Name _________________________ Period _______ Week of Jan. 8-12, 2018

Daily Warm-up’s

Word BankSahara DesertNiger River

Atlas MountainsRainforest

Kalahari Desert

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday1. List the objects or people in the cartoon and what do

you think they mean.______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________2. Which words or phrases in the cartoon appear to

be most significant? Why?_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________3. Explain the message in the cartoon.__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Name _________________________ Period _______ Week of Jan. 8-12, 2018

Thursday What is causing the Sahel to expand in recent years?A. several years of heavy rains and floodingB. damming rivers and preventing irrigationC. over-grazing and cutting down trees for fuelD. government programs that have moved toomany people into the areaFriday What do some people believe might lead to “water wars” in Africa in the future?

A. end of farming as Africa moves to heavy industry B. demands to reroute rivers to supply water to the rain forestsC. competition among countries that compete for scarce water resourcesD. United Nations decrees telling African nations how to share their water

Write 5 Facts from CNN Student News.

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