Week 3: North Africa & Climates

When you draw North Africa- just do the continent, not Asia.
But you do need to draw it just to the Equator
label countries, the Nile, the oceans & seas around it.
*** Draw one EACH of South America and Caribbean. Do the BEST
drawing you can do from memory of the outlines/islands and physical features.

PLAY Africa Drag & Drop
Do the Africa Drag & Drop button- in the middle column. You can
choose North Africa & West Africa to practice. It helps if you
watch videos 1st. If you prefer the other online game, here is the link, choose the Level 2 Advanced Beginner and do West & North only.
middle/bottom of column.

ASSIGNMENT: World's Climate
PRINT World map (when printing, turn to landscape fist)
Use this climate map (do not print it- use a reference) or use a climate map in your Atlas to color blank world map above.

PRINT:
Southwest Asia & North Africa 2 of Map 7.1, use one for
countries & regions, the other one for physical features.
(outline maps tab on the left, middle of column.)
PRINT North Africa Key Map Items
(You will only be filling in North AFRICA-on this map NOT Southwest Asia.)

WATCH videos on How Stuff Works:
PRINT PDF file of videos to watch only- no notes. You will need to get
your mom's initial that you watched each of these.
This is an extremely long list so get started watching right away!
Most are about one and one half minutes.

PRINT PDF & WATCH on How Stuff Works & take notes:
~Geography Basics: Five Factors that Affect Climate(5:23)

EXTRA CREDIT
PRINT: Miscellaneous Islands of Africa Worksheet 20 points extra
WATCH & take notes on: How stuff Works
~Basic Necessity: Africa (4:41)
~World Geography: The Geography of Africa (5:20)
~Africa: Climates of Africa (1:33)
~Morocco: Desert Life 2:11
~African Economies:Oases in the Saharan Desert (1:03)
~Morocco: The City of Marrakesh (2:12)
~Tunisia: Geography (2:37)
~The Horn of Africa: Ali Sabieh (1:25)
~The Horn of Africa: The Land (2:11)
~The Horn of Africa: The City of Djibouti (1:36)
~Africa: Fruits of the Desert (1:57)
~Ivory Coast: Economy (2:39)

WATCH IF you have time & want to: on How Stuff Works-
NO NOTES These are very long videos-
Gold mines are a large part of Africa's economy. (Amazing)
~Africa: World's Deepest Goldmine (37:38)
~The Horn of Africa: Constituent Countries (20:15)
~Central African Republic: Exploring the CAR (20:16)

DUE:
12 Drawings of North Africa- just like 7.1
(the continent to Equator/ use notes at top of this post)
1 drawing EACH of South America and Caribbean
2 Videos PDF (video list with mom's initials & the climate video)
Climate map- colored in
Labeled 7.1 & 7.2 Maps
Any Extra Credit Video Notes

Notes:
Outline Test Map