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Essential Question (s):
- How
has Africa’s physical geography influenced its many
cultures?
- How
has European colonization affected Africa’s
development?
- What
challenges face the economies of many African nations?
- What
responsibility, if any, does the world have in aiding the nations of Africa?
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Learning Objectives:
- Locate
Africa’s countries, major cities, and physical
features.
- Describe
the climate and vegetation regions of Africa and
their unique pattern.
- Identify
the five major physical regions of Africa and the
characteristics of each.
- Analyze
the relationship between climate/landforms, GNP, and hunger in Africa.
- Identify
causes for the shortage of water in Africa and
evaluate possible solutions.
- Evaluate
the causes of European colonization and its effects on Africa.
- Analyze
and evaluate the effects of Africa’s efforts to
modernize.
- Identify
Africa’s major exports and evaluate the common
over-dependence on one product.
- Analyze
the causes and effects of desertification.
- Analyze
and evaluate the effects of apartheid on South
Africa.
- Identify
key elements of African culture (proverbs/oral history, music, dance,
foods).
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Skills:
- Understanding
cause and effect
- Primary
and secondary source reading
- Interpreting
political cartoons
- Debate
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Instructional Strategies and
Activities:
- Puzzle
map of Africa
- “Scramble
for Africa” imperialism activity
- Cultural
survival debate: Should the Maasai stay
traditional or modernize?
- Apartheid
simulation, written reflections
- Peacemakers
group discussion
- Political
cartoons
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Materials Utilized:
·
“No More Strangers Now” -- teenagers’ stories
of apartheid in South Africa
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Video/Multimedia:
PBS DVD: “Africa”
PBS video: “The Way
of the Maasai”
South Africa travel
photographs
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