Africa
Jambo (hello is Swahili) and welcome to the Africa Unit for World Geography 8. Africa...simply reading or saying the word "Africa" invokes a new level of geographical curiosity than any other place on earth. This is due to the fact that no other place on the planet is more different than our life here in America. This unit is a 3 week experience that contains 2 maps of the region (Political & Physical), an Activity Packet, and the "famous" Africa Mask Unit Project. Below you will find all materials used within this unit of Geographic study.
Africa Unit Links…
Africa Intro Notes
Africa Activity Packet
Africa Greatest Places Slideshow Flashcards
Basic Land Terms Slideshow
Basic Land Terms Quizlet
Africa “Milk Jug” Mask Project
Spring 2020 Mask Gallery
Disease in Africa Web/Video Quest
Geography of Africa Podcast
World Geography Africa Textbook Links…
Chapter 19 - The Nile
Chapter 20 - Life in the Sahara and Sahel
Chapter 23 - Post Apartheid South Africa
Africa Video Links…
The Big 5 of Africa - 2min
Madagascar: ‘Zone Rouge’: An army of children toils in African mines - NBC News 11:13
Kilwa Kisiwani: Ancient City Medieval CityBuilt by the Swahili Tribes of Tanzania - Atlas Obscura 3:30
Geography of Africa Intro - Vimeo 10min
Botswana Lions GeoTV
South African Sharks GeoTV
Elephant Orphanage GeoTV
Language of Elephants GeoTV
Mysteries of Egypt Imax Film
Africa Trek Film
Serengeti Imax Film
Important Unit Web Links...
Africa Tech Assignment MappingWorlds.com
Africa Tech Assignment GAPMINDER
African Masks - GREAT Website to Help with Ideas/Creation
Mauritania Virtual Field Trip Links…
Virtual Field Trip - Mauritania "Slavery's Last Stronghold"
Slavery’s Last Stronghold Video for Virtual Field Trip
Other Africa Web Links...
Our Africa
World Culture Encyclopedia
CIA - World Fact Book
Flagpedia
Population Pyramids
Nation Master
HDI - Africa Rank List (for 2nd set of worksheets)