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TITLE Africa South of the Sahara. Grade Twelve.[Resource Unit IV DOCUMENT RESUME ED 083 107 SO 006 335 TITLE Africa South of the Sahara. Grade Twelve. [Resource Unit IV.] Project Social Studies. INSTITUTION Minnesota Univ., Minneapolis. Project Social Studies Curriculum Center. SPONS AGENCY Office of Education (DHEV), Nashington, D.C. BUREAU NO HS-045 PUB DATE 6d NOTE 152p. EDRS PRICE MF -S0.65 HC-$6.53 D2SCRIPTORS *African Culture; *African History; Colonialism; Communism; Course Content; Educational Objectives; Foreign Relations; *Geography; Grade 12; Instructional Materials; Negroes; *Political Science; Race Relations; Resource Units; *Social Studies Units IDENTIFIERS *Africa; Project Social Studies; Sub Sahara Africa ABSTRACT This is the fourth of seven resource units for a twelfth grade course on value conflicts and policy decisions. The topic for this unit is Africa south of the Sahara. The objectives are listed as to generalizations, skills, and values. The double-page format relates objectives to pertinent content, teaching procedures, and instructional materials. The unit deals with the relationship of these African nations to the cold-war struggle and their historical and cultural importance for American Negroes and for all Americans. Data on Africa presents an opportunity for testing a number of concepts, such as the role of political parties in a democracy, factors for political stability, and the factors of cultural identity for a nation. Tha unit examines the political, social, and economic problems and systems of three different kinds of countries: independent states dominated by Africans, those dominated by white people, and colonies. An analysis is made of the attempts to obtain more cooperation among the African states, of relations of these countries with non-African countries, and of policy issues and alternatives facing the Waited States. The teacher's guide is SO 006 331; other units are SO 006 332.=334 and SO 006 336-338. (Author/KSM) I M DO U S DEPARTMENT OF NE Grade Twelve EDUCATION & WELFA NATIONAL INSTITUTE Unit: Africa South of the Sahara EDUCATIOf THIS DOCUMENT HAS BEE C3 '4 DUCED EXACTLY AS PECEI THE PERSON OR ORGANIZATI Wi ATING IT POINTS OF VIEW 0 STATED DO NOT NECESSARI SENT OFFICIAL NATIONAL INS EDUCATION POSITION OR PO RESOURCE UNIT At*. Vieekltaink****** '..47 These materials were developed by theProject Social Studies Center.of the University ofMinnesota under a special grant from theU.S. Office of Education 4 (Project No. HS -045) 1968 FILMED FROM BEST AVAILABLECOPY 1735- NT OF HE US OEPARTMENT OF HEALTH. A WEL FA EDUCATION & WELFARE TITUTE South of the Sahara NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION SAS EEE THIS DOCUMENT HAS BEEN REPRO S PECEI OUCEO EXACTLY AS RECEIVED FROM ANIZATI THE PERSON OR ORGANIZATION ORIGIN VIEW 0 ATING IT POINTS OFVIEWOR OPINIONS CESSARI STATED DO NOT NECESSARILY REPRE ONAL INS SENT OFFICIAL NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF IN OR PO EDUCATION POSITION OR POLICY RESOURCE UNIT . ..t Apftstsw******* 1s7 -11 These materials were developed by theProject Social Studies Center.of the University of Minnesotaunder a special grant from theU.S. Office of Education (Project No. HS-045) 1968 FILMED FROM BEST AVAILABLE COPY OBJECTIVES This unit should make progress toward developing the following: GENERALIZATIONS 1. Man uses his physical environment in but man has le terms of his cultural values, percep- many of thk. ea tions, and level of technology. f. Types of agric a. Whether or not a country's size depend upon me provides more advantages or dis- perceplions, advantages depends upon the prob- well as upon c lems inhabitants face at a par- topography. ticular time, upon their goals, and upon their level of technology. g. Man changes tt earth. b. The significance of location depends upon cultural developments both with- h. Population dis in and outside the area. man's values as well as cl c. The topography of a region may set and resources up limitations upon man's activi- ties given a specific level of I. Natural resoul technology, but man has learned to value until ON overcome many of the earlier lim- skill and des itations. 2. Unevenly distribu d. Obstacles to communication can be form distinctive social as well as physical; social map. :TT barriers include language differences, cultural differences, class and 3. Population is dis caste differences, and ideological over the earth's differences. the land areas ar e. Climate may set up limitations 4. Temperature is of upon man's activities given a tance from the eq specific level of technology, distance from war OBJECTIVES id make progress toward developing the following: NERALIZATIONS s 1 Is physical environment in but man has learned to overcome t e is cultural values, percep- many of the earlier limitations. level of . echnology. gri f. Types of agriculture in a region n or not a country's size depend upon man's cultural values, 5, s more advantages or dis- perceptions, and technology as on ges depends upon the prob- well as upon climate, soils, and habitants face at a par- topography. time, upon-their goals, and eir level of technology. g. Man changes the character of the earth. nificance of location depends 1 di itural developments both with- h. Population distribution reflects Jes outside the area. man's values and his technology cl as well as climate, topography, rces ography of a region may set and resources of an area. tations upon man's activi- Ei.sou ven a specific level of i. Natural resources are of little 11 ogy, but man has learned to value until man acquires the des e many of the earlier lim- skill and desire to use them. e. ribu 2. Unevenly distributed phenomena ive es to communication can be form distinctive patterns on the s well as physical; social map. s include language differences, dis 1 differences, class and 3. Population is distributed unevenly h's ifferences, and ideological over the earth's surface; many of s ar races. the land areas are sparsely populated. s of may set up limitations 4. Temperature is affected by the dis- e eq n's activities given a tance from the equator, elevation, war c level of technology, distance from warm water bodies, -2- Ocean currents, prevailing winds, by how man treats the physical features which block winds from certain directions, and by air 8. Nature changes the fac pressure systems. earth through biotic p a. Seasonal variations tend to be less 9. Water power may be use in areas close to the equator. electricity needed to in factories. 5. Rainfallis affected by distance from bodies of water, ocean currents, 10. A place needs cheap and wind direction, air pressure systems, portation in order to temperature, and physical features trade with other place, which block winds carrying mois- ture. a. Improved transport; titles make possib a. Winds which blow over cold water and bigger markets bodies are cooled and tend to pick as well as greater' up moisture when they warm up as costly access to r they pass over land areas which are hot. 11, The ability of a count duce is limited in par b. The land in hot regions dries fast able natural resources as the warm air picks up moisture; a country may be able therefore, more rain is needed to resources from other c grow crops or vegetation in these selling goods and sery regions than in regions which are it can produce. not so hot. 12. Specialization of indi 6. Vegetation is affected by seasonal gions, and countries m variations in precipitation, as interdependence. well as by the total amount of pre- cipitation. a. People in most soc, pend on people who, 7. Soilin a particular place is affected other regions and by the type of basic rock in the region, certain goods and the climate, vegetation, erosion, wind, and rivers which move soil, as well as 13. Every area on earth col -2- h s, prevailing winds, by how man treats the soil. ures which blick winds fac directions, and by air 8. Nature changes the face of the is p ems. earth through biotic processes. use ariations tend to be less 9. Water power may be used to create to lose to the equator. electricity needed to run machines in factories. ffected by distance from and er, ocean currents, 10. A place needs cheap and rapid trans- to n, air pressure systems, portation in order to carry on much lace and physical features trade with other places. inds carrying mois- ort a. Improved transportation faciL sib lities make possible wider ets h blow over cold water and bigger markets for goods ter cooled and tend to pick as well as greater and less to r e when they warm up as costly access to resources. over land areas which ount 11. The ability of a country to pro- par duce is limited in part by avail- rces n hot regions dries fast able natural resources, however, ble m air picks up moisture; a country may be able to acquire er c more rain is needed to resources from other countries by sery or vegetation in these selling goods and services which an in regions which are it can produce. indi 12. Specialization of individuals, re- es affected by seasonal gions, and countries makes for precipitation, as interdependence. e total amount of pre- so a. People in most societies de- wh pend on people who live in and ticular place is affected other regions and countries for and f basic rock in the region, certain goods and services. vegetation, erosion, wind, h c ich move soil, as well as 13. Every area on earth contains a 3- combination of phenomena which share will have effec the space of places and regions.
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