LF+4.2+Africa+(WGS)

· 2 lessons: //Physical/Regional Geography of Africa// – WGS.6B; WGS.8B; WGS.8D; WGS.13A; WGS.18C; WGS.21C · 1 lesson: //Historical Perspective on Africa – Migration and Imperialism// – WGS.1A; WGS.2A; WGS.13B; WGS.18A · 2 lessons: //Current Issues: Health, Economic Development, War// – WGS.1B; WGS.5B; WGS.10C; WGS.15B; WGS.23B
 * Learning Focus 4.2: Africa**


 * CULTURE AND CONFLICT**


 * DESERTIFICATION OF AFRICA**

[|Video: Uprooted from their Homes] a UNICEF video discussing the impact of war on the people of the Democratic Republic of Congo, especially the displacement of people. [|Child Alert: DRC] a 2006 UNICEF publication focusing on children caught in war media type="file" key="Testing_Times_.asf" width="73" height="72"
 * DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO**

BATTLING DISEASE
[|Carter vs. the Worms] New York Times reporter Nicholas Kristoff joins President Jimmy Carter on his trip to Ethiopia to combat river blindness and other devastating, preventable diseases. [|The Human Face of AIDS in Swaziland] New York Times reporter Nicholas Kristoff travels to Swaziland to meet the orphans of AIDS victims and those who are trying to help.