Unit 6 - Sub-Saharan Africa
UNIT 6 MAP PRACTICE
Unit 6 will NOT be a traditional River(r) unit. Students will be required to complete each of the following assignments on the appropriate day. Any work not finished in class will be homework!
Lesson 1
Use this map (or the one that was printed for you) to find the following locations.
**Be sure to complete both parts of this lesson!!**
Lesson 2
Use this document to find links to study the population of Sub-Saharan Africa and answer the questions that accompany each link.
Lesson 3
Use the CIA World Factbook website to help you complete this assignment.
Use this article for the Cornell notes (article is for WMS students only):
Video #1 - watch only minutes 3:21-8:15
Video #2
Lesson 4
We will be watching these video clips and answering questions about the Lost Boys of Sudan.
Lesson 5
Watch this video to find out what population density is.
Then watch this video to see the difference between population density and population distribution.
Draw a Venn diagram on your paper. Watch these two videos to compare and contrast the Congo River with the Nile River, in terms of population distribution. In other words, which river has a high population density and why? Which river has a low population density and why?
Then we will be using this interactive map to help us answer questions about the population density of Sub-Saharan Africa.
Lesson 6
Watch these two videos about the economy in Sub-Saharan Africa and complete a "Strengths/Weaknesses" chart to document what you've learned. Click here for the vocabulary definitions.
Video Part 1
Video Part 2
Lesson 7
Watch the following video to find out what standard of living is all about.
Then read this CNN Article to see the differences of standard of living between the United States and the Ivory Coast. Check out this infographic on cocoa as well.
Compare the GDP per capita (PPP) charts for the United States and Sub-Saharan Africa and answer the following questions.