Transcript AFRICA 1-1 - Mr Crake at Grayson

AFRICA;
PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY
CHAPTER 1, SECTION 1
MR. CRAKE
7th GRADE SOCIAL STUDIES
MASON MIDDLE SCHOOL
1. Plateau-
1. Plateau-raised area of level
land bordered on one or more
sides by steep cliffs.
UZBEKISTAN
2. Elevation-
UZBEKISTAN
2. Elevation-the height of land
above sea level.
UZBEKISTAN
3. Rift-
East Africa's
Great Rift Valley
UZBEKISTAN
3. Rift-a
deep crack
in the
Earth’s
surface.
4. Tributary-
Nile River tributary
4. Tributary-river or stream that
flows into larger river.
5. Fertile-
5. Fertile-rich in the substances plants
need to grow well.
6. Savanna-
6. Savanna-a region of tall grasses with
scattered trees.
7. Name the four regions of Africa-
7. Name the four regions of AfricaNorth Africa, West Africa, East
Africa, and Central and Southern
Africa.
KAZAKHSTAN
UZBEKISTAN
TAJIKISTAN
8. What physical features do all of the
regions have in common?
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UZBEKISTAN
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8. What physical features do all of the
regions have in common? Each of the
regions has mountains and coastal
plains.
9. Why might West Africa be the continent’s most
populated region?
9. Why might West Africa be the continent’s most
populated region? The regions fertile grasslands
provide an ample source of food, allowing the
region to sustain a large population.
Zambezi
River
10. Describe the course traveled by each of Africa’s major
rivers.
10. Describe the course traveled by each of Africa’s major
rivers. The Nile River flows north to the Mediterranean
Sea. The Congo River flows through the Congo and the
Democratic Republic of the Congo. The Niger River begins
in Guinea and flows north, then turns south. The Zambezi
River runs through six countries in Southern Africa.
Nile River Delta
at night.
11. How do Africa’s four major rivers affect the
lives of the people?
11. How do Africa’s four major rivers affect the
lives of the people?
Africans use the water from the rivers for
transportation, growing crops, fishing, producing
electricity, and for tourism.
KAZAKHSTAN
UZBEKISTAN
TAJIKISTAN
12. How did farming on the Nile change after the
Aswan High Dam was built?
KAZAKHSTAN
UZBEKISTAN
TAJIKISTAN
12. How did farming on the Nile change after the
Aswan High Dam was built? Farmers no longer
had to worry about the Nile flooding their crops, and
the water of Lake Nasser are channeled to water
crops that grow in the desert.