Please have planners on your table ; Applying Map Skills, page 386; Use map to answer the following...
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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 NigeriaoExplain Nigeria’s economyoCompare Nigeria’s ethnic groups
Nigeria has a long coastline; covered
with mangrove swamps (T)
Nigeria’s coastline gives way to
tropical rain forests
Rainforest gives way to savannas
(grasslands) with few trees. (T)
Finally, Nigeria highlands &
plateaus appear.
Fight among Different
groups within a country
The mineral Used to make
aluminum
Mineral salt Used in
Fertilizers (T)
Process by whichGrasslands
Change to desert
The first African to win The Noble prize in Literature in
1986 *
The Four Largest ethnic
Groups of Nigeria *
(Q) Tropical trees Whose seeds are
Used to make Chocolate & cocoa
Small plot of landWhere a farmer
Grows only enoughFood to feed his
family
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Nigeria is one of the world’s
major oil-producing
countries (T)
90 % of income comes from oil
exports (T)
Oil profits pay for highways, schools,
and factories
Still, 33 % of people live in
poverty
Despite oil resources, most
work as farmers…
Most are subsistence
farmers, growing only enough food to feed their families
Some work on larger farms that produce cash crops like…
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)
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)
oDescribe the land and climates found in NigeriaoExplain Nigeria’s economyoCompare Nigeria’s ethnic groups
Nigeria is one of the world’s
major oil-producing
countries (T)
90 % of income comes from oil
exports (T)
Oil profits pay for highways, schools,
and factories
Still, 33 % of people live in
poverty
Despite oil resources, most
work as farmers…
Most are subsistence
farmers, growing only enough food to feed their families
Some work on larger farms that produce cash crops like…
Please have planners on your table ; Applying Map Skills, page 385; Use map to answer the
following questions. Please write questions first!1. Which West African capital lies farthest
north?2. Which country is surrounded by
Senegal?3. What country lies at 10 degrees West
and 20 degrees North?4. What country lies at 10 degrees East and
10 degrees North?5. What country lies at 0 degrees and 10
degrees North?
oDescribe the land and climates found in NigeriaoExplain Nigeria’s economyoCompare Nigeria’s ethnic groups
One-thirdChristiansSavannasPresidentSilverFrenchMangroveNokFoodOil (exports)
CompoundHarmattan250AfricaApartments350BritishTropical rain
forestFarmersCoastline
1400’sEnslaved laborPovertyLagosRainfallAsiaCity-StatesMuslimsGoldPrime MinisterOne-fourth
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
Please have planners on your table ; Please turn to page RA 14 ; Use map to answer the following
questions. Please write questions first!1. What country is located at 50 degrees S and 70
degrees W?2. What country is located at 10 degrees S and 40
degrees W?3. What country is located at 10 degrees N and 70
degrees W?4. What city is located at 30 degrees S and 52
degrees W?5. What city is located at 0 degrees and 78 degrees
W?
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)
About 134 million people;
most living along coast or
near Kano
Strong sense of
belonging to group or extended
family
Over 250 ethnic groups in Nigeria (Hausa, Fulani,
Yoruba and Ibo are big 4)
Please place planner on your table; Write down 5 questions
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 think 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 100- 150 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 Sahel’s location and its history
oExplain how people in the Sahel countries live
oCompare the coastal countries, their history, and peoples.
Sahel countries1. Countries are large; ----------- is small however2. Most live in in southern areas of Sahel; near ---------
People in the Sahel1. most people are ---------------- growing grains2. Others were ---------- such as Fulani and Tuareg
Industries of Sahel1. Mauritania exports include --------- and iron ores2. Mali --------; Niger Uranium; Chad petroleum
Traditions1. Most are --------- and speak Arabic along with tribal 2. In larger cities ----------- is also spoken
What are you Most likely to
Find on a savanna?
What is Nigeria’s Major mineral
Resource & largestExport?
Who is the mostFamous ruler
Of the kingdom Of Mali?
What mineral is Used to make
Aluminum?
Most of West Africa’s people
Practice what religion?
What desert Covers most
Of North Africa? Which West African
Country has the Largest population?
Mangrove swampsAre found in what
Area of West Africa’s coastal
Countries?
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Flourished between 700 – 1100 AD
Makers of iron weapons; conqueror
nearby peoples
Deposits of gold; trade routes
connected “G” to other regions
Defeated “G” in 1200’s
Built wealth on gold & salt trade
Mansa Musa was M’s most famous ruler (T)
Musa made Timboctou a leading center of Muslim activity (Q)
Replaces M as most powerful empire
Largest of three due to control of Niger
River
Rulers welcomed teachers, poets,& religious leaders
Located at upper parts of Senegal &
Niger rivers
Moroccan invaders defeated in late
1500’s