February 20 2015 1 Immediately begin writing the
February 20, 2015 1. Immediately begin writing the standard and the Bell-Ringer. SS 7 CG 3 b. Describe the impact of government stability on the distribution of resources to combat AIDS and famine across Africa Bell-Ringer What is a “standard of living”? How does our government help us improve and maintain our “standard of living”?
Note Taking Styles �Yellow – Your best way of taking notes. �Blue – Cornell Notes �Green – 2 -Column Notes
Kenya �Following independence in the 1960 s, only one political party controlled the government �Government corruption and violence caused by riots impacted social and economic stability �Since 2010, the country has been using its money and resources to restructure the government & make it more democratic
Sudan & South Sudan �Dealt with the violence and instability of civil war for 50 years �Money and resources used for weapons and supplies for the war �Families torn apart due to military recruitment or the victims wartime crimes �Focus now to reconstruct government and rebuild
Democratic Republic of the Congo �History of country filled with violence and unrest; first with European control, now with civil war �Money and resources used for armies, weapons, and other supplies for war �The little remaining funds go toward mineral resource development and logging
Nigeria � Nigeria makes a lot of money off of it’s oil resources � Experienced oppression under a military dictatorship and years of corruption. � Struggling to reorganize the government with more freedoms � Most of money used toward oil industry; very little in education and healthcare
South Africa �Struggled for years to end apartheid �Healthcare resources and assistance pushed aside for focus on nation’s issue of creating unity and reshaping the government �Money used for maintaining unity and building up mining industry
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Work Session �Look at the maps and answer the 3 constructed response questions in complete sentences. I am looking for great, well-thought out responses. This is a QUIZ GRADE, so do your best and you can use your notes that you took to help out. �NO TALKING �GOOD LUCK!
Closing �Share your written responses with the class.
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