Wednesday, February 6, 2019


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What was the scramble?  The scramble was ____.

What did the Europeans want in Africa?  They wanted ____________________.

What did more colonies lead to?  More colonies led to more __________.

What were several of the European countries involved?

What did the Berlin Conference do for the Africans?  The Berlin Conference ___________.

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Finish your group presentations:  What pictures do you need to include?  What cool facts about your continent's borders can you add? 

Monday, February 4, 2019


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What do we call a country surrounded by another country?

What are two examples of landlocked countries?  _________.

What is the largest landlocked country (by size and population)?

What is a single neighbor nation? 



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Group Project:  What countries are in what continents?  How are the borders established?  Work together to answer the questions and make a Presentation for the class.

Sunday, February 3, 2019


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Why are borders so important?  Borders are important because _________________.

What are the 3 primary steps of making a border?  The three primary steps are __________, ________ and ________________.


What conflicts do you see from how borders are made?  Conflicts I see are _________________.


Which border were you most surprised by?  Why?  I was most surprised by __________________ because ______________.

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Group Project:  What countries are in what continents?  How are the borders established?  Work together to answer the questions and make a Presentation for the class.