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SS7G2 The student will discuss environmental issues across the continent of Africa.
a. Explain how water pollution and the unequal distribution of water impacts irrigation, trade, industry, and
drinking water.
b. Explain the relationship between poor soil and deforestation in Sub-Saharan Africa.
c. Explain the impact of desertification on the environment of Africa from the Sahel to the rainforest.

Create a multi-media art project

You
are a news reporter
Draw a map of Africa that
ESSENTIAL QUESTION: What are the environmental issues that the continent of Africa faces
or
poster
using
only
pictures
and
visiting the Sahel. The last
includes the boundaries of
images
from
magazines
and/or
time you visited was twenty
two new countries. They are
newspapers. Show your
years ago. Write a news
both located in the Sahel
audience what life is like in the
story in which you explain
region of Africa. Additionally,
Sahara, the Sahel, and the Rain
what the environment is like
create two new flags that
Forest without using any words
now compared to back then. or letters just images and
represents each country. Each
Explain and describe the
flag must have at least three
pictures.
issue of desertification
symbols that represent what
using at least three
life is like there. One country
examples. Also give at least
has an abundance of water
three possible solutions to
and great soil for farming. The
reverse the trend of
other suffers from drought,
desertification.
and desertification.
You used to be the owner of Create/draw a cartoon strip
You are a 13 year old
a commercial logging
with a character that is
student living in Cairo,
company. You got out of the
traveling from one place to
Egypt. Your father earns
business because you no
another in Africa. Along the
money for the family as a
longer wanted to be part of
way, he witnesses first-hand
fisherman on the Nile
the destruction of the
how water pollution is
River. Write a letter to
rainforest. You are also a
talented song writer. You
affecting the environment.
your friend in America
were recently hired by a
Your cartoon strip must
explaining what life is like
record company to create a
show/explain the impact that
where you live. Describe
song about what kinds of
polluted water has had on
at least five great things
problems were going on in
(select at least two): irrigation, about your homeland
that part of Africa. Write the
trade, industry, and/or
(climate, environment,
lyrics for a song or poem or
drinking
water.
rap that tells the world what
etc.). Also, you must
is really going on there.
explain what is not so
What is happening to the
great you must
soil? What is deforestation?
describe three causes of
How can we solve the
pollution and/or unequal
problems there?

distribution of water, and

also describe three
effects.

You have been selected to

teach this class tomorrow.
Create a powerpoint
presentation that has at
least ten slides that shows
what the environmental
problems are that Africans
are facing today. Your final
slide will be your
explanation/description of
how all of those problems
can/could be fixed.

You have been working as a

tour guide for twenty years in
the tropical rain forest of
Africa along the Congo River.
The travel channel wants to
make a tv show about the
deforestation there. They
want you to be the host of
that show. Create a story/
essay that includes your
viewpoint on what life has
been like there and how it has
been changing. What has
been happening there? How
can it be stopped? Give at
least five examples of each.

Create a crossword
puzzle or a multiple
choice quiz for the
students in your class.
Include at least twelve
clues or questions for
the students to solve
or answer. You must
also create the answer
key. Use your notes,
graphic organizers
and other knowledge
you have about the
standard (SS7G2) to
help you.