Chapter 19: West Africa "Senegal"

Introduction

In this chapter students read about the many countries of West Africa. Some are in the Sahel, while others are located along the coast. Senegal is one of the coastal countries of West Africa. In fact, it is the westernmost tip of Africa.

Lesson Description

Students will visit Senegal Online. Here they can learn about the history, geography, people, and wildlife of Senegal. After answering several questions and viewing some postcards of Old Senegal, they will create a mobile about this West African nation.

National Geography Standards:
Standard 1: The geographically informed person knows and understands how to use maps and other geographic representations, tools, and technologies to acquire, process, and report information from a spatial perspective.
Standard 4: The geographically informed person knows and understands the physical and human characteristics of places.

Instructional Objectives

1. The student will be able to list important facts about Senegal.
2. The student will be able interpret information from a map of Senegal.
3. The student will be able to create a mobile of important features of Senegal.

Student Web Activity Answers

1. French
2. Islam
3. The note of 1959 had pictures of a village and tribal setting. The note of today also features a woman's head, but the background is more modern.
4. Dakar is at the far western edge of the country as well as the continent of Africa.
5. Mobiles will vary.

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