Unit 7: Africa: Government II

Education

100

True/False: An unstable government in a country, will make it difficult for education to be made available to all the people in a country.

True

200

Many families in Africa cannot afford to send their children to school, so they may send only one child. Who are they most likely to send, their son or their daughter? Why?

They are most likely to send their sons because they believe boys will grow up to make more money for their families than girls.

***Overall, girls have less opportunity for education in Africa.

300

What would make it difficult for young boys to attend school during a civil war?

During a civil war, children are often kidnapped and forced to become soldiers or flee their country as refugees.

400

Why would some African countries put children on a waiting list before their child can attend school?

A. The country requires this as a law   

B. Not enough schools or teachers to serve all the children in that country

B. Not enough schools or teachers to serve all the children in that country

500

What are the four main obstacles to education in Africa?

Families cannot afford school fees (school costs too much money)
Not enough schools and teachers
Civil wars
HIV/AIDS

Famine & Starvation

100

What is famine?

a severe shortage of food, generally affecting a large area and number of people

200

True/False: When a region is experiencing a famine, a stable government does not help in preventing the  malnutrition and starvation of its people.

False - While a stable government may not be able to end a famine, a stable government can help prevent malnutrition and starvation by enacting effective policies to help its people, like Doctors Without Borders and access to Plumpy Nut.

300

Who is most likely to die during a famine?

elderly
children
pregnant & nursing mothers
chronically ill

400

List three environmental causes of famine.

Earthquakes
Drought/lack of rain
Floods
Plant disease

Insect plagues

500

List three human causes of famine.

Wars & civil wars
Colonial exploitation
Displacement & refugees
Deliberate crop destruction

HIV/AIDS

100

Sixty percent of people infected with HIV/AIDS live on what continent?

Africa

200

An unstable government will make it difficult for countries to effectively deal with diseases like HIV/AIDS. So, will HIV/AIDS patients increase or decrease in countries with unstable governments?

Increase

300

In what part of Africa are most people infected with HIV/AIDS located?

Southern Africa - with Zimbabwe and Botswana having the most people infected

400

There is no cure for HIV/AIDS, but there is medicine to keep the virus from multiplying. How do unstable governments affect the treatment of people with HIV/AIDS?

Unstable governments keep the distribution of medicine from getting to the people who need it. Unstable governments are often fighting wars/civil wars and are corrupt and keep resources from helping their people.

500

If a country has a high number of people infected with HIV/AIDS, what effect does that have on the country's economy?

increased poverty, losing professionals (teachers, farmers, doctors), orphaned children that probably will not be able to attend school

Clean Water

100

The main cause of sickness in poor countries is _______________.

lack of clean water; unsafe drinking water

200

How does unsafe water keep people poor?

Children get sick (and often stay sick) from unclean water, so they miss school and cannot get the education they need to help their families break the poverty cycle.

300

Besides making children sick, what is another main reason why many children are unable to attend school because of unclean drinking water?

Many children must help their families by walking long distances everyday to get clean drinking water, so they are unable to attend school.

400

How does Africa's unstable governments keep people from having safe and clean water?

Unstable governments are corrupt and selfish and they do not use their money and resources to help their people with life's basic necessities, like clean water.

500

List three things a country can do to fix the problem of unsafe drinking water.

accept water donations

remove corrupt leaders / clean up government
accept money donations to get purification machines
budget money properly