RECAP (1) WRITE DOWN THE FIVE DEVELOPMENT INDICATORS WITH THEIR MEANINGS.
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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.