UNIT 5 Make-Up
People and Places of Africa
-Directions:
This extra credit assignment will be a handwritten assignment with the student doing his or
her own research. We will not accept anything that is typed. This assignment will be due
January 7th, 2014 and will not be accepted after that date. Under each standard the student
will research each topic and WRITE the appropriate amount of sentences provided on the
assigned topic. Use your own notebook paper. Overall there is 18 sentences handwritten
plus a map.
****Please note this will count as 2 classwork grades, but this assignment will not be a
“miracle cure” for an entire semester of poor grades.
NBs that cover it Georgia Performance Standard
SS7G1 The student will locate selected features of Africa.
a. Locate on a world and regional political-physical map: the
Sahara, Sahel, savanna, and tropical rain forest, Congo River, Niger
River, Nile River, Lake Tanganyika, Lake Victoria, Atlas Mountains,
and Kalahari Desert. Place letters on map
b. Locate on a world and regional political-physical map the
countries of: Democratic Republic of the Congo (Zaire), Egypt, Kenya,
Nigeria, South Africa, Sudan, and South Sudan. Place letters on map
SS7G3 The student will explain the impact of location, climate, and
physical characteristics on population distribution in Africa.
a. Explain how the characteristics in the Sahara, Sahel,
savanna, and tropical rain forest affect where people live, the type of
work they do, and how they travel.
4 Sentences
SS7G4 The student will describe the diverse cultures of the people
who live in Africa.
a. Explain the differences between an ethnic group and a
religious group.
4 SENTENCES
b. Explain the diversity of religions within the Arab, Ashanti,
Bantu, and Swahili ethnic groups.
6 SENTENCES
SS7G2 The student will discuss environmental issues across the
continent of Africa.
a. Explain how water pollution and the unequal distribution of
water impacts irrigation, trade, industry, and drinking water.
4 Sentences
b. Explain the relationship between poor soil and
deforestation in Sub-Saharan Africa.
c. Explain the impact of desertification on the environment of
Africa from the Sahel to the rainforest.
4 Sentences
1. Label the following countries:
a. Democratic Republic of Congo
b. South Africa
c. Egypt
d. Sudan
e. Nigeria
f. Kenya
g. South Sudan
2. Label the following physical features
h. Nile River
i. Congo River
j. Niger River
k. Lake Victoria
l. Lake Tanganyika
m. Sahara Desert
n. Kalahari Desert
o. Atlas Mountains
p. Suez Canal