Natural resources Geography Geographical features and their effect

Natural resources Geography Geographical features and their effect on people of African countries SOCIAL STUDIES GRADE SEVEN – AFRICA Africa Specialized economies vs. diversified economies Current Environmental Problems Issues History Government instability Disease/health concerns The Brochure Effects of imperialism, slave trade, colonization, and independence on African countries Project Cultural traits of different African countries as they compare to each other and our country Cultural Conflict UN help to struggling African countries Debate responsibility of world to aid Essential Understandings/Concepts: • CT. CK. 1. 3. 7. Evaluate the cultural contributions of a variety of past and present civilizations. • CT. CK. 1. 3. 8. Analyze how cultural differences sometimes contributed to conflict among civilizations or nations. • CT. CK. 1. 4. 9. Identify selected countries and determine the advantages and challenges created by their geography. • CT. CK. 1. 4. 10. Examine geographic factors that help explain historical events and contemporary issues. • CT. CK. 1. 6. 14. Assess how ideas/religions affected migration in different regions (e. g. Crusades, South African trek, founding of Israel). • CT. CK. 1. 6. 15. Evaluate the positive and/or negative impacts of mass human migrations on both people and a nation/ region. • CT. CK. 1. 8. 18. Analyze the factors that led to the rise of different types of governments worldwide. • CT. CK. 1. 8. 19. Analyze and critique examples where governments in other nations have changed through violent or peaceful means. • CT. CK. 1. 10. 21. Analyze how resources or lack of resources influenced a nation/region’s development (e. g. diversification vs. one-crop economies). • CT. CK. 1. 12. 24. Identify economic resources in the world analyze their relationship to international trade. • CT. CK. 1. 12. 25. Analyze the impact of specialization on production and trade. • CT. CK. 1. 13. 27. Analyze the relationship among culture, government and social systems in various countries. Vocabulary: Imperialism Ethnic/ethnicity Genocide Congo River Sahara Desert Rift Valley Erosion Malnutrition Developed Oral tradition Infant Mortality Rate Nelson Mandela Slave trade Subsistence farming United Nations Humanitarian Colonization Tribal Nile River Rainforest Sahel Desertification Famine Developing Specialized economy Swahili Apartheid Diversified economy Triangle trade Foreign aid Underdeveloped economy Diversity