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Unit 2-Part 1: Africa

Essential Questions

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1. Why are absolute and relative location
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3. How and
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What physical geographic barriers have created
difficulties for people
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in Africa?
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Africa’s Physical Geography

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Barriers and Opportunities
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What is a Geographic
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Inhospitable Deserts
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Un-Navigable Rivers

The Zambezi River

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Mountains and Valleys

The Great Rift Valley-East Africa

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Challenging Climates
What are the Tropics, and How have they acted
as a barrier to development in Africa?

The Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn

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Africa has some:

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Why has Africa lagged behind the rest of the
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The Human Development Index
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What is
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The value of all final goods and services produced in a period (quarterly or yearly) of time.

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What is a service?

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GDP counted?

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According to the Economic Activity Map
what is the most prevalent type of economic
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Why is it so hard for many African
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What
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