Physical and Political Features of Africa 7 th
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Physical and Political Features of Africa 7 th Grade Social Studies
SS 7 G 1 • The student will locate selected features of Africa
SS 7 G 1 a • Locate on a world and regional politicalphysical map: The Sahara, Sahel, savanna, tropical rain forest, Congo river, Niger river, Lake Tanganyika, Lake Victoria, Atlas Mountains, and Kalahari desert.
Sahara • • • Found in northern Africa Largest hottest desert in the world Separates Africa into 2 distinct regions Expanding due to desertification Little or no people
Sahel • Tropical savanna located south of the Sahara • Primarily lived in by nomads
Savannas and the Tropical Rain Forests Savanna • • • Tropical grassland Little rainfall Border Deserts Hot Some plants and animals Tropical Rain Forest • Hot • Much Rainfall • Many plants and animals
African Rivers Congo River • Central Africa • 2 nd longest river in Africa • Holds 2 nd largest amount of water in the world Niger River • Northwest Africa • 3 rd longest in Africa
Nile River • • • Longest river in the world Flows to the North (rare) Created by the Blue Nile and the White Nile Floods every year Empties into the Mediterranean Sea
African Lakes Lake Tanganyika • Central Africa • 3 rd largest lake in the world • Flows into the Congo River Lake Victoria • Central Africa • Largest lake in Africa • Source of the Nile River
Other African Landforms Atlas Mountains • Northwest Africa • Mountains rise to 13, 000 feet Kalahari Desert • Southern Africa
SS 7 G 1 b • SS 7 G 1 b: • Locate on a world and regional political-physical map the countries of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Zaire), Egypt, Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa, Sudan, and South Sudan
Important Countries in Africa • • Democratic Republic od the Congo (Zaire) Egypt Kenya Nigeria South Africa Sudan South Sudan
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- Sub saharan africa physical features
- Major physical features of africa
- Physical features of africa
- Physical features of south africa grade 5
- Swana
- Southwest asia/north africa (swana) political map
- Swana map
- The mad scramble for africa cartoon
- Scramble for africa map
- 600 million
- Kums definition geography
- Southwest asia and north africa physical map