Creating Sustainable Development: Economic Challenges LG4: Analyze how economic activities in Sub-Saharan Africa affect levels of development in the region.

Learning Goal 4 Question of the Day: Geographic Terms: What advantage would coastal countries of West Africa have over countries of the Sahel? Geographic Terms: microbusiness, microcredit, commodity

Economies at & since Independence Types & challenges Economies at & since Independence

Economies: at Independence Weak Economies One Commodity Economies Lack of Infrastructure Lack of educated & skilled workforce

Economies: Resource-Driven in Primary Activities

Economies: Policies & Development Lack of Policies Limited access clean water Desertification Lack of economic development Deforestation

Economies: Types Traditional Market Still found in rural areas Cottage industries Subsistence farming Nomadic pastoralism Much of population still engaged in this system Market Found in more urban areas Strongest economies operate under this Market-oriented agriculture Cash crops Commercial industry Not common to all countries

Economies: Types Traditional Market Still found in rural areas Cottage industries Subsistence farming Nomadic pastoralism Much of population still engaged in this system Found in more urban areas Strongest economies operate under this Market-oriented agriculture Cash crops Commercial industry Ex.) South Africa

Economies: Processes Needed for Commercial Industry variety and availability of raw materials stable governments better infrastructure Ex.) South Africa coal for energy investment capital large pool of cheap labor

Economies: Africa’s HDI Ratings

A document analysis practice Economic Challenges

Economic Challenges DBQ rotations Doc S O A P T 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 10 groups Supplies: document stations, writing utensil, spiral, your brain  Directions: You will rotate through the 10 document stations around the room. At each station, your small group will analyze the document. You will have 3 minutes at each station.

Economic Challenges DBQ Pre-write Practice Prompt: Analyze how economic activities in Sub-Saharan Africa affect levels of development in the region. Thesis: Answers prompt Makes an argument Shows critical thought Introduces topics BP#1: TS: Documents: BP#2: BP#3: POV Analysis: Break down the prompt Create BP topics/concepts Organize documents into BP topics/concepts Write topic sentences Analyze POV (point of view) Write thesis Peer critique

Resource-Driven Economies & Conflict The role of resources as a driver of conflicts Resource-Driven Economies & Conflict

“Managing Africa’s Resources: Oil, Diamonds, and Death” Governments Corruption Transparency Management of Resources Control Security Historical Influences Europeans Cold War “Managing Africa’s Resources: Oil, Diamonds, and Death” Read the article actively Highlight/underline Create notes using the topics in the graphic organizer to the right After you read Country examples would be nice You have 20 minutes Discuss

Learning Goal 4 REflections

Economic Activities & Development Learning Goal 4 Economic Activities & Development Types of Activities Economic Challenges Role of Resources Write a summary paragraph about how economic activities influence the level of development in Africa.