
G-3/22: Introducing African Geography
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Social Studies
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9th - 12th Grade
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Ben Katagiri
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22 Slides • 16 Questions
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Multiple Choice
Which river in Africa is the longest river in the world?
(Hint: you've learned about it before...)
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Multiple Choice
Africa is the most multilingual continent in the world. About how many different languages are spoken here?
20+
200+
1000+
2000+
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Multiple Choice
How many countries are there in Africa?
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54
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Draw
As best you can, DRAW and LABEL a map of the world: North America (N.A.) South America (S.A.), Africa (A.F.), Europe/Asia (E/A), and Australia (A.U.)
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Open Ended
After reviewing how we all draw the world, make ONE OBSERVATION:
What continents do we think are larger than others?
What continents to people remember really well?
What continents do we consider "small"?
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Multiple Select
Which of the maps below more accurately portrays Africa (and the size of all the continents)?
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Open Ended
What is in green is the TRUE SIZE of the continents, what is draw in black is what you're used to seeing in textbooks (Mercator Maps).
What places are made to look bigger, what places are made to look smaller, and why?
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Open Ended
This is a map of actual land size vs. how we project the shape of landmasses on maps.
What places are over estimated and why?
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Multiple Choice
Africa is the __________ largest continent in the world
first
second
third
fourth
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Multiple Choice
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Multiple Choice
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Multiple Choice
What was one motivation for European Imperialism (conquering territory) in Africa?
Camels. They needed camels.
the Atlantic Slave Trade
Access to the Congo.
natural resources and raw materials.
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Multiple Select
Which TWO resources are most common in Sub-Saharan Africa?
Diamonds
Precious metals
Natural Gas
Coal
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Multiple Choice
Which statement is NOT true about Africa's geography?
Africa had great natural harbors for sea trade.
Had access to two rivers for trade and travel.
Africa had 3 vegetation zones.
Had natural resources: gold, copper, salt, land, trees.
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Multiple Choice
AFRICA IS ONE OF THE WORLD'S LARGEST CONTINENTS AND IS MADE UP OF 4 DIFFERENT GEOGRAPHIC REGIONS.THEY ARE????
rainforest, desert, grasslands, Ocean
rainforest, plains, grasslands, Ocean
rainforest, desert, grasslands, mediterranean
rainforest, desert, grasslands, mountains
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Multiple Choice
True or False: Africa has a higher population than Europe.
True
False
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Which river in Africa is the longest river in the world?
(Hint: you've learned about it before...)
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