Assignment: Geography and Kingdoms in Africa: Map Analysis Activity

WORLD HISTORY-A
2023-08-28T02:26:34Z

Due:

Purpose: We are going to start the "new year" by working with maps! For this activity, we will examine, analyze, and compare maps in order to explain how geography impacted where Kingdoms were established in Africa, and why there (versus somewhere else).

Directions

1. First, download the maps for this activity. Get a hard copy of the graphic organizer in class from Ms. W

Maps:

PowerPoint

PDF

Follow these steps and fill out the graphic organizer.

NOTE: There is no bullet point requirement for each section in the table. Use as many bullet points as needed to answer the questions thoroughly and completely.

Step 1: Read through labels on the table below. What questions are you answering?

Step 2: Examine Map 1 and where the kingdoms are (and are not) located. After examining the map, fill out the table for the category “General Geography of Africa.” For this part of the table, answer using general descriptors like North, South, East, West, Central, coast, or inland (away from the coasts).

Step 3: Examine Map 2. Then, compare Maps 1 and 2. What climate regions are kingdoms from map 1 located in? What climate regions have few kingdoms in them? Answer in the category “Climate/Desert.”

Step 4: Examine Map 3. Then, compare Maps 1 and 3. Are kingdoms from Map 1 located in the desert? Answer in the category “Climate/Desert.”

Step 5: Examine Map 4. Then, compare Maps 1 and 4. To what extent are kingdoms located near water? Be specific with what type of water (rivers, lake, sea, ocean). Answer in the category “Water.”

Step 6: Examine Map 5. Then, compare Maps 1 and 5. To what extent are kingdoms located in mountainous regions? How do mountains limit the growth of empires? Answer in the category “Mountains.”

Step 7: Examine Map 6. Then, compare Maps 1 and 6. You can also use Map 5 for this part if you want! Where did kingdoms commonly emerge, and where did they not emerge? Answer specifically for the Songhai, Aksum/Christian Ethiopia, Great Zimbabwe, and the Lunda/Luba States in the category “Elevation”

Step 8: Now that you are done with the activity, move on to the Exit Ticket reflection.

Purpose: We are going to start the "new year" by working with maps! For this activity, we will examine, analyze, and compare maps in order to explain how geography impacted where Kingdoms were established in Africa, and why there (versus somewhere else).

Directions

1. First, download the maps for this activity. Get a hard copy of the graphic organizer in class from Ms. W

Maps:

PowerPoint

PDF

Follow these steps and fill out the graphic organizer.

NOTE: There is no bullet point requirement for each section in the table. Use as many bullet points as needed to answer the questions thoroughly and completely.

Step 1: Read through labels on the table below. What questions are you answering?

Step 2: Examine Map 1 and where the kingdoms are (and are not) located. After examining the map, fill out the table for the category “General Geography of Africa.” For this part of the table, answer using general descriptors like North, South, East, West, Central, coast, or inland (away from the coasts).

Step 3: Examine Map 2. Then, compare Maps 1 and 2. What climate regions are kingdoms from map 1 located in? What climate regions have few kingdoms in them? Answer in the category “Climate/Desert.”

Step 4: Examine Map 3. Then, compare Maps 1 and 3. Are kingdoms from Map 1 located in the desert? Answer in the category “Climate/Desert.”

Step 5: Examine Map 4. Then, compare Maps 1 and 4. To what extent are kingdoms located near water? Be specific with what type of water (rivers, lake, sea, ocean). Answer in the category “Water.”

Step 6: Examine Map 5. Then, compare Maps 1 and 5. To what extent are kingdoms located in mountainous regions? How do mountains limit the growth of empires? Answer in the category “Mountains.”

Step 7: Examine Map 6. Then, compare Maps 1 and 6. You can also use Map 5 for this part if you want! Where did kingdoms commonly emerge, and where did they not emerge? Answer specifically for the Songhai, Aksum/Christian Ethiopia, Great Zimbabwe, and the Lunda/Luba States in the category “Elevation”

Step 8: Now that you are done with the activity, move on to the Exit Ticket reflection.