Transcript Africa * South of the Sahara

November 9, 2015
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Do Now…
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 After coming into class quietly and taking your seat,
get out your class materials and turn to the Go
Geography! for the day…
Go Geography!
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 Topic: Comparing Regions
 Work with your new table groups to create a
similarities and differences list of how your believe
the new region will compare to the last one we
studied
Vocabulary Awareness
Chart
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Mapping Africa!
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 Map 1: Countries and Island Regions
 Map 2: Landforms
 Map 3: Bodies of Water
Examining the Climate and
Vegetation
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 Use the Maps at your disposal and working in your
table groups determine how the climate regions are
related to the vegetation and economic activities of
Africa
Closure…
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Homework…
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 Complete unfinished classwork
November 10, 2015
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Do Now…
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 After coming into class and taking your seat quietly,
take out your class materials and turn to your Go
Geography! for the day
 Take out your Climate and Vegetation Graphic
Organizer to be check for completion
Connecting Climate to Vegetation
and Economic Activities
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 Rainforest
 West and Central Africa near the equator and Northeast
Madagascar
 Tropical rainforest
 Iron Ore, Gold, Aluminum, Fishing, Oil
Connecting Climate to Vegetation
and Economic Activities
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 Savannah
 Most of Africa south to the Tropic of Capricorn and the area
surrounding the rainforest
 Tropical Savannah and Tropical Rainforests
 Minerals, Diamonds, Manufacturing and Trade Centers
Connecting Climate to Vegetation
and Economic Activities
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 Steppe
 Area south of the Sahara and Sahel in northern and
southeastern Africa
 Midlatitude scrubland and tropical savannah
 Minerals, Manufacturing and Trade Centers
Connecting Climate to Vegetation
and Economic Activities
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 Desert
 Northern Africa and the Southwest African coast
 Mostly barren, rocky, or sandy areas; Deserts
 Some Minerals, Oil, natural gas
Connecting Climate to Vegetation
and Economic Activities
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 Mediterranean
 Tip of South Africa and North Africa
 Scrub with some forests and grassland
 Fishing, manufacturing and trade centers
Go Geography!
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 Topic: Endangered Species of Africa
 Discuss with your group and record an answer to the
following question:
 How do you think the growing number of
endangered species in Africa may be effecting the
region?
African Safari Project
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 You will work in your shoulder pairs to complete an
African safari project.
 You will both get an outline map of Africa.
 Use the population density, elevation, physical, and
political maps of Africa from your world atlases and
textbook.
 Use the various maps to complete the African Safari
tasks and record the correct answers on your sheet.
Endangered Animals of Africa
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 You will create a Public Service Announcement telling
people about an endangered species from Africa…
 Each pair to will get to pick one endangered animal found
in Africa, south of the Sahara. These endangered animals
include: 1) rhinos, 2) African elephants, 3) lions, 4)
giraffes, 5) mandrills, 6) oryx, 7) gorillas, 8) African wild
dogs, 9) cheetahs, 10) chimpanzees, 11) bongos, 12) zebra,
13) geometric tortoises, 14) leopards, and 15) cape mole
rats.
 You will determine where the animals live, the type of
vegetation found in this area, and reasons why the animal
is endangered.
 You should also place a symbol on your outline map to
represent their chosen animal’s habitat location.
Reflecting Upon the
State of Africa
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 Special Powers- If you had the power to change one thing
about the continent of Africa what would it be? Explain your
answer.
 Problem Solving- How would you solve the issue of possible
extinction faced by animals in Africa, south of the Sahara?
 Alternate Viewpoint- Imagine you are a poacher. Why should
the government allow you to continue poaching animals?
 What If ?- If global climate change was not an issue, would so
many animals in Africa still face extinction? Explain your
answer.
 Next- Several African countries have begun practicing
ecotourism. Is ecotourism the wave of the future to save
endangered animals? Explain your answer.
Homework…
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November 11, 2015
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Do Now…
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 After coming into class and taking your seat quietly,
get out your class materials and turn to the Tests and
Quizzes section
Middle East and North
Africa Test
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Observing Endangered Species
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Impact of Endangered
Animals
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 Use your Map from
the Safari and the
G.O.s to determine
the location of these
species…(mark an X
for where each
species is located)
 Divide Africa into the
following three
zones… 
Impact of Endangered
Animals
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 Which region(s) appear to be the most impacted by
endangered animals?
 Compare and contrast these affected areas (what
they have in common, what is different about these
areas).
 What are the major similarities and differences in the
causes of endangered animals?
Regions…
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Past and Present
Injustices in Africa
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 What might be some ways the region of Africa has
been abused over time?
 Slavery, Colonialism, Imperialism, Genocide, just to
name a few…
Past and Present
Injustices in Africa
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 Each group gets an injustice or an area of injustice
that has occurred in Africa, south of the Sahara…
 1) Slave trade, 2) colonial exploitation, 3) Darfur,
4) Rwanda, 5) Ethiopia, 6) Somalia, 7) South African
apartheid
 You should focus on identifying past and current
injustices and describing the causes and the impact
of these injustices.
You Be the Teacher!
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 You and your group will be presenting and teaching
the class about your assigned injustice!
 You may present in the form of a straight lecture,
skit, game, etc.
 You should also prepare 4 questions that you can ask
the class to make sure they have learned the
information
Topics to Address for
your Injustice…
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 Human Characteristics of the Region being affected…
 Description of the injustices…
 What led to the injustices…
 How did the injustice impact the people/population…
 Migration trends/factors…
 What impact, if any, has the injustice had on the region
of Africa today?...
Homework
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Prepare for your presentations
tomorrow
Quiz on Friday is going to be a map
quiz, start studying!!
November 13, 2015
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Do Now…
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 After coming into class and taking your seat quietly,
get out your class materials and anything you may
have brought for your presentation…
You Be the Teacher!
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 You and your group will be presenting and teaching
the class about your assigned injustice!
 You may present in the form of a straight lecture,
skit, game, etc.
 Also: You should also prepare 4 questions that you
can ask the class to make sure they have learned the
information
Topics to Address for
your Injustice…
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 Human Characteristics of the Region being affected…
 Description of the injustices…
 What led to the injustices…
 How did the injustice impact the people/population…
 Migration trends/factors…
 What impact, if any, has the injustice had on the region
of Africa today?...
Presenting!
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Preparing for Quiz on
Friday
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 Map Quiz!
 You may be quizzed on the countries and Islands in
Africa, as well as the major landforms and
waterways we have discussed in class so far…
Homework…
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 Study your maps…
November 13, 2015
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Sub Day with a Quiz
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November 16, 2015
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Do Now…
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After coming into class and taking your seat
quietly, take out your class materials and
turn to your Go Geography! for the day.
Catch up from Friday
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Go Geography!
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 Topic: Economic Systems Review
 Respond to the following questions individually in your
Go Geography:
1. What are the different types of economic systems in the
world?
2. What are the four questions that need to be addressed in
each system?
3. What are some factors that may affect a country’s
economy? Standard of living?
Factors Affecting Economies
and Standard of Living…
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 Discuss the following questions in your groups and
work to answer them as a group:
 What about exploration and colonization… How do
you believe these processes have impacted the region
of Africa south of the Sahara over time?
 What may be some possible solutions to these
problems?
 Do you believe a system of interdependence is
necessary to fix the problems? Why or why not?
Economy Wheels…
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 Each student will be assigned to
one of the following countries:
1. Angola
2. Botswana
3. Burundi
4. Cameroon
5. Central African Republic
6. Chad
7. Congo
8. Cote d’Ivoire
9. Equatorial Guinea
10. Eritrea
11. Ethiopia
12. Gambia
13. Ghana
14. Guinea
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Kenya
Madagascar
Liberia
Malawi
Mauritania
Mozambique
Namibia
Niger
Nigeria
Rwand
Sierra Leone
Somalia
South Africa
Sudan
Swaziland
Uganda
Zimbabwe
Economy Wheels…
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 You will research the economic resources of your
assigned country including natural resources,
industry, manufacturing, exports and agricultural
products. Record the information in your notes.
 As you research, determine how these resources
have impacted settlers throughout history.
 Also, note the Gross Domestic Product and per
capita income of your assigned country.
 This information can be found using your smart
devices and World Fact Book.
Economy Wheels
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 You will use the information you have found to create an
“Economy Wheel”
 Your wheel should have the name of your country in the center
and then be divided into 5 sections
 Each section should represent one of 5 economic resources from
your assigned country. The sections should contain the name of
the resource and an illustration to accompany each resource.
 On the back of the wheel, you should use the information you
found to propose a solution to the economic problems facing SubSaharan Africa we discussed earlier. This should be a short
paragraph supported by details found from your research.
Discussing the Wheels
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 Round Robin Discussion
 Now, you will talk about the resources in your assigned
country and the solutions to the economic problems you
proposed.
 Starting from the A people and going in a clockwise
rotation, each member of the group will describe one
resource or their economic solution found on their mask.
 After all members have been given the chance to discuss
the resources and solutions on their masks, one member
of the group will write down the economic problems
facing Africa, south of the Sahara, as well as a group plan
of how you and your table members would fix the
problems
Closure…
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Homework…
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 Test on Thursday!