Unit 3: A physical map of Africa

Unit 3

A physical map of Africa

Learning aims

After completing this unit, learners must be able to do the following:

● Identify features on a physical map. ● Understand the different ways of showing height above sea level on a physical map. ● Be able to locate or indicate the following on a map: ● Africa’s highest mountains • Kilimanjaro and Mount Kenya ● Southern Africa’s highest peak • Thabana Ntlenyana in the Drakensberg ● Africa’s three largest lakes • Victoria, Tanganyika, Malawi ● Africa’s great rivers • Nile, Niger, Congo, Zambezi, Limpopo, Gariep, Orange ● Southern Africa’s famous waterfalls • Victoria, Maletsunyane, Augrabies ● Africa’s great deserts • The Sahara, Kalahari and the Namib

Introduction

Look at the map of Africa in an atlas and talk to learners about physical attributes: rivers and mountains. Show learners how they are indicated on a map. Follow them with your finger and play a game with the learners. You give a name of a river or mountain and the learners must look for the river or mountain. It should take you approximately three hours to complete this unit with some extra time for activities and revision.