Why is Ghana less developed than Spain? Homework due: Write an article comparing your life with the life of someone living in Dampong village, Ghana. Starter activity: Use beige pages at back of atlas to note how developed Ghana is. Why is Ghana less developed than Spain?
Why is Ghana less developed than Spain? What makes a country poor? Mountainous Tribal wars AIDS Constant flooding British colony A few people have all money Is corrupt so people refuse to trade with it Poor soil Which has the biggest impact?
Why is Ghana less developed than Spain? Helped Ghana develop Held back Ghana from developing Did a mixture of both Complete the timeline for Ghana using colour coding to show how Ghana’s history has affected it’s development. Read p22-3 and write down: 2 environmental problems faced by Ghana 2 economic problems faced by Ghana ´Ghana is now free to rule it´s own country.´ How true do you think this is?
Triangular slave trade You learned this in history in year 8 Triangular slave trade Objective: To understand some of Ghana’s problems
Cape Coast: Ghanaian people were held then transported as slaves to the Americas It was such a beautiful building, providing a total contrast to the horrors of what had happened there to the thousands of slaves that passed through.
Plenary Question What do you think is the main problem faced by Ghana?
Homework Choose one LEDC (poorer) country Find out some facts about the history of the country. Can you explain why this country is poorer tan Spain? THINK: debt / taken over / disease / war / soil / resources