1. Essential Question: Where are the major physical features and nations of Africa located?

2. Standards: SS7G1 Locate selected features of Africa.
Locate on a world and regional political-physical map: Sahara, Sahel, savanna, tropical rain forest, Congo River, Niger River, Nile River, Lake Victoria, Great Rift Valley, Mt. Kilimanjaro, Atlas Mountains, and Kalahari Desert.
Locate on a world and regional political-physical map the countries of Democratic Republic of the Congo, Egypt, Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa, and Sudan.

3. Africa

4. Use the Africa Physical Features Map

5. Sahara Desert 1.

6. Sahara Desert: World’s largest, hot desert, covering most of Northern Africa

7. Sahel 2.

8. Sahel: Transition zone south of the Sahara; separates Sahara from tropical rain forests

9. Tropical Rain Forest 3.

10. Tropical Rain Forest: Central African tropical rainforest is the second largest in the world

11. Savanna 4.

12. Savanna: Rolling grassland and scattered trees and shrubs

13. Nile River 5.

14. Nile River: World’s longest river; flows northward into the Mediterranean Sea

15. Nile River

16. Lake Victoria 6.

17. Lake Victoria: Reservoir for the Nile River; largest lake in Africa;
2nd largest freshwater lake in the world

18. Great Rift Valley 7.

19. Geologically active area in East Africa.
Great Rift Valley:
Geologically active area in East Africa.

20. Mt. Kiliminjaro 8.

21. Tallest mountain in Africa
Mt. Kilimanjaro
Tallest mountain in Africa

22. Kalahari Desert 9.

23. Kalahari Desert: Large, dry (arid) sandy area in southern Africa

24. Congo River
10.

25. Congo River: Second longest river in Africa; surrounded by rain forest

26. Niger River
11.

27. Niger River: Main river in western Africa; five African nations depend on it for water; flows into the Atlantic

28. Atlas Mountains
12.

29. Atlas Mountains: Range in northern Africa between the Mediterranean Sea and Sahara Desert

30. Use the African Countries Map

31. Egypt

32. Egypt

33. Sudan

34. Sudan

35. Nigeria

36. Nigeria

37. Kenya

38. Kenya

39. Democratic Republic of Congo

40. Democratic Republic of Congo

41. South Africa

42. South Africa