources as your topic. Use the information in our textbooks on pages 128 - 132 and your journal notes to help you complete the map. Africa's Natural Resources. Slaves Agriculture Minerals Example Example Example Example Example Example Example Example Example
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