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March 30, 2006

Color and Label the Physiographic map of Africa:
http://z.about.com/d/geography/1/0/4/L/africa.jpg

Atlas Mts.
Sahara Desert
Senegal River
Niger River
Sahel
Savanna
Tropical Rain Forest
Congo Zaire River
Congo basin
Kalahari Desert
Great Rift Valley
Lake Victoria
Serengeti Plain
Mt. Kilimanjaro
Ethiopian Highlands
Drakensberg Mts.
Zambezi River
Namib Desert
Nile River
Blue Nile
Lake Tanganyika
Orange River
White Nile River
Cape of Good Hope
Lake Chad
Mediterranean Sea
Atlantic Ocean
Indian Ocean
Madagascar
Red Sea
The Horn of Africa

Answer these questions.
Mapping Questions: Africa Ch.20:1
1. What is the strip of dry grassland on the southern border of the Sahara Desert?
2. What is the mountainous region located near the horn of East Africa?
3. What is the tallest mountain in Africa?
4. What is Africa’s largest lake?
5. What is the longest river in Africa?
6. What extensive rainforest covers a large part of central Africa and is almost completely surrounded by mountains?
7. What is the largest desert in southern Africa?
8. What is the major river in western Africa that empties into the Gulf of Guinea?
9. What is the enormous desert that stretches across North Africa?
10. What is the mountain range in Northwestern Africa?
11. What is the largest river flowing through the Congo Basin and emptying into the Atlantic Ocean?
12. What ocean lies east of Africa?
13. What is the great valley that extends, with several breaks, from Syria to central Mozambique?
14. What is the broad, level area of land that is located in north central Tanzania and extends east of the southeastern shore of Lake Victoria ?
15. What island is located about 240 miles off the southeastern coast of Africa?
16. What ocean lies west of Africa?
17. What is the large body of water that separates Africa from Europe?
18. What is the sea that is actually an arm of the Indian Ocean and extends northwest between Africa and the Arabian Peninsula?

Posted by Baylor at 09:45 AM

March 28, 2006

EARN 5 BONUS POINTS IF IT IS SIGNED BY PARENTS- TEST WED.3/29

Hints for Chapter 19 Test: North Africa

1.Who were the Berbers?
2.Define: muezzin, fellahin, colonialism, Ramadan (what happens during this time?)
3.Why is oil most important to North African economies?
4.Describe how Israel's right to exist was made possible?
5.What major challenge do North African's face today?
6.How did North African's feel about colonialism?
7.Why would North African Muslims think that Western culture would
threaten their way of life? Did colonialism contribute to this belief
and how?
8.What North African countries did France, Great Britain, and Italy
control?
9.How has the Aswan dam benefited Egypt?
10. Why do North African countries import most their food?
11. How does a lower death rate contribute to population growth?
12. North Africans face disagreement involving____________
13. Describe the major effects of a rapidly growing population in North Africa.
14. What decisions must North African independent countries do once
they gained independence?

Posted by Baylor at 08:49 PM

March 22, 2006

4 essential questions from chapter 18 are due in class Thursday.
Study for your religions quiz. We will finish discussing economy in class Thursday.

Posted by Baylor at 09:57 PM

March 16, 2006

Study for your test on Friday over Chapter:18 The Middle East and North Africa. Your study guide is the secret to success. Don't forget to get a parent signature for 5 bonus pts. added to the test. This test goes on this marking period.

Political map quizzes were returned today to all classes except 2nd period. Retakes will be next Wednesday, in class. THIS IS THE LAST TIME I WILL ALLOW A RETAKE OF A QUIZ. . Most students have learned how important it is to study the first time. Some still need to start studying earlier and more than just the night before.
CHANGE: Writing assignment willbe due later.
We will also have a test over the three major religions on Tues. Study the chart we did in class.

Posted by Baylor at 03:25 PM

March 14, 2006

STUDY STUDY STUDY!!!
Capitals and countries of the Middle East Quiz Wednesday.
Use this site to practice and study for your quiz.Begin with level 1. Copy and paste the URL to search for:

http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/Geography.htm

In class today we practiced using the site, girls against boys, some classes need to prepare more than others. We also took note over pg.382, Lesson 4: Arts and Recreation, answered the EQ: How are the arts and sports of the Middle East a blend of traditional and modern?

Middle East and North African Countries

Label each of these countries and their capitals:
The quiz over these countries will be _______ ________without a word bank .

Countries Capitals

Algeria Libya Abu- Dhabi Kuwait

Bahrain Morocco Algiers Manama

Cyprus Oman Amman Muscat

Egypt Qatar Ankara Nicosia

Iran Saudi Arabia Baghdad Rabat

Iraq Syria Beirut Riyadh

Israel Tunisia Cairo Sanaa

Jordan Turkey Damascus Tehran

Kuwait United Arab Emirates Doha Tripoli
Lebanon Yemen Jerusalem Tunis

Posted by Baylor at 10:26 AM

March 08, 2006

1. Jekyll Island Social Studies packets were checked in class and collected for a grade.
2. All projects from the WebQuest: Finding a Solution to the Israeli and the Palestian conflict were extended til Frday March 3rd.
3. Friday, projects were shared in their task groups and then they chose the best 3-4 projects from each group to share with the class.
4. Students took Power Notes (outline) over The People of the Middle East, pages 369-372.
5. Students were to respond to the Essential Question:What role does religion play in the lives of the people of the Middle East?
6. A power point lesson on the beginnings of Islam was presented and the students were given a chart to complete, comparing the 3 major religions: Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.
7. Map Quizzes over the physical geography of the Middle East were returned and the retake of that quiz will be Thurs. March 9th in class.
8. Additional maps were made available to the students for studying.
9. Monday students took Power Notes over the Economy of the Middle East pages 373-376 and answered the EQ: How has the discovery of oil changed the economies of many countries in the Middle East?

Posted by Baylor at 09:22 AM