RECAP (1)

WRITE DOWN THE FIVE DEVELOPMENT INDICATORS WITH THEIR MEANINGS.

What am I learning today?

About Africa’s problems:Social Problems

Political ProblemsEconomic problems

Problems in Africa

Heading: Grace in Ghana

As you watch, write down the problems that Grace faces

Africa’s problems can be separated into three

areas: Social

EconomicPolitical

• In some developing countries less than ½ the population can read or write

• If people cannot read or write it can mean no one could train to be doctors, teachers or engineers

• This results in poor farming methods, and difficulty in getting a job

LACK OF EDUCATION

1.SOCIAL PROBLEMS

EDUCATION

Without education it is difficult to improve things:The problems:Not enough teachersLow priority for governmentsChildren work with parentsDisrupted by war/famineCan’t afford equipmentFemales less likely to go to school

RECAP

Complete the sentence:

Without education it is very difficult

to…

TASKHeading: Africa’s problems

Using pgs 11-14 of your text book, complete the following activities.

1.Why is education important? (use p.12)

2.Read Syntayo’s story on p.13. Can she read or write. Why/ why not?

3.Give two detailed examples of what a lack of education can lead to. (Use p.13)

HEALTH

Health is a huge factor

Poor educationFew doctors/hospitals

Lack of medical suppliesUnable to afford helpLack of immunisation

Poor nutritionKiller diseases (cholera,

dysentry, typhus, diarrhoea, AIDS)

Poor Health

• If you do not have enough food you can fall ill

• Many children suffer from malnutrition or under nutrition

• Common diseases such as measles kill people in the south

• There is a serious lack of medical equipment

Using p.11 create a mind map showing why people in developing countries have poor health.

Why There is Not Enough Food

Reasons for Famine

WAR Farmers having to Fight Roads blocked cannot transport food

Cash CropsCrops grown for governmentTo sell. No food grown to eat

DebtHave to grow Cash crops

Farmers illiterate No Machinery Cannot afford fertilisers Small areas of land

Poor Farming

Poor Soil Area a Desert Area in Mountains

Too many people

Pests suchAs Locusts

Drought

The social andeconomic climate

inthe Third world isaffected by war • Death• Resources wasted• Starvation• Crops destroyed• Farmers/people flee• Aid supplies

disrupted• Children kidnappedWhy does war affect development?

Many African countries have borrowed money or inherited debt

from previous regimes. These loans were supposed to help

develop the country but paying them back is causing even more

problems.

Most countries have difficulty paying back interest never mind

the actual debt!

RWANDA

What happened? Rwanda is a tiny country in the centre of Africa.It has two main races, the “Hutus” and the “Tutsis”.In April 1994 the Hutus embarked upon a campaign which left around 1,000,000 people dead within the space of 6 weeks.

LACK OF FOOD CAN BE CAUSED

BY...

RECAP

SUMMARY

Africa’s problems can be summarised as being:

Too many people

Not enough food

Poor health

Lack of education

Wars

Debt

Homework

• Revise Africa’s problems for tomorrow.

• You must be able to explain at least 5.

Homework

• Due next Monday• Explain, in detail the problems that

are faced by African countries (6)

African countries have many problems. The first problem is the lack of education (1). This means that a lot of people in Africa don’t get a good education. Schools don’t get much funding and many people are illiterate. This means that there aren’t enough people to train as doctors and nurses. (2)

The Second problem that Africa has is…

Write in paragraphs. 2 Marks per paragraph. Make your point and explain it.

Give examples.