Introduction
Africa
is too often viewed as a country. It is, in fact, a continent with 52
independent countries. There are over 1000 ethnic groups who define themselves
as that ethnicity- not as African. Different countries face different problems
many of them related to economics, in spite of the fact that Africa is rich in
minerals including gold and diamonds.
Guiding
Question
What
can the demographics of individual African nations tell us about the effects of
colonialism and imperialism?
Questions
For
each nation in Africa:
1.
What is the land area and populations? What percentage is urban? What
percentage rural?
2.
What are the ethnic groups, main religions, and average incomes? Was this
nation ever a colony? Of whom?
3.
What is the life expectancy for men and for women? What is the average number
of children in each family?
4.
What are the main resources and exports? What are the main imports? What
foreign companies have factories there?
5.
What is the government structure? What is the average education level? Is
education free? What differences are there between girls and boys in education?
6.
Is there a war going on now? If so, who is fighting?
7.
How many universities and hospitals are there? How many students per teacher?
8.
What are the major causes of death? What is the infant mortality rate? How many
people are living with AIDS?
9.
What foreign corporations do business there?
10.
Does the country import food? Export food?
Internet
Resources
The Nations of Africa
CIA- The World
Factbook
U.S. Department of State- Background Notes
Enclycopaedia of the Orient: North
Africa
Wikipedia
Land Area and
Population Database
HIV/AIDS Statistics
Urban/Rural
Agri-Food Imports
Ethnicity and Race
Social
Statistics
Mortality
Database
Genocide in Darfur
Genocide in Rwanda
Activities
1. Make a chart that draws comparisons and
contrasts between North Africa, West Africa, East Africa, Central Africa, and
South Africa.
2.
Write a report about a specific ethnic group and their customs.
3.
Write a research paper about the HIV/AIDS epidemic in Africa and how it
started.
4. Write a research paper about either the genocide occurring in Darfur or the
genocide that happened in Rwanda.
Terri Camajani, teacher, and Muguet Do, AP student, developed this web hunt.
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