Where In Africa?

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Where In Africa?

• A one day lesson plan for a 7th grade Social
  Studies Class.
• GPS Standard SS7G3

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Objectives

• The seventh grade learner will be able to explain
  how the characteristics in the Sahara, Sahel,
  savanna and tropical rain forest affect where
  people live, the typed of work they do and how
  they will travel when presented with a
  topographical map. The seventh grade learner
  will execute this understanding with 85 accuracy.

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Essential Questions

• What impact does location have on population
  distribution?
• What impact does climate have on population
  distribution?
• What impact do physical characteristics have on
  population distribution?
• How does climate effect daily life?

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Africa
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Sahara
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Sahara

• Worlds largest non-arctic desert
• Covers most of Northern Africa
• As large as the U.S. or Europe
• Landforms shaped by winds

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Sahara
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Sahel
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Sahel

• Located South of the Sahara
• Expansive, semi-arid region of Africa
• Sparsely vegetated
• Receives an average of 4-8 inches of rainfall per
  year
• Severe drying trend led to famine and more than 1
  million deaths in the 1970s and 80s

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Sahel
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Savanna
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Savanna

• Home to the greatest density and diversity of
  animals on Earth
• Intermediate between tropical rain forest and
  desert
• Rainy season floods lower-level areas
• Animals migrate during dry season because theres
  not enough food

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Savanna
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Tropical Rainforest
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Tropical Rainforest

• Tropical, moist forests
• Population increase due to Rainforest depletion
• Deforestation occurs for cash crops producing
  products like gum, rubber, cola nuts and palm oil

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Tropical Rainforest
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Journal Question

• If you had to live in Africa, which region would
  you choose to live in? Why?

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Population Density in Africa
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Group Journal Response and Presentation

• Imagine you live in Africa. You are living in
  the ___________ region.
• What type of work will you do?
• How will you travel?
• Be prepared to present answers to class
• Make sure you can locate your region on the map

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Curriculum Integration

• Students will integrate with Language Arts by
  responding to thought provoking journal
  questions.
• Students will integrate with Science by analyzing
  the effects of climate
• Students will integrate with Math by problem
  solving

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Technology Integration

• Power Point
• Smart Board
• DVD

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Assessments

• Formative assessments include observing students
  as they locate various climate regions on the
  map, answer journal questions and do group work.
• Summative assessment next class in the form of a
  quiz.