WHERE HISTORY LIVES

MIND MAP
What do
you know SPECIAL
MINERALS about ANIMALS &
Africa? LANDSCAPES

PRECIOUS
FOODS RAW STONES
MATERIALS
FOR TEXTILES
 LAND & RESOURCES OF AFRICA
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
1. Describe the physical characteristics of
Africa.
2. Identify the land, rivers, mountains and
physical geography of Africa.
3. Relate geography to the lives of the people.
 ESSENTIAL QUESTION

How does geography affect the

lives of the people?
LAND & RESOURCES OF AFRICA
Give things that come’s to your mind on
this aspect about Africa.

Oceans
Oceans

ATLANTIC INDIAN OCEAN

OCEAN
Give things that come’s to your mind on the
following aspect about Africa.

Sea Canal
Connects two continents
Give things that come’s to your mind on
this aspect about Africa.

Desert
Deserts
Give things that come’s to your mind on
this aspect about Africa.

Sahel
Sahel is an
inhabitable
area that
borders
Sahara
Desert
Give things that come’s to your mind on
this aspect about Africa.

West African
Coast
West African Coast
is divided among
various countries.
Nigeria, Lagos City
the capital ang
biggest city
1. rich in oil
2. exporter of
petroleum
West
Coast
 How did Rift Valley form?
❑ It was created by a plate tectonics.
❑ The movement of the earth over
millions of years ago caused a split
or “rift” in earth’s crust.
The Rift Valley in Ethiopia
How will you describe Central Africa?
❑ It is dominated by the Congo Basin
where you can see one of Africa’s
principal rivers systems which is
the Congo River.
Central Africa
 I CAN ANSWER THIS…
1. The Sahel is found in _________.
Central Africa
2. The Sahel is a _________.
Grassland Savannah that borders the
desert area of the Sahara
 I CAN ANSWER THIS…
3. The Rift Valley is known for ______.
The earliest signs of human habitation
4. Lagos is the capital & biggest city in which
country?
Nigeria
5. I can describe African continent as
home to the world’s largest desert.
 ESSENTIAL QUESTION

How does geography affect the

lives of the people?
 ASSIGNMENT:
Advance reading on the Ancient African
Civilizations:
1. Ancient Aksum
2. Ancient Harar Jugol
3. The Kingdom of Zimbabwe
4. Ancient Ghana
MSCS book pages 165-175.