Olduvai Gorge

High school (ages 12+)
Geography

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/olduvai-gorge

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the location?Eastern Serengeti Plains, Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Arusha Region, Tanzania
2. What is the geological age of sediments?Pleistocene epoch, with deposits dating back up to 2 million years
3. What is Olduvai Gorge and why is it important?It's a deep ravine in Tanzania's Great Rift Valley where scientists find fossils and tools that show how early humans lived. It helps us learn about our ancestors.
4. How did Olduvai Gorge form?It was made by erosion cutting through layers of sediment from a Pleistocene lake, exposing many layers of earth that show millions of years of history.

Paleoanthropological Locality: A geographical site of significant importance for the study of human origins and ancient human life.
Stratigraphy: The study of rock layers (strata) and layering, used to understand geological history and the age of fossils.
Hominina: The taxonomic tribe that includes modern humans and their extinct bipedal ancestors after the divergence from the chimpanzee lineage.