Africa #2: Human & Environment Interaction
KEY QUESTIONS:

  1. How has the distribution, settlement, and interaction of human population been influenced by cultural and environmental factors? (CS Geo 4.0)
  2. How do human actions modify the natural environment and how does the natural environment limit or promote human activity? (CS GEO 5.0)

    UNIT QUESTIONS

    1. Africa is not a country, but a continent full of diverse cultural groups. How has this diversity affected the way people use the land?
    2. How has this diversity been affected by the physical features of Africa?
    3. How has this diversity been viewed through history?
    4. What are the cultural, economic and political characteristics of contemporary African ethnic groups?

    ESSENTIAL CONTENT/CONCEPTS
    I. Diverse Cultures of Africa
    A. Huge diversity of ethnic tribal groups
    B. Relationship between location and cultural characteristics
    1. Language patterns
    a. native
    b. European
    c. Afrikaans
    2. Customs
    3. Art
    4. Food
    5. Beliefs
    6. Music
    - Christian
    - Traditional African
    - Islamic
    7. Dance

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