PPT-Geography of Africa 6 th Grade UBD - Unit 8 - Geography of Africa

Preview African Geography Africa is a large continent surrounded by oceans and seas It is divided in two by the Sahara Desert SubSaharan Africa is the region south of the Sahara Desert Farming Herding and Trade. Please refe r to the 201415 Test Administration M anual for requirements and instructions For more information contact your Regional ESD Partner The High School grade of accountability is 11 th grade Although not required 12 th graders may also tes http://www.snopes.com/photos/sunset.asp. Africa’s Unique Physical Geography. Intro. Africa is really a plateau continent with escarpments and rift valleys- . Below is a picture of the Great Escarpment (Drakensberg) in South Africa . - Japan. Preview. Government. - . Japan is a democratic constitutional monarchy.. Economy. -. After World War II, Japan built a strong economy that competes with other industrial powers.. Society and Culture. 1. May 2018. Timeline for the Framework-based . Regents Examinations in . Global History and Geography II (Grade 10). The Framework-based Regents Examination in . Global History and Geography II (Grade 10) is. - Mesopotamian Society. Preview. Mesopotamian Religion. - Mesopotamians were polytheists. They worshiped many different gods connected to nature and to particular aspects of life.. A Social Pyramid. - Mesopotamian society was organized into a social pyramid. Your place on the pyramid was determined by your work. Most people stayed at the level they were born at for their entire lives.. a. Locate on a world and regional political-physical map: the Sahara, Sahel, savanna, tropical rain forest, Congo River, Niger River, Nile River, Lake Tanganyika, Lake Victoria, Atlas Mountains, and Kalahari Desert. . Neolithic Revolution. Preview. Cultivation and Domestication. - . The Neolithic Revolution was the beginning of farming and settlement. This period represents a complete change in the way of life for the earliest hunter-gatherers. Preview. Location and Landforms. - . East Asia’s landforms vary from country to country. China has long influenced the cultures of other East Asian countries.. Climate and Resources. - . Volcanoes, earthquakes, and tsunamis affect the people of East Asia.. Preview. Technology Allows Exploration. - . Between 1100 CE and 1400 CE new technologies emerged which helped sailors sail farther from land. . Christopher Columbus. - An explorer, colonizer, and navigator who made four voyages across the Atlantic Ocean, leading to widespread awareness of the Americas.. Unit 1:Geography: Its Nature and Perspectives. I. WHAT IS GEOGRAPHY?. What is Geography?. From your experience with the “Material World” posters, what are some things that might be considered part of a definition of Geography?. Lesson . 4. – . Geography . of Africa. Your Name ______________________________. Period ______________. Studying Africa. Key things to remember. it’s a continent, NOT a country. Has 54 countries of its own!. Physical Geography. Africa as a rEGION. South of Sahara desert 9.5 million square miles. Region of plateaus, “stair steps” down toward sea. Edges of plateau marked by escarpments . Rivers running across land create great rapids and waterfalls. Preview. The Mongols in War. -. Under Genghis Khan and his successors, the Mongols conquered the largest empire in history up to that time.. The Mongols at Peace. - . After their conquests, the Mongols promoted trade and cultural exchange throughout their empire and beyond.. Lesson . 3 . – . Geography . of Africa. Key things to remember. it’s a continent, NOT a country. Has 54 countries of its own!. It’s HUGE. You can fit USA and China in it. It has a lot of desert.