agenda: unit 4: africa review warm up: 1. name 3 major rivers in africa. 2. choose one river. which...
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Agenda: UNIT 4: AFRICA Review
Warm Up: 1. Name 3 major rivers in Africa.2. Choose one river. Which Countries does it runs through?
Physical Features Quiz Tomorrow!
COUNTRIES OF AFRICALocate the following
countries:
EgyptKenya Nigeria Sudan South Africa Sierra Leone RwandaZimbabwe and Dem. Rep. of
Congo
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Locate the following countries:
Egypt 1Kenya 3Nigeria 5Sudan 2South Africa 7Sierra Leone 6Rwanda 4Zimbabwe 9Dem. Rep. of
Congo 8
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Locate the following:
SaharaSahelSavannaTropical rain forestCongo RiverNiger RiverNile RiverLake TanganyikaLake Victoria,Atlas MountainsKalahari Desert
Lake Tanganyika
Savanna
Rain forest
SS7G1b :Locate on a world and regional political-physical map the countries of, Democratic Republic of the Congo (Zaire), Egypt, Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa, and Sudan.Concept: LOCATION
Africa Physical Map QuizEthnic & Religious Diversity
Warm up: Using the new map and without looking at your completed maps/study guides, use your envelope of cut out names to label Africa’s physical features.
UNIT 4: AFRICA
Ethnic Group................belonging to the cultural, racial, religious, or linguistic traditions of a people or country.
Religious Group...........people who identify closely with a set of beliefs that influence their culture.
Example: Christians and Muslims appeal to many different ethnic groups, whereas, Judaism is mostly associated with ethnic Jews.
In Africa, the major religions include traditional beliefs such as animism, while trade, migration, and colonization brought Judaism, Islam, and Christianity to Africa.
Traditional religions such as animism, the belief that all things (living and non-living including natural phenomenon such as wind) have a soul and some of these things may be held up as gods.
Judaism.......................the first monotheistic religion, founded by Abraham, and whose followers are called Jews
Christianity..................a religion that developed out of Judaism and was based on the life and teachings of Jesus
Islam............................a religion that teaches that there is one God and Muhammad is his messenger
Ashanti
Arabs
Swahili Bantu
Any member of the Arabic-speaking peoples native to the Middle East and North Africa. Many Arabs are Muslims (followers of Islam), but some are also followers of Christianity.
SS7G1b :Locate on a world and regional political-physical map the countries of, Democratic Republic of the Congo (Zaire), Egypt, Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa, and Sudan.Concept: LOCATION
Ethnic & Religious Diversity
Warm up: 1. Explain how ethnic groups and religious groups are different.2. Give examples of each.
People of West Africa near Ghana, Ivory Coast, and Togo.
Ashanti ethnic group mostly have traditional beliefs. The symbol of Asanti unity is the Golden Stool, held to be so sacred that not even kings were allowed to sit on it. They also believe in spiritual and supernatural powers.
An Asante chief wearing silk cloth and gold jewelry.
One of the original ethnic groups in Africa that was part of the largest migration of people on the continent thousands of years ago.
Many Bantu Africans have traditional beliefs as they believe in the power of ancestors in everyday life.
However, in parts of east Africa Bantu culture has mixed with the Arab culture to create a new ethnic group and culture known as Swahili.
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The Swahili people live on the east coast of Africa from Somalia to Mozambique.Many Swahili people are Muslims (believe in Islam) after Arabs brought the religion from Arabia when trading. However, they also mix in some traditional beliefs with their Islamic beliefs.The Swahili language is a mixture between Bantu and Arabic.
