Unit Two: Studying Africa through the Social Studies

Module Six: The Geography of Africa

Student's Edition

Overview:

In this module, you will gain a better understanding of the geography of Africa by learning about Africa's geographic location, its diverse landforms (physical characteristics), climate, and how Africans from a diversity of locations interact with their environment through productive activity, social institutions, and the movement of people, goods, services, and ideas. You will be engaged through a variety of computer based learning activities, teacher-led discussions, and individual homework assignments.

Activities:

1. Location-Engage
2. Africa's Rivers and Lakes-Engage
3. Map activities Physical features, Climate and Vegetation; Summary map exercise-Explore
4. Africa's Natural Resources-Explore
5. Four maps of movement-Explain
6. Human-Environment Interaction: Expand/homework

Suggested Readings

Printable Resources:

Maps:

• Behrman Equal Area World Map
• Rivers and Lakes of Africa
• Climate and Vegetation of Africa
• Physical Map of Africa
• Contemporary Political Map of Africa
• Movement in Early African History
• Movement: Slave Trades
• Movement: Colonial Africa
• Movement: Post-Colonial Africa

• Table of Africa's Natural Resources
• Graphic Organizer: Movement in Early African History
• Graphic Organizer: Slave Trade
• Graphic Organizer: Movement Colonial Africa
• Graphic Organizer: Movement Post-Colonial Africa
• Environmental web-sites