One of the audio slideshows is Mapping Africa, which gives us a five-minute presentation of the changing map of Africa from 14th century to today.
Self-study activity:
Watch and listen to the audio slideshow and say whether the following statements are true or false.
1 The Sahara has always been infertile.
2 A Berber tribe gives its name to the continent.
3 The maps shows a mix of religions in the north of Africa.
4 Some of the kingdoms in the 1625 map are real.
5 The 1625 map was drawn with information from travelers and traders.
6 Ethiopia in Greek means South Atlantic.
7 People at that time showed respect for the boundaries.
8 The map shows places where slaves were kept.
9 The 1898 map shows borders for the first time.
10 The blank areas in the map show that the area is not populated.
You can read a transcript here.
H/T to Free Technology for Teachers.
Key:
1F 2T 3T 4T 5T 6F 7F 8T 9F (1889) 10F
