How Land and Climate Shape African Life
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Objective
I can describe how the land and climate in Africa affect where people live and what they do.
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Practice
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Name three different types of landforms found in Africa.
Describe how the Nile River affected where people lived in ancient Egypt.
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Exit ticket
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“Pick one area of Africa. Describe the land and climate there. How would this affect how people live there? Explain how the hot, humid climate and dense jungles of the Congo River Basin affected where people lived in that region. Describe how the plains and savannahs of Africa affect what people do and what animals live there.”
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