15. Summative Africa Test (10/3G & 10/4W)

Africa Summative: Review Content

Essential Questions:

How do I recognize the important political boundaries in Africa? How does the geography of Africa influence the history of the continent?
How have African nations evolved in response to both internal choices and external forces?
How do African powers influence Global events?
What was the influence of European Imperialism on Africa?

Major Themes:

Africa
Political Geography of Africa (Know the Countries and how they got their borders - in general)
Physical Geography of Africa (Nile, Kalahari, Sahara, Sahel, Horn of Africa, Cape of Good Hope, Makadikadi, Lake Victoria)
How accurate are maps? Why?
Resources (Gold & Diamonds, Oil, Salt)
Colonies (French, English, Dutch, German, Imperialism)
Changes in African Countries (Mali, Egypt, South Africa, Rwanda, Madagascar)
Mansa Musa, Egyptian Legacy, Apartheid, Genocide, Modern Poverty
Modern Africa: Economic Growth, Cities, Food, Life, Ebola Outbreak, violence (Boko Haram), and other Health Issues
Population Pyramids