Physical Features
What is one physical feature that connects the people of Central and West Africa?
Rivers
What special line of latitude runs through the middle of Africa?
The Equator.
Rivers are know as the _______________ of Africa.
the highways
In what ways is information about climate important to your life?
Clothing, Food, Travel, natural resources, and recreation
Ghana is part of the Niger River ___________?
basin
a basin is where the land is drained by a river.
What are the two seasons in Africa?
What is a resource?
A Resource is a raw material that can be used by people.
Why would we want to know about the climate from other countries?
Affects our food supply
Might want to travel there one day
Understand why people live the way they do and what they believe
How they organize their day
What kinds of animals might you find in the forest of Africa?
Monkeys
Flying squirrels
birds
reptiles
Elephants
What are two of the Climate zones in Africa?
Tropical wet
Tropical wet and dry
Semi Arid
Arid
What are two resources found in West and Central Africa?
Diamonds, oil, lumber, gold
What role do natural resources play in the lives of the people?
Provide jobs
provide for basic needs (food, clothing, shelter)
What physical feature is an important resource for many of the people in Africa?
Rivers.
Rivers are a source of water for many people. They are especially important in dry areas.
True or False.
As you go farther north of the equator the climate is tropical and wet.
False- the farther north from the equator it gets drier.
Besides physical resources like lumber, oil, and gold, what other resources need to be established?
Ports, banks, businesses
How are the people of Central and West Africa interdependent on one another?
Need to rely on resources from other areas of the continent for people to have what they need.
Example: forest provide lumber for people's homes in other areas because of the lack of that resource there.
Why are there no major mountain ranges in Central and West Africa?
Because the land has been ground down by millions of years of erosion.
How might the climate affect people in the ARID zone of Africa?
Little rainfall making the land not good for farming.
People need to rely on other ways of making money.
Although oil is a valuable industry in Nigeria, what are some issues that have come about because of it?
Environmental issues- pollution due to leaks
Political issues- Wealth is not being distributed to the people