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2. Democratic Republic of
the Congo
Created by
Mr. Raponi

3. Objectives
Students will be able to list 4 major
physical features of the DROC.
Students will be able to discuss how the
region was affected by the Atlantic
Slave Trade.
Students will be able to discuss unique
wildlife to the area of DROC.

4. Democratic
Republic of
the Congo
Kenya
Tanzania

5. Democratic Republic
of the Congo
The Congo is
approximately ¼ the size
of the
____________________.
The country only has
_________________ of
coastline in the west.
The Congo is
surrounded by ______
different African
countries in all.

6. Land of the
Congo
High, rugged mountains
rise up in
the ________________
part of the country.
Here you will find four
large lakes.
 Lake Albert
 Lake Edward
 Lake Kivu
 ____________________-
the LONGEST
freshwater lake in the

8. 418 miles long and 31
miles wide! Also, it is 4,820
ft deep!

9. Rain Forests One of the world’s largest
rainforests cover the
center of the Congo.
The treetops form a
thick ____________, or an
umbrella-like forest
covering.
More than 750 different
kinds of trees grow here,
but many are being cut
down at a fast rate.The Return of the Random
Angry Monkey!!!

11. Water Power The _____________
River which is about
2800 miles long-
weaves its way to the
Atlantic Ocean.
The Congo River uses
dams to provide
___________________,
or electricity created by
moving water. The
Congo provides 10% of
this type of the world’s
energy.

12. Economy of the
Congo
The Congo has the
opportunity to be a very
wealthy nation.
The country exports gold,
petroleum and copper.
The Congo is also a main
source of
_______________, most of
which are used as
_____________________
diamonds.

15. The People of
The Congo
The Congo’s 56.6
million people consist
of over 200 different
_________________,
the major being the
_________________.
The country’s official
language is
__________________
but many people
speak local
languages, such as
Lingola and
Kingwana, as well.

16. People II Most Congolese
people live in rural
areas. Less than 1/3
are city-dwellers.
_______________,
the capital, has
about 6 million
people living there.
Many of the people
are having trouble
finding work.

17. History
In the late __________,
European traders arrived
in central Africa.
During the next
__________________,
European and African
agents enslaved many
people from the Congo
region.
Many of these Africans
were transported to the
___________________.

19. The Life of Slaves from Africa

20. History II
The Congo was once a European
colony until it became
independent in 1960 and was
named ________________.
A harsh dictator named
______________________ ruled
Zaire until civil war caused him
the be overthrown in _________.
Under his dictatorship, the nation
suffered from uncontrolled
inflation and a terribly large debt.
This is when the name of the
country was changed to the
Democratic Republic of the
Congo.

21. Great Apes

23. Koko in Action

24. Ticket To Leave
An Exit Paper
List three things that you have learned, and
write at least one question that you have about
the topic