Station 1: Sahara Resources: ● CRCT book page 26 ● Atlas page 6869 & 7275 ● http://www.livescience.com/23140saharadesert.html Your Tasks: 1. Shade in the area of the the Sahara on the Africa map. 2. Write the relative location of the Sahara Desert. 3. Name any physical features from your map that are located in this region. 4. How large is the Sahara Desert? (in sq.miles) 5. Is the Sahara desert heavily populated? Explain why or why not. 6. List any bodies of water in or surrounding the Sahara. 7. Define nomad. Create a 3box comic about the daily life of a nomad in the Sahara. 8. What is the climate like of the Sahara? 9. Describe the vegetation and animals that live in this region. 10. Describe the environmental issues of the Sahara. 11. What is the average rainfall of the Sahara region? Describe how the location, climate, and physical characteristics of the Sahara affect the population distribution in a paragraph. Station 2: Savanna Resources: ● CRCT book page 28 ● Atlas page 6869, 7273 ● http://www.pittsburghzoo.org/animallist.aspx?c=2 ● http://kids.nceas.ucsb.edu/biomes/savanna.html Your Tasks: 1. Shade in the area of the the Savanna on the Africa map. 2. List any physical features from your map that are in this region. 3. Why is farming so popular in the Savanna? 4. Pick an animal you would see on the Savanna. Draw that animal and give 5 facts about that animal’s daily life. 5. Imagine the animal that you just choose is being hunted and killed by Africans. Write a letter to an African government, asking them to make laws to stop the poaching and selling of these animals. Be convincing! 6. What is the average rainfall of the Savanna region? 7. Compare the Savanna to the Tropical Rainforest region of Africa. Include climate, natural resources, location, and countries in this region. Describe how the location, climate, and physical characteristics of the Savanna affect the population distribution in a paragraph. Station 3: Sahel Resources: ● CRCT book page 27 ● Atlas page 6869 & 7275 Your Tasks: 1. Shade in the area of the the Sahel on the Africa map. 2. List any physical features from your map that are in this region. 3. Describe the climate. 4. Define desertification. Why is it an issue in the Sahel? 5. Describe the landscape. Draw an image of what you image the landscape of the Sahel looks like. 6. What are some things the land is used for in this region? (using the land and sea page 73 in the atlas) 7. Compare the Sahara to the Sahel regions of Africa. Include climate, natural resources, location, and countries in this region. Describe how the location, climate, and physical characteristics of the Sahel affect the population distribution in a paragraph. Station 4: Tropical Rainforest Person 1: CRCT book page 29 Person 2: Atlas page 73 Person 3: http://www.worldwildlife.org/places/congobasin Your Tasks: 1. Shade in the area of the the Tropical Rainforest on the Africa map. 2. Describe the climate of the tropical rainforest. 3. List any physical features from your map that are in this region. 4. Pick an animal that is engendered of being extinct. Why is this animal becoming extinct? What is the World Wildlife Foundation doing about it? 5. What environmental issues does the tropical rainforest face? Describe how the location, climate, and physical characteristics of the Tropical Rainforest affect the population distribution in a paragraph. List the average rainfall for each region. Create a bar graph comparing the average rainfall for each region. Sahara: Sahel: Savanna: Tropical Rainforest:
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