G-3/22: Introducing African Geography

Multiple Choice

Which river in Africa is the longest river in the world?

(Hint: you've learned about it before...)

• Niger River
• Congo River
• Nile River
• Mississippi River

G-3/22: Introducing African Geography

By Ben Katagiri

Multiple Choice

Africa is the most multilingual continent in the world. About how many different languages are spoken here?

• 20+

• 200+

• 1000+

• 2000+

Multiple Choice

How many countries are there in Africa?

• 45

• 54

• 48

• 27

Draw

As best you can, DRAW and LABEL a map of the world: North America (N.A.) South America (S.A.), Africa (A.F.), Europe/Asia (E/A), and Australia (A.U.)

Open Ended

After reviewing how we all draw the world, make ONE OBSERVATION:

What continents do we think are larger than others?

What continents to people remember really well?

What continents do we consider "small"?

Multiple Select

Which of the maps below more accurately portrays Africa (and the size of all the continents)?

Open Ended

What is in green is the TRUE SIZE of the continents, what is draw in black is what you're used to seeing in textbooks (Mercator Maps).

What places are made to look bigger, what places are made to look smaller, and why?

Open Ended

This is a map of actual land size vs. how we project the shape of landmasses on maps.

What places are over estimated and why?

Multiple Choice

Africa is the __________ largest continent in the world

• first

• second

• third

• fourth

Multiple Choice

What type of landscape is shown in this photo?

• Tropical Rainforest
• Savanna
• Desert
• Swamp

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Multiple Choice

What kind of environment is shown in this photo?

• tropical rainforest
• desert
• tidal pond
• savanna

Multiple Choice

What was one motivation for European Imperialism (conquering territory) in Africa?

• Camels. They needed camels.

• the Atlantic Slave Trade

• Access to the Congo.

• natural resources and raw materials.

Multiple Select

Which TWO resources are most common in Sub-Saharan Africa?

• Diamonds

• Precious metals

• Natural Gas

• Coal

Multiple Choice

Which statement is NOT true about Africa's geography?

• Africa had great natural harbors for sea trade.

• Had access to two rivers for trade and travel.

• Africa had 3 vegetation zones.

• Had natural resources: gold, copper, salt, land, trees.

Multiple Choice

AFRICA IS ONE OF THE WORLD'S LARGEST CONTINENTS AND IS MADE UP OF 4 DIFFERENT GEOGRAPHIC REGIONS.THEY ARE????

• rainforest, desert, grasslands, Ocean

• rainforest, plains, grasslands, Ocean

• rainforest, desert, grasslands, mediterranean

• rainforest, desert, grasslands, mountains

Multiple Choice

True or False: Africa has a higher population than Europe.

• True

• False