Africa Sorting Mats

Teacher Directions African Sorting Mats These sorting mats are great for approximately 3rd-9th graders to learn about and/or review their knowledge of countries. Print on card stock, slide sorting mats and answer keys into page protectors and cut apart sorting cards. You may laminate if desired. Have students lay out five mats and the corresponding cards around the mats. Then, have them use their knowledge and critical thinking skills to match the cards to the sorting mats. They may need to research some of the answers. For younger children, you may choose not to lay out some of the cards, such as government structure. The answer key is included to allow students to self-check their work after completing the sorting mats. Note: When not in use, I store cards in plastic bags and then slide the cards, mats, and answer keys into a slot of an expandable folder that holds all of our sorting mats. ©2020 Randi Smith www.peanutbutterfishlessons.com Additional Activities 1. Find each country on a globe or world map. 2. Look up videos of people speaking the languages of the different countries. 3. Look up recipes for some of the foods and make them! 4. Lay the countries out in a sequential row or column based upon their areas or their populations. (You many want to use all 15 countries for this.) 5. Calculate the population density of each country by dividing the number of people by the area. The answer will be reported in “people per square km2”. Place countries in a sequence based upon their population density. How does this change the order from #4? Discuss the challenges of low vs. high density countries. 6. Look up the different government structures of each country. Write a short summary of each type and/or make a chart showing the similarities and differences of each type. 7. Research more about each country…the terrain/biomes, history, arts and culture, etc. ©2020 Randi Smith www.peanutbutterfishlessons.com Try our other Sorting Mats:

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Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Nigeria Tanzania Uganda Ethiopia Kenya Mozambique Egypt Algeria Ghana Democratic Republic Sudan Angola of the Congo Morocco Ivory Coast South Africa

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Amharic Population for Africa Pieces out 204,630,269 Arabic 2020 est. Area French and others 1,104,300 km2

Population English and 10 others 73,750,932 2018 est. Lagos Area Area 1,221,037 km2 Federal 1,010,408 km2 Presidential Addis Ababa Population Constitutional Population 58,775,022 Republic Cairo 100,075,480 2019 est. 2020 est.

Kinshasa Area Unitary Ethnofederalist 2,345,409 km2 Semi- Parliamentary Johannesburg Presidential Constitutional Population Republic Republic 101,780,263 2020 est.

©2020 Randi Smith www.peanutbutterfishlessons.com Cut-out Pieces for Africa ©2020 Randi Smith www.peanutbutterfishlessons.com . . party - Riro Tibs Executive Executive Kushari Unitary Efo residency Republic P fried beef or lamb. - Parliamentary Parliamentary w/an Dominant Mixed Mixed rice street food Pan Green leaves and meat , cropped: tibs Moambe: Iyan yam. Injera Medames Presidential breakfast. - Unitary Republic Ful laden with food. with laden Spongy flat bread Pounded (mashed) (mashed) Pounded Fava beans served for for served beans Fava Photo credit for https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mutton_tibs_and_injera.jpg Photo credit for https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Chicken_moambe_with_French_f ries_(14792587921).jpg Constitutional Semi bread. Kwanga Moambe Chicken dish. Chicken Fermented cassava cassava Fermented , both cropped: Riro Efo , cropped: cropped: and Iyan Injera kushari Photo credit, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Kushari.JPG Photo credit for Photo credit for https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Eritrean_injera_with_various_stews .jpg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Iyan_%26_Efo- Riro_(7370530836).jpg Became independent Considered a The largest country This country had of British colonialism cradle of on the African a system of in 1960. After a civil continent and civilization and apartheid or war and unstable centered around a governments, it known for its formal racial river basin of the - Cut became a stable ancient Pyramids. second longest segregation democracy in 1999. One of only two river in Africa. from 1948 –

African countries 1994 even for Africa Pieces out that avoided though 80% of colonization in the population is 1800s. Was occupied by Italy of Black African in the 1930s. descent.

It has a dry Most of the After being ruled by kingdoms for a few season and a rainy country is hot hundred years, it season and the desert. However, Highlands cover came under control the northern sea of Belgium during most of the coast is cooler. country. the colonialization of Africa. Has a coastline, one It has a very long of the largest river coastline and deltas, tropical ranges from desert rainforest areas, in the west to a several plateaus, and subtropical climate mountains. in the far east.

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Photo credit: first Nigerian fact: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Abuja,_Federal_Capital_Territory_3.jpg

Photo credit: second Nigerian fact: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Zuma_Rock.jpg

Photo credit: Ehtiopia, Stairs of the Lion of Judea: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Stairs_of_the_Lion_of_Judea_in_Addis_Ababa.jpg Soukous is a genre of dance - Cut Has the largest music here One of the world’s

economy in Africa for Africa Pieces out There are many largest mining and exports a large Many athletes derived from surviving pieces of countries. The amount of oil. have won Olympic ancient art from rumba. largest known Agriculture is a large gold medals for long distance tombs and diamond was part of the economy, discovered here in running. monuments. too. 1905.

Islam: Christianity: 62.8% Sunni Muslim: 46.9% Islam: 33.9% 85-90% Christianity: Traditional Faiths: Coptic Christians: 53.5% 2.6% 10-15% Bobotie Potjiekos Meat & egg casserole. Small pot food.

Abuja African Photo credit, Bobotie: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bobotie-01.jpg Catholic: 52.9% Independent: 25.4% Protestant: 35.6% Pentecostal: 15.2% Addis Ababa Traditional: 4.7% Roman Catholic: Other: 2.3% Columbia 6.8% Methodist: 5% Cairo

Kinshasa Photo credit, cropped: Nigeria oil factory: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Oil_Factory_- _panoramio_(cropped).jpg Pretoria, Bloemfontein, Cape Town Photo credit: Ethiopia, runners: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:2012_Summer_Olympics_%E 2%80%93_Womens_5000_metres_heat_1_-_1.jpg Check Your Work Nigeria DR Congo Kinshasa -English, Hausa…; Lagos -French & others; Kinshasa -Federal Presidential Constitutional Republic -Unitary Semi-presidential -Area: 923,769 km2 Constitutional Republic -Food: Iyan, Efo Riro -Area: 2,345,409 km2 -naira Abuja -Islam: 46.9% -Food: Moambe, Kwanga -franc -Became independent of British colonialism in 1960. -Catholic: 52.9% -Has a coastline, one of the largest river deltas… -Has the largest economy in Africa and exports… -The largest country on the African continent… -After being ruled by kingdoms Ethiopia Addis for a few hundred years… -Amharic; Addis Ababa Ababa -Soukous is a genre of dance -Ethnofederalist Parliamentary Constitutional Republic music here derived from rumba. -Area:1,104,300 km2 -Food: Injera, Tibs -birr South Africa -Christianity: 62.8% -English & 10 others; Johannesburg -One of only two African countries that avoided… -Unitary Dominant-party Pretoria, Bloemfontein, -It has a dry season and a rainy season… Parliamentary Republic w/an Cape Town -Many athletes have won Olympic gold medals… executive presidency -Area: 1,221,037 km2

Egypt Cairo -Food: Bobotie, Potjiekos -Arabic; Cairo -rand -Unitary Semi-Presidential Republic -African Independent: 25.4% -Area: 1,010,408 km2 -Food: Ful Medames, Kushari -One of the world’s largest -pound mining countries… -Sunni Muslim: 85-90% -It has a very long coastline -Considered a cradle of civilization and known for its… and ranges from desert… -Most of the country is hot desert… -This country had a system of -There are many surviving pieces of ancient art… Apartheid…

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56,313,438 for Africa Pieces out Arabic, Berber 2018 est. Area Arabic 580,367 km2

Population Arabic, Berber 47,564,296 2019 est. Dar es Salaam Area Unitary Area 2 710,850 km Dominant-party Nairobi 2,381,741 km2 Presidential Population Constitutional Population 36,472,000 Republic Algiers 43,600,000 2019 est. 2020 est.

Omdurman Area Unitary Unitary 1,886,068 km2 Presidential Semi-presidential Casablanca Constitutional Constitutional Population Republic Republic 41,592,539 2019 est.

Popular foods are rice, grilled meat, plantains and seafood near the Ugali coast.. Maize flour porridge.

Ugali Nyama Choma Maize flour porridge. Grilled meat.

Aseeda & Mulah Jelly bread.

Couscous Mechoui Photo credit, Ugali:https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ugali_and_cabbage.jpg Served w/other foods. Roasted lamb or sheep.

Photo credit: Moukhbaza:https://www.flickr.com/photos/75001512@N00/5406497106 Moukhbaza ©2020 Randi Smith www.peanutbutterfishlessons.com Mashed bananas. This country is part The ancient In ancient history, it Founded in 788 AD of the British civilization here was was part of the and ruled by several Commonwealth and settled by the Kerma Kingdom and dynasties before one of the oldest Cushite people. the Kingdom of becoming part of the ethnic groups still European Kush. It was also Portuguese Empire. - Cut surviving is thought colonization ended in part of Egypt at Independence was to have originated 1963 through the some points. regained in 1956. here. Mau Mau revolution. Has been part of at least 20 empires and for Africa Pieces out dynasties throughout its history, including the Romans, Byzantines, and Ottomans.

Has a coastline Has a coastline Mount Kilimanjaro along the Indian along the The Blue Nile and Has a long Mediterranean Sea and three of Ocean, the 2nd the White Nile Rivers coastline with Africa’s Great with fertile ground meet here. There fertile plains, highest peak in in the north and the Lakes are located Africa and the are also deserts and desert areas and Sahara desert in the savannahs. here. Great Rift Valley. south. mountains inland.

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©2020 Randi Smith www.peanutbutterfishlessons.com Tingatinga is a painting style that developed here. The ‘Lost Boys’ is Its economy a name given to a is reliant on group of over - Cut 20,000 boys who oil and Much of the were displaced for Africa Pieces out This country natural gas architecture dominates in middle during the civil associated with this and long distance production. war here from country developed running events and 1987 -2005. during the Islamic has won several Olympic medals. period.

Christianity: 61% Christian: 85.52% Islam: 99% Islam: 35% Muslim: 10.91% Other: 1% Animism: 2% Irreligion: 1.6% Couscous Tagine Other: 2% Other: 1.29% Topped with meat and Stew cooked in clay vegetables. dish.

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Islam: 97% Sunni Islam Christianity: 1.5% (official) Warsaw Traditional: 1.5% Columbia Algiers

Khartoum Photo credit: Tingatinga painting: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Tingatinga_paintings_Stone_ town_-_Flickr_-_gailhampshire.jpg Rabat

©2020 Randi Smith www.peanutbutterfishlessons.com Check Your Work Tanzania Dodoma Sudan -Swahili…; Dar es Salaam -Arabic; Omdurman -Unitary Dominant-party Presidential Constitutional… -Federal Provisional Govt. -Area: 947,303 km2 -Area: 1,886,068 km2 -Food: Ugail, Popular foods are rice… -shilling -Food: Aseeda & Mulah, -Christianity: 61% Moukhbaza Khartoum -This country is part of the British Commonwealth… -pound -Mount Kilimanjaro and three of Africa’s Great Lakes… -Islam: 97% -Tingatinga is a painting style … -In ancient history, it was part of the Kerma … -The Blue Nile and the White Nile Kenya Nairobi -English, Swahili; Nairobi Rivers... -Unitary Presidential Constitutional Republic -The ‘Lost Boys’ is a name given to a group … -Area: 580,367 km2 -Food: Ugali, Nyama Choma -shilling Morocco -Christian: 85.52% -The ancient civilization here was settled by the Cushite … -Arabic, Berber; Casablanca -Has a coastline along the Indian Ocean … -Unitary Parliamentary -This country dominates in middle and long distance.. Constitutional Monarchy -Area: 710,850 km2 Rabat Algeria Algiers -Food: Couscous, Tagine -Arabic, Berber; Algiers -dirham -Unitary Semi-presidential Constitutional Republic -Sunni Islam -Area: 2,381,741 km2 -Food: Couscous, Mechoui -Founded in 788 AD and ruled by several -dinar dynasties… -Islam: 99% -Has a long coastline with fertile -Has been part of at least 20 empires and dynasties… plains … -Has a coastline along the Mediterranean Sea with… -Much of the architecture -Its economy is reliant on oil and natural gas… associated with this country…

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42,729,036 for Africa Pieces out English 2018 est. Area Portuguese 801,590 km2 French Population Capital 29,496,004 2018 Kampala Area Unitary Area 2 322,463 km Dominant- Maputo 239,567 km2 party Population Presidential Population 26,378,274 31,072,940 Republic Accra 2020 est. 2020 est.

Unitary Luanda Area Dominant-party Unitary 1,246,700 km2 Semi- Presidential Abidjan presidential Constitutional Population Constitutional Republic 25,789,024 Republic 2014

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Ugali Fried Grasshoppers Maize meal porridge. Street food.

Matapa

Stewed cassava leaves blended with ground peanuts, garlic, and Piri Piri Chicken coconut milk. Marinated Chicken.

Calulu Dried and fresh meat or fish.

Kelewele Banku & Tilapia Photo credit: Ugali, cropped: Fried, peppery Corn & cassava https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ugali_and_cabbage.jpg plantains. dough. Photo credit: Kelewele: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Kelewele.jpg ©2020 Randi Smith www.peanutbutterfishlessons.com Photo credit: Banku: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Banku.jpg Feijão Com Oleo de Photo credit: Palma -Beans Feijao:https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Feij%C3%A3o_com_%C3%B3leo Photo credit: calulu: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Calulu.jpg _de_palma.jpg The residents of this This country was This area was This area was home country were hunter settled between settled thousands of to several states and gatherers until about the 1st and 5th years ago, but did then became a 2000 years ago. After centuries. Traders not become a French colony in the being a part of a few frequented it and it nation-state until 1800s. It has had - Cut kingdoms, they came came under settled by the civil wars recently under British rule Portuguese rule Portuguese in the and adopted a new from 1894 – 1962. Early kingdoms of 1500s. constitution in 2000. from 1498 – 1975. this area include the for Africa Pieces out Kingdom of Dagbon & the Kingdom of Ashanti. It is now part of the British Commonwealth.

In a tropical zone, but its climate is atypical. Contains one of the largest waterfalls in Africa: Kalandula Falls. The Zambezi River Most of the cities in divides this country A tropical country this country are and flows into the that contains the Most of the country built up around Lake Indian Ocean. world’s largest, is a tropical Victoria, one of the Highlands sit to the artificial lake, Lake savannah and it world’s largest north and lowlands Volta. has great lakes. to the south. biodiversity.

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Photo credit: Uganda Temple, cropped: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bahai_Temple_Kampala_(6347695849).jpg

Photo credit: Lake Volta, Ghana:https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Lake_Volta_Ghana.jpg ©2020 Randi Smith www.peanutbutterfishlessons.com Coffee is its main export, although Had some of it also has the earliest untapped oil and literature in natural gas - Cut reserves. Africa, including a

Basketball is the for Africa Pieces out This country is one national This country’s largest most popular sport export is cocoa beans of the most literature radio and this country and it’s also underdeveloped in program. holds the record for important to trade for the world. Its main the most Afro Basket the land-locked export is aluminum. title wins. countries around it.

Roman Catholic: 39.3% Christianity: 56.1% Christianity: 68.8% Church of …:32.2% No religion: 18.7% Muslim: 15.9% Islam: 13.7% Islam: 17.9% Traditional: 8.5% Fufu Other: 7.3% None: 6.1% Balls of starchy food Aloko Pentecostal: 11.1% made into dough. Fried bananas.

Kampala Catholic: 56.4% Islam: 42.9% Protestant: 37% Christianity: 33.9% Maputo Folk: 4.4% Animism: 19.1% Other: 1.1% Other: .5% Columbia Accra

Luanda Photo credit: Angola, Basketball: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Tipp_Off!!_Olympic_Women% 27s_Basketball_-_Angola_v_Croatia.jpg Yamoussoukro, Abidjan

©2020 Randi Smith www.peanutbutterfishlessons.com Check Your Work Uganda Kampala Angola Luanda -English, Swahili.; Kampala -Portuguese; Luanda -Unitary Dominant-party Presidential Republic -Unitary Dominant-party -Area: 241,038 km2 Presidential Constitutional Republic -Food: Ugali, Fried Grasshoppers -Area: 1,246,700 km2 -shilling -Roman Catholic: 39.3% -Food: Calulu, Feijão… -The residents of this country were hunter gatherers… -kwanza -Most of the cities in this country are built up… -Catholic: 56.4% -Coffee is its main export… -This area was settled thousands of years… -In a tropical zone, but its Mozambique Maputo climate is atypical. -Portuguese; Maputo -Basketball is the most popular -Unitary Dominant-party Semi-presidential Constitutional… sport … -Area: 801,590 km2 -Food: Piri Piri Chicken and Matapa -metical Ivory Coast -Christianity: 56.1% -This country was settled between the 1st… -French; Abidjan -The Zambezi River divides this country and flows … -Unitary Presidential -This country is one of the most underdeveloped … Constitutional Republic under a Parliamentary system Yamoussoukro, -Area: 322,463 km2 Abidjan Ghana Accra -English; Accra -Food: Fufu, Aloko -Unitary Presidential Constitutional Republic -franc -Area: 239,567 km2 -Islam: 42.9% -Food: Kelewele, Banku & Tilapia -cedi -This area was home to several states… -Christianity: 68.8% -Most of the country is a -Early kingdoms of this area include the Kingdom... tropical savannah … -A tropical country that contains the world’s largest … -This country’s largest export -Had some of the earliest literature … is cocoa beans...

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