WELCOME TO
WORLD GEOGRAPHY
MR. S. WNOROWSKI / ROOM 252
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UPCOMING ACTIVITIES
COYOTE BOOK Ch. 3 & 4 Notes Check &
Quiz: 1/8(A) 1/9(B)
AFRICA Ch. 18 Reading: 1/12(A) 1/13(B)
Introduce Africa Travel Project: 1/8 & 1/9
MAP QUIZ: 1/15 (B) & 1/16 (A)
TODAY’s AGENDA
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Warm-up: Africa
Preview activity: Discuss what you know
Discovery: Unit Atlas
Processing: Religion Sketch Map
Exit Ticket
JOURNAL ACTIVITY:
What do know about African peoples?
Read: “There is always something new out of
Africa.” Pliny the Elder (23 AD - 79 AD), Natural History
Reflect & Write: In one sentence, journal What do know about African peoples?
PREVIEW
Classroom Discussion
Time Limit: 8 Minutes - http://www.online-stopwatch.com
PREVIEW
Classroom Discussion
Time Limit: 8 Minutes - http://www.online-stopwatch.com
PREVIEW
Classroom Discussion
Today’s Issues in Africa
DISCOVERY
Prt.1: Physical Geography
P. 402
1. Compare Africa’s size and population
to that of the United States. Which is
larger?
2. How much larger in terms of
population and size is Africa compared
to the United States?
3. Compare Africa’s longest river, the
Nile, to the Mississippi.
4. How much bigger is the Sahara than
the largest desert in the United
States?
5. What is the difference in size
between the Sahara and the continental
United States?
DISCOVERY
Prt.2: Human Geography
p. 404
1. What independent nations
appear on the map of Africa in
1913 and also appear on the map
of Africa today?
2. Which two European powers
controlled the most land in Africa
in 1913?
3. Which country controlled the
least amount?
4. Which countries in Africa today
formed French West Africa in
1913?
5. Which three African countries
emerged from colonialism with the
most territory?
DISCOVERY
Prt.3: Regional Patterns
P. 406
1. Where are most of the people in
Africa living?
2. In what areas of Africa are the
fewest people living?
3. What geographic factors may
account for these population
patterns?
4. What are Africa’s most
populated Cities?
5. How do the percentages of
Muslims compare to the
christians?
DISCOVERY
Prt.3: Regional Patterns
P. 407
6. What do you notice about the
number of languages in Africa?
7. Do they belong to one language
group or several?
8. Of the Language groups which
ones are most dominant?
9. Where are they located?
PROCESSING
MAP ACTIVITY
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Using the Africa Outline Map & Africa Maps
located in the Unit Atlas on pages 402–407 and
throughout Unit 6 t
locate the physical and political features listed
on pg. 1 of Map Hand-out.
Label them on the accompanying outline map.
Time Limit: 45 Minutes - http://www.onlinestopwatch.com
Check with instructor and then Place in
notebook
PROCESSING
MAP ACTIVITY
EXIT TICKET
1. Directions: Review your Africa Map and answer the following
question
2. Q. The North African countries of Algeria, Tunisia, Libya and
Egypt share a border with the Mediterranean Sea. What else do
they have in common?
A. The Nile River travels through these countries.
B. The Great Rift Valley cuts through these countries.
C. The Sahara Desert is part of their physical geography.
D. The Atlas Mountains spread throughout these countries.
3. Time Limit: 7 Minutes - http://www.online-stopwatch.com