Please have planners on your table ; Applying Map Skills, page 386; Use map to answer the following questions. Please write questions first! 1.Through which countries does the Niger River flow? (5) 2.Does West Africa’s elevation rise or fall as you move northward? 3.What is the highest point in West Africa? 4.Name two major lakes in West Africa. 5.What are the 4 landlocked countries of West Africa (T)?

oDescribe the land and climates found in Nigeria oExplain Nigeria’s economy oCompare Nigeria’s ethnic groups

 Ch 11. test today

Bell ringer 4 Geographic Regions of Nigeria Ch. 11 test

Nigeria has a long ; covered with mangrove swamps (T) Nigeria’s coastline gives way to tropical

Rainforest gives way to (grasslands) with few trees. (T)

Finally, Nigeria highlands & appear.

1.What was the first colonial African country to gain its independence? 2.How many countries border Burkina Faso? 3.Cameroon is slightly larger than which state? 4.The Cote D’Ivoire is one of the world’s leading producers of what? 5.Which West African country is located entirely inside the country of Senegal? Please write questions (10); Planners on your table.

6)What is the capital of Sierra Leone? 7)The republic of Mali is a former colony of what European power? 8)What four countries border Nigeria? 9)Nigeria is twice the size of what U.S. state? 10)What are four products that farmers in Nigeria produce? Please write questions (10); Planners on your table.

oDescribe the land and climates found in Nigeria oExplain Nigeria’s economy oCompare Nigeria’s ethnic groups

 Chapter 13-1 Quiz – Thursday, 9/15

Bell ringer Video – West Africa Tic Tac Toe Chart – Economy of Nigeria

1. A man builds a house rectangular in shape. All sides of the house face in the same direction. A big bear walks by, what color is the bear? Why? 2. I know a word of letters three, add two and fewer there will be. 3. What do these three things have in common … diamonds, dogs and double plays? (and it is not the letter “D”) Planners out and on your table; Please write down the riddle and try to answer.

The largest country (in terms of population, 134 million) in _______ _______. (Q) (T)

Nigeria is one of the world’s major producing countries (T) Oil profits pay for , and Still, % of people live in poverty --- % of income comes from oil exports (T)

Despite oil resources, most work as _______ … Most are ________ farmers, growing only enough food to feed their families farmers Some work on larger farms that produce _____ crops like…

Please place planner on your table; Write down 5 questions; Use passage on next slide to answer. 1.What is Mary Kingsley describing in this quote? (T) 2.What does Mary Kingsley means when she mentions “bush-ropes …. Coiled around”? (T) 3.According to Mary Kingsley, what was a result of the thick canopy? (T) 4.When was this piece written? 5.What do you think Mary Kingsley is describing when she writes “gray-white columns”?

“ Sometimes for hours we passed among thousands upon thousands of gray-white columns of uniform height (about feet); at the top of these the boughs branched out and interlaced among each other, forming a canopy or ceiling, which dimmed the light even of the equatorial sun to such an extent that no undergrowth could thrive in the gloom … From their far-away summits hung great bush- ropes … coiled round and intertwined among each other, until one could fancy one was looking on some mighty battle between armies of gigantic serpents.” – Mary Kingsley’s Travels in West Africa, 1893

oDescribe the land and climates found in Nigeria oExplain Nigeria’s economy oCompare Nigeria’s ethnic groups

 Chapter 13-1 Quiz – Thursday, 9/15  End of grading period – Tuesday, October 11th

Bell ringer Video – West Africa Web Map – History of Nigeria Homework GR 13-1

Earliest known people were -----(Q); lived in area from 500 B.C. to 200 A.D. Known as skilled and metal workers City states emerge; influences in north; traditional African in south

Europeans arrive in 1400’s; by 1880’s Africa is divided into Became a colony of England; in ---- Nigeria gained independence. Ethnic conflict led to civil war and instability. Free elections occurred in (Q)

One-third Christians Savannas President Silver French Mangrove Nok Food Oil (exports) Compound Harmattan 250 Africa Apartments 350 British Tropical rain forest Farmers Coastline 1400’s Enslaved labor Poverty Lagos Rainfall Asia City-States Muslims Gold Prime Minister One-fourth