1. RECAP (1) WRITE DOWN THE FIVE DEVELOPMENT INDICATORS WITH THEIR MEANINGS.

2. What am I learning today? About Africa’s problems: Social Problems Political Problems Economic problems

3. Problems in Africa Heading: Grace in Ghana As you watch, write down the problems that Grace faces

4. Africa’s problems can be separated into three areas: Social Economic Political

5. In some developing countries less than ½ the population can read or write If people cannot read or write it can mean no one could train to be doctors, teachers or engineers This results in poor farming methods, and difficulty in getting a job LACK OF EDUCATION 1.SOCIAL PROBLEMS

6. EDUCATION Without education it is difficult to improve things: The problems: Not enough teachers Low priority for governments Children work with parents Disrupted by war/famine Can’t afford equipment Females less likely to go to school

7. RECAP Complete the sentence: Without education it is very difficult to…

8. TASK Heading: Africa’s problems Using pgs 11-14 of your text book, complete the following activities. 1.Why is education important? (use p.12) 2.Read Syntayo’s story on p.13. Can she read or write. Why/ why not? 3.Give two detailed examples of what a lack of education can lead to. (Use p.13)

9. HEALTH Health is a huge factor Poor education Few doctors/hospitals Lack of medical supplies Unable to afford help Lack of immunisation Poor nutrition Killer diseases (cholera, dysentry, typhus, diarrhoea, AIDS)

10. Poor Health If you do not have enough food you can fall ill Many children suffer from malnutrition or under nutrition Common diseases such as measles kill people in the south There is a serious lack of medical equipment Using p.11 create a mind map showing why people in developing countries have poor health.

11. Why There is Not Enough Food Reasons for Famine WAR  Farmers having to Fight  Roads blocked cannot transport food Cash Crops Crops grown for government To sell. No food grown to eat Debt Have to grow Cash crops  Farmers illiterate  No Machinery  Cannot afford fertilisers  Small areas of land Poor Farming Poor Soil  Area a Desert  Area in Mountains Too many people Pests such As Locusts Drought

12. The social and economic climate in the Third world is affected by war Death Resources wasted Starvation Crops destroyed Farmers/people flee Aid supplies disrupted Children kidnapped Why does war affect development?

13. Many African countries have borrowed money or inherited debt from previous regimes. These loans were supposed to help develop the country but paying them back is causing even more problems. Most countries have difficulty paying back interest never mind the actual debt!

14. RWANDA

15. What happened? Rwanda is a tiny country in the centre of Africa. It has two main races, the “Hutus” and the “Tutsis”. In April 1994 the Hutus embarked upon a campaign which left around 1,000,000 people dead within the space of 6 weeks.

16. LACK OF FOOD CAN BE CAUSED BY... RECAP

17. SUMMARY Africa’s problems can be summarised as being: Too many people Not enough food Poor health Lack of education Wars Debt

18. Homework Revise Africa ’ s problems for tomorrow. You must be able to explain at least 5.

19. Homework Due next Monday Explain, in detail the problems that are faced by African countries (6)

20. African countries have many problems. The first problem is the lack of education (1). This means that a lot of people in Africa don ’ t get a good education. Schools don ’ t get much funding and many people are illiterate. This means that there aren ’ t enough people to train as doctors and nurses. (2)

21. The Second problem that Africa has is … Write in paragraphs. 2Marks per paragraph. Make your point and explain it. Give examples.