SCHOLAR NAME: ______________________________

COHORT: ____________________________

HOMEROOM: ____________________________

GRADUATION YEAR: __________________________

Name: ____________________________ Date: _______________

HR/Cohort ___________ Argosy Class of 202X

Table of Contents
AFRICA LOCATION GRAPHIC ORGANIZER......................................................................4
AFRICA PLACE GRAPHIC ORGANIZER..............................................................................5
AFRICA MOVEMENT GRAPHIC ORGANIZER...................................................................6
AFRICA REGIONS GRAPHIC ORGANIZER.........................................................................7
AFRICA HUMAN ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION GRAPHIC ORGANIZER..............8
AFRICA ABSOLUTE LOCATION ACTIVITY........................................................................9
AFRICA POLITICAL MAP ACTIVITY..................................................................................10
AFRICA POLITICAL MAP ACTIVITY..................................................................................11
AFRICA POLITICAL MAP REFERENCE SHEET...............................................................12
AFRICA PHYSICAL MAP ACTIVITY....................................................................................13
AFRICA CLIMATE ACTIVITY...............................................................................................14
RELIGIOUS AND ETHNIC GROUPS READING PART I...................................................15
RELIGIOUS AND ETHNIC GROUPS READING PART II.................................................16
RELIGIOUS AND ETHNIC GROUPS QUESTIONS............................................................17
AFRICA REGIONS MAP ACTIVITY REFERENCE MAPS................................................19
REGIONS MAP ACTIVITY......................................................................................................23
HUMAN-ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION READING......................................................25
INDPENDENCE CASE STUDIES INTRO..............................................................................27
INDPENDENCE CASE STUDIES: KENYA............................................................................28
INDPENDENCE CASE STUDIES: NIGERIA........................................................................30
INDPENDENCE CASE STUDIES: SOUTH AFRICA............................................................31
INDPENDENCE CASE STUDIES: COMPREHENSION CHECK......................................32
INDPENDENCE CASE STUDIES: COMPREHENSION CHECK......................................33
Name: ____________________________ Date: _______________

HR/Cohort ___________ Argosy Class of 202X

GLOBAL LITERACY GRADE 6

AFRICA LOCATION GRAPHIC ORGANIZER

ABSOLUTE
RELATIVE
Name: ____________________________ Date: _______________

HR/Cohort ___________ Argosy Class of 202X

GLOBAL LITERACY GRADE 6

AFRICA PLACE GRAPHIC ORGANIZER

PHYSICAL
HUMAN
Name: ____________________________ Date: _______________

HR/Cohort ___________ Argosy Class of 202X

GLOBAL LITERACY GRADE 6

AFRICA MOVEMENT GRAPHIC ORGANIZER
Name: ____________________________ Date: _______________

HR/Cohort ___________ Argosy Class of 202X

GLOBAL LITERACY GRADE 6

AFRICA REGIONS GRAPHIC ORGANIZER

PEOPLE GOODS

GEOGRAPHICAL ECONOMIC

IDEAS

POLITICAL
Name: ____________________________ Date: _______________

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GLOBAL LITERACY GRADE 6

AFRICA HUMAN ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION GRAPHIC ORGANIZER

DEPEND ON THE MODIFY?CHANGE THE

ENVIRONMENT ENVIRONMENT

ADAPT TO THE ENVIRONMENT

Name: ____________________________ Date: _______________

HR/Cohort ___________ Argosy Class of 202X

GLOBAL LITERACY GRADE 6

AFRICA ABSOLUTE LOCATION ACTIVITY

AFRICA
BETWEEN LATITUDE LINES: _____________ and _____________
and _____________
Name: ____________________________ Date: _______________

HR/Cohort ___________ Argosy Class of 202X

GLOBAL LITERACY GRADE 6

AFRICA POLITICAL MAP ACTIVITY

STEP 1: Label each country in the list below on the POLITICAL MAP of Africa.

Algeria Mozambique Sierra Leone Guinea

Libya Central African Equatorial Guinea Bissau
Angola Republic Somalia Togo
Madagascar Niger Eritrea Guinea
Benin Chad South Africa Tunisia
Malawi Namibia Ethiopia Ivory Coast
Botswana Congo Sudan Uganda
Mali Nigeria Gabon Kenya
Burkina Faso Dem. Rep. Congo South Sudan Zambia
Mauritania Rwanda Gambia Lesotho
Burundi Djibouti Swaziland Zanzibar
Morocco Senegal Ghana Liberia
Cameroon Egypt Tanzania Zimbabw

STEP 2: Finish Presentation

Color all locations on each map (COLOR AROUND YOUR LABEL)

**SPICY CHALLENGE**

Label the following cities and mark with a star

Cairo Abidjan Cape Town

Alexandria Addis Mogadishu
Tripoli Ababa Khartoum
Algiers Nairobi Johannesburg

EXCEEDS MEETS APPROACHES NOT YET

THE STANDARD THE STANDARD THE STANDARD PROFICIENT

ALL locations on the map are
labeled correctly and neatly and
are printed in black or blue ink or
pencil. Labels are in horizontal
direction. Place names are
capitalized and spelled correctly.
Writing is legible like it would be
in an atlas
Most of the locations are Assignment is a little Assignment is poorl
labeled correctly. Labels more than half attempted or
are not neatly readable complete. Labels are locations are not
by the instructor or are messy or unreadable by labeled accurately.
not all in horizontal instructor or are not in
direction. Place names horizontal direction.
are not capitalized. Place names are not
spelled correctly.
Name: ____________________________ Date: _______________

HR/Cohort ___________ Argosy Class of 202X

GLOBAL LITERACY GRADE 6

AFRICA POLITICAL MAP ACTIVITY
Name: ____________________________ Date: _______________

HR/Cohort ___________ Argosy Class of 202X

GLOBAL LITERACY GRADE 6

AFRICA POLITICAL MAP REFERENCE SHEET
Name: ____________________________ Date: _______________

HR/Cohort ___________ Argosy Class of 202X

GLOBAL LITERACY GRADE 6

AFRICA PHYSICAL MAP ACTIVITY

1. WhatoceanliesonAfrica'swesternborder?________________________

2. WhatoceanliesonAfrica'seasternborder?________________________

3. WhatseaformsAfrica'snortheasternborder?_________________________

4. WhatisthenameofthemajorAfricanriverthatflowsnorthintotheMediterranean?

_________________________

5. WhatisthenameofthemajorAfricanriverthatcrossestheequatorandflowsintothe

Atlantic?_________________________
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6. WhatisthenameofthelargestdesertinnorthernAfrica?_________________________

7. WhatisthenameofthesmallerdesertinsouthernAfrica?

_________________________

~~adaptedfromwww.enchantedlearning.com~~

GLOBAL LITERACY GRADE 6 ~~

AFRICA CLIMATE ACTIVITY USE
COLLEGIATE
SENTENCES
~~

1. What is the climate like at 30 S, 20 E?

________________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________________

_______________________
Name: ____________________________ Date: _______________

HR/Cohort ___________ Argosy Class of 202X

2. What part of Africa might you visit if you wanted a location that was hot, humid, and wet

all year?
________________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________________

________________________
3. How would you compare the climate near the equator to the climate in the north and

south of Africa?
________________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________________

________________________
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GLOBAL LITERACY GRADE 6

RELIGIOUS AND ETHNIC GROUPS READING PART I
Name: ____________________________ Date: _______________

HR/Cohort ___________ Argosy Class of 202X

GLOBAL LITERACY GRADE 6

RELIGIOUS AND ETHNIC GROUPS READING PART II
Name: ____________________________ Date: _______________

HR/Cohort ___________ Argosy Class of 202X

Name: ____________________________ Date: _______________

HR/Cohort ___________ Argosy Class of 202X

GLOBAL LITERACY GRADE 6

RELIGIOUS AND ETHNIC GROUPS QUESTIONS
DIRECTIONS: Read Africas Ethnic & Religious Groups to find out where each ethnic group
lives in Africa and what religions they practice. Record the information in the chart below.
ETHNIC GROUP LOCATION RELIGION(S)

Arab

Ashanti

Swahili

Bantu

QUESTIONS: Now that youve read and created a map about Africas ethnic and religious
groups, answer the following questions to see what you know.

1. How did Christianity get to Africa?

________________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________________

________________________
2. How did Islam get to Africa?

________________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________________

_______________________
Name: ____________________________ Date: _______________

HR/Cohort ___________ Argosy Class of 202X

3. How did traditional beliefs get to Africa?

________________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________________

_______________________

4. Describe two differences between Africas traditional religions and religions like
Christianity and Islam.

________________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________________
5. Do people in the same ethnic group practice the same religion? Explain your answer
and use two
examples from Africa.

________________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________________

6. How are Africas traditional religions similar to religions like Christianity and Islam?
Name: ____________________________ Date: _______________

HR/Cohort ___________ Argosy Class of 202X

________________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________________

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~~ ADAPTED FROM

COBBLEARNING ~~

GLOBAL LITERACY
GRADE 6
AFRICA REGIONS MAP
ACTIVITY
REFERENCE
MAPS

~~ adapted from Nystrom ~~

Name: ____________________________ Date: _______________

HR/Cohort ___________ Argosy Class of 202X

~~ adapted from Nystrom ~~

Name: ____________________________ Date: _______________

HR/Cohort ___________ Argosy Class of 202X

~~ adapted from Nystrom ~~

Name: ____________________________ Date: _______________

HR/Cohort ___________ Argosy Class of 202X

GLOBAL LITERACY GRADE 6 ~~ adapted from Nystrom ~~

REGIONS MAP ACTIVITY ~~ adapted from Nystom ~~

NORTHERN AFRICA

DIRECTIONS: Use the Political Relief Map of Northern Africa on pages 126127 to match the
following national capitals with their correct countries.

1. _________ Khartoum A. Egypt

2. _________ Algiers B. Mauritania
3. _________ Cairo C. Morocco
4. _________ Rabat D. Sudan
5. _________ Nouakchott E. Algeria

WESTERN AFRICA

DIRECTIONS: Use the Political Relief Map of Western Africa on page 128 to complete the
following
Name: ____________________________ Date: _______________

HR/Cohort ___________ Argosy Class of 202X

sentences.

1. The capital of Burkina Faso is ____________________________________.

2. The country between Ghana and Benin is

____________________________________.
3. The three largest cities in Nigeria are

____________________________________,

____________________________________, and

____________________________________.
4. The only country that borders Gambia is

____________________________________.
5. Liberia is bordered by the countries of

____________________________________,

____________________________________, and

____________________________________.

CENTRAL AFRICA

DIRECTIONS: Use the Political Relief Map of Central Africa on page 129 to sequence the
following national capitals in order from west to east, with 1 representing the westernmost city
and 5 the easternmost.

a. _________ Kinshasa, Dem. Rep. of the d. _________ Bangui, Central African

Congo Republic

b. _________ Yaounde, Cameroon e. _________ Kigali, Rwanda

c. _________ Abuja, Nigeria

~~ adapted from Nystrom ~~

CENTRAL AFRICA
Name: ____________________________ Date: _______________

HR/Cohort ___________ Argosy Class of 202X

DIRECTIONS: Use the Political Relief Map of Eastern Africa on page 130 to determine if the
following statements are true or false. Write T in front of the sentence if it is true and F if it is
false.

1. _________ Tanzania has two national capitals.

2. _________ Lake Victoria is bordered by four countries.
3. _________ The island of Socotra is a possession of Somalia.
4. _________ Uganda is bordered by Kenya to the east.
5. _________ Addis Ababa is located in the Ethiopian Highlands.

SOUTHERN AFRICA

DIRECTIONS: Use the Political Relief Map of Southern Africa on page 131 to answer the
following questions. Circle the correct answer under each question.

1. Which of the following cities is the capital of Madagascar?

a. Dodoma c. Antananarivo
b. Windhoek d. Maputo

2. Which of the following countries does not border Zimbabwe?

a. Zambia c. South Africa

b. Botswana d. Namibia
3.
4. How many national capitals does South Africa have?
5.
a. one c. three
b. two d. four
6.
7. In which of the following countries is the Kalahari Desert located?
8.
a. Botswana c. Madagascar
b. Tanzania d. Mozambique
9.
10.

~~ adapted from Nystrom ~~

Name: ____________________________ Date: _______________

HR/Cohort ___________ Argosy Class of 202X

11. GLOBAL LITERACY GRADE 6

12. HUMAN-ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION READING
13.
Name: ____________________________ Date: _______________

HR/Cohort ___________ Argosy Class of 202X

14.
Name: ____________________________ Date: _______________

HR/Cohort ___________ Argosy Class of 202X

15.
Name: ____________________________ Date: _______________

HR/Cohort ___________ Argosy Class of 202X

16. GLOBAL LITERACY GRADE 6

17. INDPENDENCE CASE STUDIES INTRO
18.
19. European Control
By the 20th century, ________________________ had colonized the majority of
Africa.
The only independent countries were ________________________ .
Liberia was founded in 1822 by ________________________ .

20. Nationalism
Nationalism, a feeling of ________________________ for ones country, fed the

desire for independence from foreign rule.

Africans wanted to ________________________ of their own governments and

natural resources.

21. Changes
Africa began to change by the ________________________ .
The rule of tribal chiefs had weakened because of their links with colonial

governments, thus limiting their ________________________ .

An ________________________ that disliked colonial life began to grow in the

cities.
The cost for European countries to ________________________ was rising.
By the second half of the century, unrest arose throughout the continent and

African nations fought to ________________________ from European control.

22. Africa Today

By 1966, ________________________ were independent nation-states.

Unfortunately, once the countries were independent of European rule, they still

________________________ .

Many of the new governments were ________________________ .

European powers ________________________ new leaders how to govern.

Name: ____________________________ Date: _______________

HR/Cohort ___________ Argosy Class of 202X

In some African countries, ________________________ took over the

governments.

23. GLOBAL LITERACY GRADE 6 ~~ adapted from brain wrinkles ~~

24. INDPENDENCE CASE STUDIES: KENYA
25. Colonization

26. For hundreds of years, outsiders did not enter the region now known as Kenya

because of the ________________________ that inhabited the area.

27. ________________________ took control of Kenyas coast during the 1800s.

28. Next came Germany and Great Britain, but by the 1900s,

________________________ were the only foreigners who remained.

29. Unrest

30. Most Kenyans were upset by their ________________________ as landowners to

the British.

31. They believed that their land was taken unfairly and

________________________ began to form in the 1920s.

32. For several decades, small bands of ________________________ (guerillas)

fought to eliminate white settlers in Kenya, as well as any Africans who sided with them.
33.

34. Rebellion

35. In 1956, there was a ________________________ that resulted in the deaths of

tens of thousands of Africans.

36. Although the ________________________ the guerillas, this movement gained a

great deal support among Kenyans.

Name: ____________________________ Date: _______________

HR/Cohort ___________ Argosy Class of 202X

37. Independence

38. Kenyans were tired of being treated unfairly, and demanded it was

________________________ .

39. Great Britain began rethinking its policy on colonization, and on

________________________ , the British Empire granted Kenya its independence.

40. ________________________ was the most influential leader of the freedom

movement in Kenya, and was appointed as the nations first president.

41. Kenyatta ~~ adapted from brain wrinkles ~~

42. Kenyatta was a leader of the Kenyan African National Union, and during his

presidency, began a campaign called ________________________ which is Swahili for

lets pull together.

43. Under Kenyatta and his successor, Daniel arap Moi, the KNAU ran

________________________ until the 1990s.

44. The country remains a ________________________ , but the reality is that the

KNAU is in control of the government.

45. Today

46. By the time of his death in 1978, Kenyatta had helped Kenya become one of the

most stable and ________________________ countries in Africa.

47. Even though there has been improvement in the ________________________ of

Kenyas people, more is still needed.

48.
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Name: ____________________________ Date: _______________

HR/Cohort ___________ Argosy Class of 202X

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76. GLOBAL LITERACY GRADE 6

77. INDPENDENCE CASE STUDIES: NIGERIA
~~ adapted from brain wrinkles ~~
78.
79. The country now known as Nigeria was a diverse region with more than

________________________ .

80. Nigeria had maintained its independence until 1914 when

________________________ took over the area.

81. Unrest

82. By the end of World War II, Nigerians had started ________________________ to

work for Nigerian independence.

83. Most Nigerians believed that the only way to have rights was to be

________________________ of European rule..

84. Independence

During the 1950s, Great Britain allowed Nigeria to ________________________ .

In 1957, Nigerians elected Abubakar Tafawa Balewa as their ________________________ .

 Name: ____________________________ Date: _______________

HR/Cohort ___________ Argosy Class of 202X

On ________________________ , Great Britain granted Nigeria independence and an

independent government was established.

85. Today

At first, Nigeria was one of the ________________________ in Africa.

Unfortunately, struggles for power have resulted in ________________________ in the

country.

Nigeria suffered from ________________________ from 1966 until 1999, when a

democratic government was established.

In recent years, political instability, religious competition, ________________________

and the need to become more modern continue to plague Nigeria.

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~~ adapted from brain wrinkles ~~ 95. GLOBAL LITERACY GRADE 6

96. INDPENDENCE CASE STUDIES: SOUTH AFRICA
97.
98. Colonization
In the 1600s, the ________________________ colonized South Africa.

________________________ came to South Africa than to anywhere else on the continent.

In 1910, Great Britain established the Union of South Africa, and power was only

________________________ .

99. Apartheid
In 1948, a new political party, the National Party, came to power and enforced the policy of

________________________ through legislation across South Africa.

Apartheid was a system of ________________________ .

Name: ____________________________ Date: _______________

HR/Cohort ___________ Argosy Class of 202X

Apartheid allowed many Europeans to grow wealthy and powerful, while

________________________

In 1951, European government officials created the ________________________ , which

created homelands for black South Africans.

At this time, whites owned ________________________ , although they only represented

10% of the population.

As a result of this law, ________________________ were excluded from participating in the

government.

100. Independence
South Africas National Party, which was white-only and in favor of apartheid, had a goal to

________________________ from Great Britain.

In a ________________________ in 1960, voters approved independence.

On ________________________ , the Republic of South Africa gained its independence

from Britain.

101. Today
It took years of protests, several more decades, and a change of government leaders before

blacks began to have a ________________________ of South Africa.

In 1994, ________________________ became South Africa's first black chief executive and

the first elected in a fully representative democratic election.

102.
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103. GLOBAL LITERACY GRADE 6

104. INDPENDENCE CASE STUDIES: COMPREHENSION CHECK
105.
1. Which African country was founded by former American slaves?
106.
107. __________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________
Name: ____________________________ Date: _______________

HR/Cohort ___________ Argosy Class of 202X

_____________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________

2. What is nationalism?
108.
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________________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________

3. Why did it take so long for foreigners to enter the area now known as Kenya?
110.
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_____________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________

4. A huge rebellion was staged in which country in 1956?

112.
113. __________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________

5. About how many ethnic groups made up the area now known as Nigeria?
114.
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________________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________

116.
Name: ____________________________ Date: _______________

HR/Cohort ___________ Argosy Class of 202X

117.
~~ adapted from brain wrinkles ~~
118. GLOBAL LITERACY GRADE 6
119. INDPENDENCE CASE STUDIES: COMPREHENSION CHECK
120.
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6. What type of government did Nigeria have from 1966 to 1999?
122.
123. __________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________

124.
7. Which European power granted all three countries their independence?
125.
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________________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________

127.
8. What was the policy called that separated blacks and whites in South Africa?
128.
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________________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________

9. Who was the first black president of South Africa (1994)?

130.
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________________________________________________________________________
Name: ____________________________ Date: _______________

HR/Cohort ___________ Argosy Class of 202X

________________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________

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