WELCOME TO WORLD GEOGRAPHY MR. S. WNOROWSKI / ROOM 252 UPCOMING ACTIVITIES 1.COYOTE BOOK Ch. 3 & 4 Notes Check & Quiz: 1/8(A) 1/9(B) 2.AFRICA Ch. 18 Reading: 1/12(A) 1/13(B) 3.Introduce Africa Travel Project: 1/8 & 1/9 4.MAP QUIZ: 1/15 (B) & 1/16 (A)

TODAY’s AGENDA 1.Warm-up: Africa 2.Preview activity: Discuss what you know 3.Discovery: Unit Atlas 4.Processing: Religion Sketch Map 5.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 -

PREVIEW Classroom Discussion Time Limit: 8 Minutes -

PREVIEW Classroom Discussion Today’s Issues in Africa

DISCOVERY Prt.1: Physical Geography P 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 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 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 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 Directions: 1)Using the Africa Outline Map & Africa Maps located in the Unit Atlas on pages 402–407 and throughout Unit 6 t 2)locate the physical and political features listed on pg. 1 of Map Hand-out. 3)Label them on the accompanying outline map. 4)Time Limit: 45 Minutes - stopwatch.com stopwatch.comhttp:// stopwatch.com 5)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. A. The Nile River travels through these countries. B. The Great Rift Valley cuts through these countries. B. The Great Rift Valley cuts through these countries. C. The Sahara Desert is part of their physical geography. C. The Sahara Desert is part of their physical geography. D. The Atlas Mountains spread throughout these countries. D. The Atlas Mountains spread throughout these countries. 3. Time Limit: 7 Minutes -