Materials

• Maps, almanacs, atlases, and textbooks that provide information on Sub-Saharan Africa
• Computers with Internet access
• Handout: Sub-Saharan Africa Glossary (Attachment A)

Instructional Activities

1. Review the content from the previous session.
   
   
2. Divide students into groups of three or four, and assign each group one of the following topics to research. Have each group gather information on their topic from maps, almanacs, atlases, and textbooks, as well as from the Internet, and prepare a report on it.
   • The GDP of the countries in the region
   • The life expectancy in the region
   • The high population-growth rate in the region
   • The high infant-mortality rate in the region
   • The large percentage of population under age 15 in the region
   • The low literacy rate in the region
   
   
3. Allow time for the groups to report to the class.
   
   
4. Distribute the Sub-Saharan Africa Glossary (Attachment A), and discuss each term and definition. Instruct students to study it and place it in their notebooks.
   
   
5. Assign a teacher-selected reading, worksheet, or other reinforcement activity, using available teacher resources.