1. Aids in Africa

2. Tuesday, December 07, 2010 No journal today- due to late start Please pass forward your Africa Disease Internet Search Paper Agenda: Aids in Africa Review Homework- Begin to Review your notes and organize your Africa Notes Tomorrow/Thurs. we will do the study guide together. Africa Assessment on Friday -

4. AIDS infection rates for Adults In South Africa and Zambia, 15-20% of adults are infected with HIV/AIDS Botswana 24.1% Lesotho 23.2% Swaziland 33.4% Zimbabwe 20.1% Somalia and Senegal less than 1%

6. Average life expectancy in Sub-Saharan Africa is now 47 years, when it could have been 62 without AIDS. It is thought that almost half of all deaths in South Africa, and a staggering 71% of deaths among those aged between 15 and 49, are caused by AIDS. Average life expectancy in South Africa is now 54 years – without AIDS, it is estimated that it would be 64. Over half of 15 year olds are not expected to reach the age of 60.

8. In Botswana, an estimated 120,000 children have lost at least one parent to the epidemic. In Lesotho, the country is also struggling to cope with 97,000 AIDS orphans. In Lesotho, crippling poverty combined with the AIDS epidemic has caused average life expectancy to drop to 44 years for women and 39 for men.

10. There is a devastating AIDS epidemic in Malawi that has already caused over 650,000 deaths, and AIDS continues to be responsible for the deaths of around ten people every hour.

11. Epidemic -An outbreak of a contagious disease that spreads rapidly and widely Pandemic – an epidemic that spreads over a wide geographic area and affecting a large proportion of the population

13. Effects of AIDS in Africa Education –There might not be enough teachers –Resources could be diverted to healthcare instead of schools –Children might have to drop out of school to take care of their families. – 5 th hour here Family –Would have to care for sick family members –Increasing number of orphans –Fear of relatives who were sick –Burden on women, who usually care for the sick

14. Economy –Cost of medicine for sick, who are poor –Not enough healthy people to work –GDP will drop because you can’t produce as much –Lack of educated workers Government –Pressure to solve problems –Fewer adults able to vote –Officials might become ill –Hard to continue other government programs

15. Health facilities –Not enough doctors or nurses –Too many patients, overcrowded hospitals –No room for people with other illnesses –Not enough medicine –Psychological damage to workers International relations –Lessening of trade and commerce –Less tourism –Turning to other countries for assistance

16. Read Chapter 20 Section 2 Answer the following questions: –Places and Terms –Main Ideas –Geographic Thinking