a one day lesson plan for a 7th grade social studies class
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Objectives The seventh grade learner will be able to explain how the characteristics in the Sahara, Sahel, savanna and tropical rain forest affect where people live, the typed of work they do and how they will travel when presented with a topographical map. The seventh grade learner will execute this understanding with 85% accuracy.TRANSCRIPT
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Where In Africa?Where In Africa?
A one day lesson plan for a 7A one day lesson plan for a 7thth grade grade Social Studies Class.Social Studies Class.
GPS Standard SS7G3GPS Standard SS7G3
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ObjectivesObjectives
• The seventh grade learner will be able to explain how the characteristics in the Sahara, Sahel, savanna and tropical rain forest affect where people live, the typed of work they do and how they will travel when presented with a topographical map. The seventh grade learner will execute this understanding with 85% accuracy.
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Essential QuestionsEssential Questions
• What impact does location have on population distribution?
• What impact does climate have on population distribution?
• What impact do physical characteristics have on population distribution?
• How does climate effect daily life?
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AfricaAfrica
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SaharaSahara
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SaharaSahara
• World’s largest non-arctic desert• Covers most of Northern Africa• As large as the U.S. or Europe• Landforms shaped by winds
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SaharaSahara
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SahelSahel
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SahelSahel
• Located South of the Sahara• Expansive, semi-arid region of Africa• Sparsely vegetated• Receives an average of 4-8 inches of
rainfall per year• Severe drying trend led to famine and
more than 1 million deaths in the 1970’s and 80’s
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SahelSahel
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SavannaSavanna
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SavannaSavanna
• Home to the greatest density and diversity of animals on Earth
• Intermediate between tropical rain forest and desert
• Rainy season floods lower-level areas• Animals migrate during dry season
because there’s not enough food
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SavannaSavanna
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Tropical RainforestTropical Rainforest
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Tropical RainforestTropical Rainforest
• Tropical, moist forests• Population increase due to Rainforest
depletion• Deforestation occurs for cash crops
producing products like gum, rubber, cola nuts and palm oil
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Tropical RainforestTropical Rainforest
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Journal QuestionJournal Question
• If you had to live in Africa, which region would you choose to live in? Why?
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Population Density in AfricaPopulation Density in Africa