1. Before the 16th Century (1500-1599)

2. Targets
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 I can…
1. Describe the lives of people living in western Africa.
2. Locate major regions of Africa on a map
3. Explain the way people lived in Africa and their
culture.
4. Explain growth of states, towns, and trade.

3. Geography
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 Home to the Sahara
Desert
 Covers 1/3 of continent
 Worlds largest desert
 Test your geography
skills
 Choice 1
 Choice 2
 Choice 3
 Discover
countries/regions

4. African Biomes
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 Desert
 Savannah Grassland
 Tropical Rain Forests
 To learn more please
click on the link
 BIOME

5. Savanna Grasslands
• Below the Sahara is the
savanna land. It is an area
of tall grass, fertile soil,
and long rainy seasons.
• To learn more visit the
following:
• Brief overview
• Even More
Information

7. Brief Summary
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Africa: Africa is the second-largest of the
 Lakes: Africa's largest lake is Lake Victoria; it covers
26,836 square miles (69,500 square kilometers).
seven continents on Earth (Asia is the Other large lakes in Africa are Lake Tanganyika,
largest continent). Africa is bounded by the Lake Malawi, and Lake Chad.
Atlantic Ocean on the west, the Indian  Rivers: The longest river in Africa is the Nile River;
Ocean on the east, the Mediterranean Sea on it is 4,241 miles (6825 kilometers) long. Other long
the north, and the Red Sea on the northeast. rivers in Africa include the Congo River, the Niger
 Africa covers 11,700,000 square miles River and the Zambezi River.
(30,300,000 square kilometers).
 Deserts: Africa has many vast deserts, including the
 Countries: There are about 53 countries in largest hot desert in the world, the Sahara. The
Africa (some countries are disputed). The Sahara Desert is located in northern Africa and
biggest country in Africa is Sudan, which covers 3,500,000 square miles (9,065,000 square
covers 967,500 square miles (2,505,816
kilometers). The Kalahari, in southern Africa, is
square kilometers). The countries with the
largest populations in Africa are Nigeria another large desert.
(107,000,000 people), Egypt (64,800,000  Islands: The biggest island off Africa is Madagascar,
people), and Ethiopia (58,700,000 people). which is near the coast of southeast Africa.
 Highest and Lowest Points: The tallest Madagascar covers 226,658 square miles (587,000
point in Africa is Mt. Kilimanjaro, in square kilometers). Other islands include the
Tanzania (eastern Africa). Mt. Kilimanjaro is Seychelles (a chain of islands north of Madagascar),
19,340 feet (5895 meters) tall. Africa has no the Comoros (another chain of islands north of
long mountain chains. Madagascar), the Canary Islands (a chain of islands
 The lowest pont in Africa is Lake Assal, in off the northwest coast), the Madeira Islands
Djibouti (in eastern Africa near the Horn of (another chain of islands off the northwest coast),
Africa); it is 512 feet (156 meters) below sea the Cape Verde Islands (off the coast of western
level. Africa), Equatorial Guinea (off the coast of
Cameroon), and Sao Tome (southwest of Equatorial
Guinea).