Pictorial Analysis of the Green Abyss:

National Geographic Magazine is well known for its’ unique photos. The article The Green Abyss is full of photos that help to tell the story of Michael Fay and his 1,200-mile trek across Central Africa. On a separate sheet of paper, you need to choose 10 photos and respond to the following questions. Be sure you identify the photo you are analyzing by writing down the page number on your response sheet. You must respond to each question although the examples listed are there to help you. Do not expect to use all the references in this list.

You may use the Five Themes of Geography Web to answer these questions. A skeleton has been provided for you. Please fill in the appropriate boxes and add your observations of the photos in the appropriate places. Questions 4, 5 and 6 will need to be answered in complete well thought out sentences on the back of the five themes web you complete.

1. PLACE: Use the following references to help you describe what it might be like to live here.

Physical Features: What physical features exist in this place?

Landscape: High mountains, flat plains, basin, or river valley?

Habitat: Forest, rainforest, desert, wetlands, or tundra?

Climate: Tropical, continental, highland?

Natural disasters?

Human Features: what cultural features are typical of the place in this photo?

Religion? Type of houses/ Clothing? Traditions? Lifestyles?

2. THE ENVIRONMENT: How do people relate to the land?”

Adapt: When building houses, how do these villagers adapt to the land?

How do people adapt their clothes to the climate?

Change: To make a living, how do the villagers modify the land?

Depend: to make a living, how does this country depend upon natural resources?

3. MOVEMENT: How are people, goods, & ideas moved into and out of this place?

People, goods, ideas, migration, transportation, exports, imports…

4. Sound: Imagine yourself in this photo, what are some of the sounds you would hear? Using complete sentences, describe these sounds.

5. What do you think the photo is telling you?

6. Describe the feeling that is captured by this photo?

	Sound: Imagine yourself in this photo, what are some of the sounds you would hear? Using complete sentences, describe these sounds. What do you think the photo is telling you? Describe the feeling that is captured by this photo?