Important features of Africa Countries studied in this unit: South Africa, Congo, Somalia. Sierra Leone, Chad Oceans bordering Africa Indian Ocean Atlantic Ocean Deserts in Africa Sahara Desert Namibian Desert

Sudan – causes of the crisis Natural Crisis Human Crisis Soils are poor Villagers have ben forced out of their homes Little or no rain The Janjaweed attack the people living there In the South of the country there are very few natural resources The Christian control the oil Large deserts Lots of fighting

The problems in Sudan Janjaweed have burnt the crops so people have no food to eat The Government pays the Janjaweed to fight with groups of people it does not like People have become refugees as they have been attacked People have been captured and taken away to be trained as soldiers The soil has been destroyed by drought so crops cannot be grown

Why has piracy developed in Somalia? Large number of armed and experienced warlords from the civil war The government is not in full control High returns from ransoms Huge coastal area which makes it difficult to police and find the pirates Much of the population is reliant on food aid People are on low wages so turn to piracy for money Pirates are viewed as heroes by the people There are no fish for the fishermen so they have lost their jobs and turn to piracy to get money

Describing a line graph Describe the overall pattern shown on the graph Use data from the graph to show how the pattern has changed Name dates from the graph

A ships captain can protect their ship by… Secure ship- electric fence around the ship delivering a 9,000 volt shock Hired armed security teams Tracking device for ship 24 hour look outs Trailing ropes and cargo nets Install high powered flood lights High powered hoses and water cannons Bridge and accommodation to be secured Razor wire around accessible parts of the ship Emergency alarm- to inform shipping company and authorities

Blood diamonds tainted bling? Negatives of blood diamonds Positives of blood diamonds Children are used to polish the diamonds Governments can get money selling diamonds Children die in the mines Provides jobs for some people Water pollution from diamond mines Leads to wars and rhino poaching in Africa Evaluate = give positives and negatives of a topic and give your own opinion