SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA: GEOGRAPHY & TRADE VOCABULARY

Thanks to Mr. Banh for his awesome powerpoints!

GEOGRAPHY OF AFRICA: AT A GLANCE

Write down 2-3 observations about Africa’s geography.

Africa is mostly made up of __________ (what climate zone?)

Savannah

Area of focus

GEOGRAPHY: MATCH & DEFINE

Desert Savannah Rainforest

GEOGRAPHY:

Niger River What do you

notice about where the Niger River is?

Sahara Desert What modern

countries are covered by the Sahara?

TRADE: READ & DEFINE IN OWN WORDS

Trans-Saharan Trade “trans” “across” “Saharan” related to

Sahara Desert So “Trans-Saharan

Trade” means what? Caravan

Group of people traveling together

Advantages of traveling in a caravan?

TRADE Tribute – payment or

taxes Trade goods in West

Africa What are these pictures

of? Clockwise: Gold, salt,

slaves

RECAP OF VOCABULARY & WORKSHEET What was the relationship between

geography & trade in West Africa? Think about…

Where trade goods were located Where the kingdom of Ghana & Mali were

located What kinds of obstacles did traders have to

deal with or overcome?

WEST AFRICA GEOGRAPHY AND TRADEMAP REQUIRMENTS (WRITE ON THE BACK OF MAP)

1. Label Cities: Timbuktu, Gao, Djenne, Kuombi Saleh2. Label vegetation Zones – Desert, Savannah,

Rainforest3. Label the Niger River4. Label Salt mines and Gold Fields5. (Label in class, color at home) Kingdoms:

1. Ghana = Purple2. Mali = Red3. Songhai = Green

6. Homework: 1. Color/decorate map showing each vegetation

zone!2. Title, Key, Compass Rose