Chapter 2 Africa and the Bantu

1. Chapter 2 Africa and the Bantu Chapter 2 Lesson 1

2. The plan…. • Objectives • Review • The Golden Age of Islamic Civilization • Show Map of Africa • Vocabulary • Climate and physical features • Identify • Identify the different vocabulary on the map • Practice • Fill in your own maps with the climate zones and physical features of Africa • Homework Assignment • Booklet pages 16, 17 & 18 • Complete by Monday, October 28th, 2013

3. Objectives • Students will learn about the physical geography of Africa • Students will be able to classify various landforms • Students will learn about the various climate regions of the world • Students will be able to identify the different climates of various regions

5. Weather vs. Climate • Weather: The condition of the atmosphere at a giventime & place. • Climate: Weather conditions in a geographic region over a longperiodof time

6. 3 Factors to consider with CLIMATE • Temperature • Precipitation (rain, snow, hail) • Wind

8. Vocabulary • Savanna • Plateau • Mountain • Lake • River • Ocean • Desert • Canal • Latitude • Longitude • Equator • Prime meridian • Precipitation • Vegetation • Migration • Plateau

9. Canal • A man-made waterway • Panama Canal • Erie Canal

10. Continent • A Large landmass on the earth’s surface • The Seven Continents

11. Gulf • A large part of an ocean pushing inland • Gulf of Mexico

12. Hills • Rolling elevations of land, not in excess of 3,000 Feet • Bunker Hill

13. Island • A body of land totally (completely) surrounded by water • Cyprus, Madagascar,

14. Mountain • A large, raised landform in excess of 3,000 feet in elevation • Himalayan Mountains

15. Ocean • Any one of the four largest bodies of salt water • Example: • Atlantic, Pacific, Indian, and Arctic.

16. Peninsula • A body of land surrounded by water on three sides. • Florida, Denmark

17. Plateau • A flat elevated area of land • Grand Canyon Plateau

18. River • A narrow body of water flowing through the land • Seine River

19. Sea • a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land • Example: • Mediterranean Sea

20. Practice Follow along with your worksheets. Fill in the boxes when appropriate.

21. World Climate Regions With your host: I pity the fool that doesn’t learn the world’s climate regions! Mr. T

22. World Climate Regions Climate Zones • Review time, Sucka! • Tropical = Low Latitudes • Temperate = Middle Latitudes • Polar = High Latitudes

23. World Climate Regions How it works! • OK, listen up! • Use your Tour sheets to follow along with the “T”! • For each region, I’ll talk about what it is, its vegetation, and where you can find it. • Only fools use the book to answer the questions while I talk!

24. World Climate Regions First up, the Low Latitudes! That’s “Tropical” people!

25. World Climate Regions Low Latitudes • Tropical Wet • Hot & humid all year • High rainfall, over 60 in/year • Located along • the equator

26. World Climate Regions Low Latitudes • Tropical Wet • Vegetation: • Rainforests • Very diverse • (trees, vines, exotic flowers) • Green year round b/c of rain

27. World Climate Regions Low Latitudes Mr. T’s Top 3 Destinations: Amazon River Basin Ecuador Congo River Basin

28. World Climate Regions Low Latitudes • Tropical Wet/Dry • Hot all year • Dry season in • winter • Wet season in • summer

29. World Climate Regions Low Latitudes • Tropical Wet/Dry • Vegetation: • Similar to tropical • rainforest • Dense tree and • ground cover • Savannah

30. World Climate Regions Low Latitudes Mr. T’s Top 3 Destinations: India West Africa Southeast Asia

31. World Climate Regions Take the Mr. T Challenge! • What region can you find • grasslands? 2. What region sees rainfall every day? 3. What region has pronounced wet & dry seasons? Time to think!

32. World Climate Regions Now for the Middle Latitudes! You know, in the Temperate Zone. It’s where you live, fool!

33. World Climate Regions Middle Latitudes • Arid Climate • Desert • Hot & dry all year • Receives less than • 10 inches of rain • a year.

34. World Climate Regions Middle Latitudes • Arid Climate • Vegetation: • Plants adapted • to heat & • drought • (I.E. cacti)

35. World Climate Regions Middle Latitudes Mr. T’s Top HOT Spots: Atacama DesertGobi Desert Sahara Desert

36. World Climate Regions Middle Latitudes • Semi-Arid Climate • Located on the • margins of • deserts • Unpredictable • rains, but more • than a desert

37. World Climate Regions Middle Latitudes • Semi-Arid Climate • Vegetation: • Similar to desert • Can support grasses (Steppe)

38. World Climate Regions Middle Latitudes Mr. T is STEPPE-ING out: African Sahel Mongolia (Northern & Central Asia)

39. World Climate Regions Middle Latitudes • Marine West Coast Climate • Found in coastal areas • Influenced by sea/ocean • Mild & wet year round Cities here commonly see heavy fog!

40. World Climate Regions Middle Latitudes • Marine West Coast Climate • Vegetation: • Variable mix of evergreen & deciduous forests

41. World Climate Regions Middle Latitudes Mr. T’s Marine Hangouts: Seattle London Arrrgh! London fog makes my gold chains hard to see!

42. World Climate Regions Middle Latitudes • Humid Subtropical Climate • Hot, humid • summers • Cool/cold • winters • It’s home!

43. World Climate Regions Middle Latitudes • Humid Subtropical Climate • Vegetation: • Dense deciduous forests • Trees cycle w/ • seasons

44. World Climate Regions Middle Latitudes Mr. T Loves Golden Fall Leaves! Southeastern United States (including Virginia) I pity the fool who don’t like gold leaves!

45. World Climate Regions Middle Latitudes • Humid Continental Climate • Hot summers • Cold winters • Consistent rain • Continental interior regions

46. World Climate Regions Middle Latitudes • Humid Continental Climate • Vegetation: • Dense grasslands with trees • interspersed • Great agriculture • soils (I.E. grains)

47. World Climate Regions Middle Latitudes Mr. T’s World Breadbaskets: NA MidwestUkraine

48. World Climate Regions Middle Latitudes • Mediterranean Climate • Hot, dry summers • Mild, wet winters • Located along • coasts around • 30° latitude

49. World Climate Regions Middle Latitudes • Mediterranean Climate • Vegetation: • Grow grapes, olives, citrus

50. World Climate Regions Middle Latitudes When Mr. T’s Dying for Grapes: CaliforniaItalian Peninsula