Why It Matters: Africa south of the Sahara is a region of enormous natural resource wealth, and yet man of its people live in poverty. A study of the region today will explain the immense challenges Africa south of the Sahara faces in gaining economic independence and stability while finding the best use of its natural resources, which are key to the region's development.
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Content Vocabulary/Places to Locate:
Section 1:
subsistence farming shifting cultivation sedentary farming commerical farming cash crop conservation farming infrastructure e-commerce Zimbabwe South Africa Nigeria |
Section 1: the economy
Guide to Reading:
Maps, Charts, and Graphs:
- Section Preview: The Sahel, at the edge of Sahara, influences the ways of life in this subregion.
- Daily Focus Transparency
- Voices Around the World
- Graphic Organizer
- PowerPoint Presentation
Maps, Charts, and Graphs:
- Map Study: Africa South of the Sahara Economic Activity
- Guided Reading Activity 22.1
- Reading Essential and Note Taking 22.1
- Vocabulary Activity
- Section 1 Review
- Please explain why South Africa's gold has not helped the black majority in the country by write a paragraph explaining the situation from the point of view of a black South African.
section 2: people and the environment
Guide to Reading:
Maps, Charts, and Graphs:
- Section Preview: Throughout the region, human activities - such as war and deforestation - have had a tremendous impact on the environment and have contributed to famine and the starvation of millions of people.
- Daily Focus Transparency
- Voices Around the World
- Graphic Organizer
- PowerPoint Presentation
Maps, Charts, and Graphs:
- Map Study: Carrying Capacity in Africa South of the Sahara
- Map Study: Hunger in Africa South of the Sahara
- Guided Reading Activity 22.2
- Reading Essential and Note Taking 22.2
- Enrichment Activity: Nairobi From Watering Hole to Metropolis
- Vocabulary Activity
- Section 2 Review
- Please write a two- to three-paragraph story about how they would feel about such a crises- the farmland that their family has worked on for decades was being threatened by decertification.
Case Study
- Worksheet